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
Conceived, recorded and produced by Giulio Cesare Ricci
Recorded at the Piaggio Museum Auditorium in Pontedera
Recording date September 17th, 2022
Valve microphones: Neumann U47, U48, M49
Mike pre-amplifiers, cables (line, microphone, supply): Signoricci
Photos by Stefano "Steve" Girolami
This album was recorded at The Piaggio Museum Auditorium 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 on clarinet, Fulvio Sigurtà on trumpet, Enzo Pietropaoli on double bass, and Marcello Di Leonardo on drums. The songs include "I Concentrate on You," "I Love Paris," "Easy to Love," "Inno d'Italia," and "Line for Lyons."
The mastering was done with the Ampex ATR 102 (Electronic Tube Ampex Model 351 - 1965), 2 tracks, 1/2" 30 ips, modified by David Manley.
The mastering was done by Giulio Cesare Ricci using the entirely analog, tube-based Signoricci system.
