"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "All the Things You Are" by Joe Pass. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: calm, introspective, reflective. Visual style: 1970s editorial print aesthetic, sun-faded color. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Easy, low-key calm, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
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All the Things You Are by Joe Pass is 120 BPM — Allegro (fast).
Half-time 60 BPM · Double-time 240 BPM · released 1973
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Song DNA
Notes: The song features intricate guitar work with a smooth, flowing melody that creates a warm and inviting atmosphere. The harmonies are rich, providing a layered texture that is both soothing and engaging.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: deep listening relaxation study
A classic jazz standard beautifully interpreted through Joe Pass's virtuosic guitar playing, showcasing complex chord progressions and melodic improvisation.
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Moods: calm, introspective, reflective
Traditions: jazz
At a glance
"All the Things You Are" by Joe Pass
120 BPM, dynamic range 6/10, layered texture, instrumental. Sits in the middle band — neither built for stillness nor pitched at workout intensity. Whether it works for a given moment depends more on mood and lyrical content than on the acoustic profile. The full sensory breakdown follows.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 6/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: none. Transitions are musically signaled — nothing will surprise you if you're only half-listening.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: instrumental.
Where this sits in Joe Pass's catalog
We have 20 songs from Joe Pass in the library. Of those, 16 are rated Safe, 4 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits above the artist average of 5.7, making it the #5 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Virtuoso
We have 13 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans safe in sensory profile.
- How High the Moon — moderate DR 7
- Have You Met Miss Jones — safe DR 5
- Easy Living — safe DR 5
- Cherokee — moderate DR 7
- Sweet Georgia Brown — moderate DR 6
- Stars Fell on Alabama — safe DR 5
- For Django — safe DR 6
- Girl Talk — safe DR 6
- Sophisticated Lady — safe DR 5
- Night and Day — safe DR 5
- On a Clear Day — safe DR 5
- There Will Never Be Another You — safe DR 6
1973 context
Released in 1973. We have 297 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.4/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 1970s.
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Traditions
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How fast is "All the Things You Are"?
120 BPM — Upbeat (dance-pop / running warm-up)
For running
Slow jog or recovery run pace. Matches a 120-140 stride-per-minute cadence.
For workouts
Steady cardio, power walking, light weights.
For daily life
Driving, getting ready in the morning, light party.
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When "All the Things You Are" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
Maybe — fine for routine work, but the mid-song changes may pull attention during deep focus.
✓
Running / workout
Yes — 120 BPM sits squarely in the running / cardio band. Matches natural stride cadence.
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Sleep / winding down
Maybe — calm overall, but tempo is a bit high for deep sleep. Better for winding down than falling asleep.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
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Emotional release / catharsis
Not really — it's pleasant but doesn't hit hard enough for cathartic listening.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Safe because its dynamic range stays within our low-variance band, there are no unsignaled changes, and the texture and vocal style are both in the low-fatigue range. Our methodology uses an AND rule for Safe — a song has to clear every dimension to earn the rating.
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33/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-17. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 33/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
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Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
What it’s good for
Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1973 in context
The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity33
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "All the Things You Are"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "All the Things You Are" by Joe Pass?
"All the Things You Are" by Joe Pass has a tempo of 120 BPM (Allegro (fast)). At half-time that is 60 BPM, and at double-time 240 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "All the Things You Are" by Joe Pass?
"All the Things You Are" by Joe Pass rates as Low-Intensity. Dynamic range 6/10, no sudden changes, layered texture. Our Low-Intensity rating means no single dimension triggers the higher-intensity thresholds.
How loud is "All the Things You Are" — what is its dynamic range?
"All the Things You Are" has a dynamic range of 6/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "All the Things You Are" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "All the Things You Are" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "All the Things You Are" best for?
In our library "All the Things You Are" is recommended for: deep listening, relaxation, study. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "All the Things You Are" released?
"All the Things You Are" is from 1973, on the album "Virtuoso". It appears in our 1970s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "All the Things You Are"?
We tag "All the Things You Are" as calm, introspective, reflective. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "All the Things You Are"?
The vocal style is instrumental.
Is "All the Things You Are" good for running?
Yes — at 120 BPM it sits in the running-cadence band (120-180 BPM). Match your stride to the beat and it keeps pace with most recreational runners.
Is "All the Things You Are" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (6/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "All the Things You Are" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "All the Things You Are"?
If you want gentle, low-arousal music, "All the Things You Are" is a solid pick — Low-Intensity across every sensory dimension.
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