All for You
( A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio )
Diana Krall
Original Release Date: March 12, 1996
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Grp Records
Song Title:
1. I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm2:56
2. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You4:07
3. You Call It Madness4:36
4. Frim Fram Sauce5:00
5. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams6:27
6. Baby Baby All The Time3:35
7. Hit That Jive Jack4:16
8. You're Looking At Me5:33
9. I'm Thru With Love4:25
10. Deed I Do3:31
11. A Blossom Fell5:12
12. If I Had You4:57
/ "All for You", is a tribute to the Nat "King" Cole Trio of the 1940s, when Cole performed as both a singer and a pianist. Krall, like her heroes Lena Horne and Carmen McRae, is also a singer-pianist, and she plays both roles on most of the songs here. She's able to link her singing to her piano playing in sympathetic ways and projects tremendous feeling through both. Like Cole in the '40s, Krall plays with a drummerless trio--here with guitarist Russell Malone and bassist Paul Keller. Their sense of intimate rapport is especially valuable on ballads such as "You Call It Madness" and "I'm Thru with Love," but also allows such uptempo tunes as "Hit That Jive Jack" to swing with surprising lightness. --Geoffrey Himes
/ Yeah, sometimes a lounge singer with minimal backup can be sooo sexy, intimate and soothing...
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