All for You

Performer: Diana Krall
Artist: Russell Malone; Benny Green
Engineer: Al Schmitt
Producer: Tommy LiPuma
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Diana Krall (vocals, piano); Benny Green (piano); Russell Malone (guitar); Paul Keller (bass); Steve Kroon (percussion). Recorded at The Power Station, New York, New York on October 3-8, 1995. Includes liner notes by Terry Teachout. ALL FOR YOU was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. Personnel: Diana Krall (vocals, piano); Russell Malone (guitar); Benny Green (piano); Steve Kroon (percussion). Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt. Liner Note Author: Terry Teachout. Recording information: The Power Station, New York, NY (10/03/1995-10/08/1995). Photographer: Tom Tavee. On this salute to pianist/vocalist extraordinaire Cole, Diana Krall has a lot to live up to, presenting a group of compositions that are ingrained in the public's memory as part of a lasting legacy of both jazz and pop music. It's to her credit that she went about this intimidating task with a resourcefulness and quiet grace that make ALL FOR YOU an exceptional tribute. The bulk of ALL FOR YOU features Krall in an appropriately unadorned trio setting, and it captures the essence of the Cole trio's arrangements without resorting to slavish imitation. With guitarist Russell Malone and bassist Paul Keller, Krall swings hard on "I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm" and "Hit That Jive Jack," often employing Cole trio devices such as repeated unison figures and on-top-of-the-beat eighth notes on bass. Nowhere, however, does she attempt to emulate Cole's vocal or piano style. Her own sultry, understated singing and crisp, straightforward piano combine to present a well-developed artistic vision that is distinctive enough to cast a new light on these classic songs.

JazzTimes (8/96, p.89) - "...She brings great confidence to the mix, and...a sense of how to use that catch in her voice to marvelous effect. The effect is deepened by the contrast with the smoothness of her fundamental vocal sound: the tension between smooth and rough, like the teetering blue note, keeps us hanging on each phrase as it develops..."

With her pre-bop piano style, cool but sensual singing, and fortuitously photogenic looks, Diana Krall took the jazz world by storm in the late-'90s. By the turn of the century she was firmly established as one of the biggest sellers in jazz. Her 1996 album ALL FOR YOU was a Nat "King" Cole tribute that showed the singer-pianist's roots, and since then she has stayed fairly close to that tradition-minded mode, with wildly successful results.

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