"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "All Blues" by Miles Davis. Dramatic quiet-to-loud arc, stormy climax. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: spacious, tranquil. Visual style: 1959 vintage painting aesthetic, warm aged tones. 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."
All Blues
Miles Davis
Kind of Blue (1959)
Balanced energy, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
130
BPM
All Blues by Miles Davis is 130 BPM — Allegro (fast).
Half-time 65 BPM · Double-time 260 BPM · released 1959
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Song DNA
Notes: A modal blues with a smooth flow.
Recommended for: deep listening focus
Right in the middle of our energy scale. This one swings widely from quiet to loud with no sudden shifts to brace for — a multi-layered track with no vocals to track — it’s fully instrumental at a brisk, driving tempo. It’s fairly predictable, with a shape you can follow. Against the 19,209 songs we’ve measured, it sits more energetic than 38% of songs, calmer than the rest.
Cultural Context
Defined the sound of jazz in the late 20th century.
Listening Prompt
Pay attention to the soloists' improvisations.
What to Expect
Develops gradually with rich textures.
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Moods: spacious, tranquil
Volume Warning
"All Blues" climbs hard.
Dynamic range 8/10 places this in our upper band. The opening volume that feels comfortable will not be comfortable at the climax. If you are setting this up for a focused listen, anchor your volume to the quietest section, not the loudest. The arc is the point of the song; if you blunt it by riding the volume knob, you lose what makes it work. Miles Davis built the dynamic shape on purpose. Plan around it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 8/10 is in the upper band of our library. This song has a significant quiet-to-loud arc. For sensory-sensitive listening, set the opening volume well below your comfortable top-end; the climax will land harder than the intro suggests.
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 Miles Davis's catalog
We have 26 songs from Miles Davis in the library. Of those, 12 are rated Safe, 10 Moderate, and 4 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 8/10 sits above the artist average of 6.7, making it the #3 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Kind of Blue
We have 6 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans safe in sensory profile.
- So What — moderate DR 6
- Freddie Freeloader — safe DR 7
- Blue in Green — safe DR 6
- Kind of Blue — safe DR 5
- Flamenco Sketches — safe DR 7
1959 context
Released in 1959. We have 96 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 5.9/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 1950s.
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How fast is "All Blues"?
130 BPM — Fast (workout / running pace)
For running
Slow jog or recovery run pace. Matches a 120-140 stride-per-minute cadence.
For workouts
Running, cycling, aerobic workouts, dance cardio.
For daily life
Driving, getting ready in the morning, light party.
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When "All Blues" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
✗
Focus / studying
No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.
✓
Running / workout
Yes — 130 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.
~
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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42/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-05. 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 38% of songs, calmer than the other 62%. Its intensity reading of 42/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 86% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
Freddie Freeloader — Miles Davis · 94%Theme of No Repeat — Clifford Brown · 94%Bessie’s Blues — John Coltrane · 90%West Coast Blues — Wes Montgomery · 90%
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
Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1959 in context
The 96 songs we’ve measured from 1959 average a dynamic range of 5.9/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity42
Dynamics78
Tempo50
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "All Blues"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "All Blues" by Miles Davis?
"All Blues" by Miles Davis has a tempo of 130 BPM (Allegro (fast)). At half-time that is 65 BPM, and at double-time 260 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "All Blues" by Miles Davis?
"All Blues" by Miles Davis rates as Low-Intensity. Dynamic range 8/10, no sudden changes, layered texture. Our Low-Intensity rating means no single dimension triggers the higher-intensity thresholds.
How loud is "All Blues" — what is its dynamic range?
"All Blues" has a dynamic range of 8/10. Substantial quiet-to-loud arc. Start at a volume well below your top-end; the climax will land harder than the intro suggests.
Does "All Blues" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "All Blues" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "All Blues" best for?
In our library "All Blues" is recommended for: deep listening, focus. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "All Blues" released?
"All Blues" is from 1959, on the album "Kind of Blue". It appears in our 1950s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "All Blues"?
We tag "All Blues" as spacious, tranquil. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "All Blues"?
The vocal style is instrumental.
Is "All Blues" good for running?
Yes — at 130 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 Blues" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (8/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "All Blues" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "All Blues"?
If you want gentle, low-arousal music, "All Blues" is a solid pick — Low-Intensity across every sensory dimension.
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