I'm All For You
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{{Infobox album
| name = I'm All for You
| type = studio
| artist = Joe Lovano
| cover = I'm All For You - Joe Lovano.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 4, 2004
| recorded = June 11–12, 2003
| studio = Avatar, New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 59:12
| label = Blue Note
| producer = Joe Lovano
| prev_title = On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Joyous Encounters
| next_year = 2004
}}
I'm All For You is a ballads-oriented album by Joe Lovano, which critics have called one of his most enjoyable endeavors. The album features Hank Jones as well as two members who have enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Lovano: George Mraz and Paul Motian.{{cite web|title=Joe Lovano – I'm All For You|url=https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Lovano-Im-All-For-You/release/427625|website=Discogs|publisher=discogs.com|access-date=8 April 2016}}
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = All About Jazz
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Chell |first1=Samuel |title=Joe Lovano: I'm All for You |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/im-all-for-you-joe-lovano-blue-note-records-review-by-samuel-chell.php |website=All About Jazz |access-date=26 April 2019 |language=en |date=February 20, 2006}}
| rev2 = Allmusic
| rev2Score = {{rating|4.5|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r687788}}
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last1=Fordham|first1=John|title=Joe Lovano, I'm All for You|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/may/14/jazz.shopping|website=The Guardian|publisher=theguardian.com|access-date=31 January 2017|date=14 May 2004}}
| rev4 = Tom Hull
| rev4score = B{{cite web |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: Joe Lovano |url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=Joe+Lovano | publisher=Tom Hull |access-date=10 July 2020}}
|rev5 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=910}}
}}
David Franklin of JazzTimes wrote "I'm for You: Ballad Songbook (Blue Note) teams him with the veteran pianist Hank Jones (elder brother of Elvin and Thad) and the superb bassist and drummer George Mraz and Paul Motian on a project that explores the possibilities that slower tunes offer to be 'rhythmically diverse and free within the music' while at the same time sustaining the mood of the piece."{{cite web |last1=Franklin |first1=David |title=Joe Lovano: I'm All for You |url=https://jazztimes.com/reviews/saxophonics/joe-lovano-im-all-for-you/ |website=JazzTimes |access-date=26 April 2019 |date=1 June 2007}}
Track listing
- "I'm All for You" - 7:50
- "Don't Blame Me" - 7:51
- "Monk's Mood" - 4:01
- "The Summary (A Suite for Pops)" - 5:16
- "Stella by Starlight" - 5:47
- "I Waited for You" - 9:28
- "Like Someone in Love" - 6:50
- "Early Autumn" - 7:31
- "Countdown" - 4:38
Personnel
- Hank Jones - piano
- Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone
- George Mraz - bass
- Paul Motian - drums, cymbals
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.joelovano.com}}
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{{Hank Jones}}
{{Paul Motian}}
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