TAPE 1
WE CONCENTRATE ON YOU
THE MUSIC OF COLE PORTER
EVERYTHING I LOVE 4'26''
I CONCENTRATE ON YOU 4'26''
YOU'D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO 4'03''
I LOVE PARIS 6'23''
EASY TO LOVE 5'28''
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE 3’22''
SO IN LOVE fragment
TAPE 2
WE CONCENTRATE ON YOU
THE MUSIC OF COLE PORTER *
SO IN LOVE * 8'08''
IT'S DE-LOVELY * 4'31''
LINE FOR LYONS J. Mulligan 5'07''
HYMN OF ITALY G. Mameli - M. Novaro 2'38"
Conceived, recorded and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci
Recorded at the Auditorium Museo Piaggio in Pontedera
Recording date: September 17, 2022
Valve microphones: Neumann U47, U48, M49
Mike preamplifiers, cables (line, microphone, power supply): Signoricci
Photos by Stefano "Steve" Girolami
This album was recorded at the Auditorium del Museo Piaggio during the Fonè Music Festival.
The songs on WE CONCENTRATE ON YOU are by Cole Porter, with the exception of "LINE FOR LYONS" by J. Mulligan and "INNO D’ITALIA" by G. Mameli - M. Novaro.
The album's star performer is the LEADERLESS QUARTET: Gabriele Mirabassi (clarinet), Fulvio Sigurtà (trumpet), Enzo Pietropaoli (double bass), and Marcello Di Leonardo (drums). Tracks include "I Concentrate on You," "I Love Paris," "Easy to Love," and "Inno D’Italia." d'Italia and Line for Lyons.
The master was created with the Ampex ATR 102 (Electronic Tube Ampex Model 351 - 1965) 2-track, 1/2" 30 ips modified by David Manley.
The mastering was done by Giulio Cesare Ricci using the entirely analog, tube-based Signoricci system.
