美国音乐史上有两位Nat King Cole，大多数的人只记得歌声优美，唱过“Unforgettable”等无数名曲的那一位，而被遗忘的那位Nat Cole，则是爵士史上数一数二顶尖钢琴师之一，流利的钢琴线条为他赢得了许多的仰慕者，包括Oscar Peterson及Bill Evans等大师。这两位Nat Cole後来与吉他手Oscan Moore及贝斯手Johnny Miller组成了King Cole Trio，在40年代发表了「All For You」、「Staighten Up And Fly Right」等旷世钜作。 　　  　　「All For You」这张专辑是一位叫叫Diana Karll的女孩向King Cole Trio致敬的一张专辑，也是一张受Nat Cole启发而孕育而生的作品，Diana一人分饰Nat Cole爵士歌手与爵士歌手Nat Cole两个角色，并找来吉他手Rusell Malone和贝斯手Paul Keller，仿照King Cole Trio同演出，他们俩人去年花了一整个夏天作巡回演出，已在长达数月的合作中培养出绝佳的默契。和King Cole Trio一样，Diana Krall的乐团，这是一个没有鼓手的乐团，正因如此他们必须使劲地演奏以代替鼓手在乐团中主导节奏的地位。 　　  　　Diana Krall歌声的感觉，就像凌晨一、两点，独自一人坐在人潮已退的小酒吧里听歌一样，在一天疲惫之後，似乎只有她略带伤感的歌声最了解你的心情。而她的嗓音就像是加了蜂密的威士忌，一醉却令人无法抗拒。专辑中的第一首曲子”I’m An Errand Girl For Rhythm”被Diana唱得十分俏皮，中间一段钢琴SOLO非常精彩。”Gee Baby,Ain’t I Good To You”原为King Cole Trio的作品，Diana将原本的版本放慢速度，别有一番风味。一旦品嚐她的作品，相信你也会像喝了加上蜂蜜的威士忌一样，明之易醉，却忍不住想喝。(博客来) 　　 　　by Scott Yanow 　　Pianist/vocalist Diana Krall pays tribute to the Nat King Cole Trio on her Impulse! set. In general, the medium and up-tempo tunes work best, particularly such hot ditties as "I'm an Errand Girl for Rhythm," "Frim Fram Sauce," and "Hit That Jive Jack." Krall does not attempt to directly copy Cole much (either pianistically or vocally), although his influence is obviously felt on some of the songs. The slow ballads are actually as reminiscent of Shirley Horn as Cole, particularly the somber "I'm Through With Love" and "If I Had You." Guitarist Russell Malone gets some solo space on many of the songs and joins in on the group vocal of "Hit That Jive Jack," although it is surprising that he had no other opportunities to interact vocally with Krall; a duet could have been delightful. Bassist Paul Keller is fine in support, pianist Benny Green backs Krall's vocal on "If I Had You," and percussionist Steve Kroon is added on one song. Overall, this is a tasteful effort that succeeds.