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All That Jazz
Jazz · 1989

All That Jazz

Ella Fitzgerald

A twilight masterclass in swing and soul. Ella's voice, seasoned with age and wisdom, dances through bop standards with an intimate, late-night warmth.

1989 · Pablo Records

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All That Jazz represents the final studio statement from the First Lady of Song, and it carries the profound weight of a lifetime spent in the spotlight. While her voice in 1989 had lost some of the crystalline purity of her 1950s Verve recordings, it gained a rich, textured patina that adds a new layer of emotional depth to these standards. There is a palpable sense of joy here, not the naive joy of youth, but the hard-won contentment of a master who still finds magic in a well-placed scat run or a perfectly timed pause.

Moments Worth Listening For
The playful, gravelly scat exchange between Ella and the trumpets on the title track.
The moment her voice drops into a rich, lower register on the opening of The Nearness of You.
The effortless rhythmic bounce she maintains during the mid-tempo swing of Jersey Bounce.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does All That Jazz sound next to the rest of Ella Fitzgerald's catalogue?

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Soulful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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