I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1974 studio album by Lee Konitz and Red Mitchell

I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Studio album by

Lee Konitz and Red Mitchell

Released| 1974
Recorded| July 30, 1974
Studio| Rosenberg Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre| Jazz
Length| 56:25
Label| SteepleChase
SCS 1018
Producer| Nils Winther
Lee Konitz chronology
| Jazz à Juan
(1974)  | I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(1974)  | Lone-Lee
(1974)

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I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole Porter is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz and bassist Red Mitchell recorded in Denmark in 1974 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3]

## Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [4]

Ken Dryden on Allmusic said "With an inventive accompanist like Mitchell spurring him on, the alto saxophonist is able to work magical variations of the familiar Porter works, while Konitz retains his remarkable dry signature tone".[4]

## Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Cole Porter.

1. "Just One of Those Things" – 5:08
2. "Just One of Those Things" (Take 7) – 3:04 Bonus track on CD reissue
3. "Easy to Love" – 3:13
4. "It's All Right with Me" – 2:59
5. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Take 1) – 2:47 Bonus track on CD reissue
6. "Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye" – 2:49
7. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" – 3:45
8. "Love for Sale" – 5:15
9. "In the Still of the Night" – 2:10
10. "Night and Day" (Take 1) – 5:12 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Night and Day" – 3:54
12. "I Love You" – 3:34
13. "I Love Paris" – 3:22
14. "I Concentrate on You" – 9:13

## Personnel[edit]

* Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
* Red Mitchell – bass, piano

## References[edit]

1. ^ Lee Konitz discography accessed November 23, 2016
2. ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Lee Konitz accessed November 23, 2016
3. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed June 3, 2016
4. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. I Concentrate on You – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

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Lee Konitz

Studio albums|

* Subconscious-Lee (1949)
* Lee Konitz Plays (1954)
* Konitz (1954)
* Lee Konitz in Harvard Square (1954)
* Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh (1955)
* Inside Hi-Fi (1956)
* Very Cool (1957)
* Tranquility (1957)
* An Image: Lee Konitz with Strings (1958)
* Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959)
* You and Lee (1959)
* Motion (1961)
* The Lee Konitz Duets (1967)
* Alto Summit (1968)
* European Episode (1968)
* Impressive Rome (1968)
* Stereokonitz (1968)
* Peacemeal (1969)
* Spirits (1971)
* Altissimo (1973)
* I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1974)
* Lone-Lee (1974)
* Satori (1974)
* Oleo (1975)
* Chicago 'n All That Jazz (1975)
* Windows (1975)
* Figure & Spirit (1976)
* Pyramid (1977)
* The Lee Konitz Quintet (1977)
* Lee Konitz Nonet (1977)
* Duplicity (1977)
* Tenorlee (1978)
* Yes, Yes, Nonet (1979)
* Four Keys (1979)
* Seasons Change (1979)
* Dovetail (1983)
* Art of the Duo (1983)
* Ideal Scene (1986)
* The New York Album (1987)
* Zounds (1990)
* Lunasea (1992)
* Jazz Nocturne (1992)
* We Thought About Duke (1994)
* It's You (1996)
* Dearly Beloved (1996)
* Out of Nowhere (1997)
* RichLee! (1997)
* Sound of Surprise (1999)
* Dig-It (1999)
* Pride (1999)
* Organic-Lee (2006)

Live albums|

* Lee Konitz at Storyville (1954)
* The Real Lee Konitz (1957)
* In Concert (1974)
* Jazz à Juan (1974)
* Live at the Montmartre Club: Jazz Exchange Vol. 2 (1975)
* Warne Marsh Quintet: Jazz Exchange Vol. 1 (1975)
* Warne Marsh Lee Konitz: Jazz Exchange Vol. 3 (1975)
* Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again (1976)
* French Concert (1977)
* IAI Festival (1979)
* Live at Laren (1979)
* Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980 (1980)
* Heroes (1980)
* Anti-Heroes (1980)
* Toot Sweet (1982)
* Star Eyes, Hamburg 1983 (1983)
* Glad, Koonix! (1983)
* Lullaby of Birdland (1991)
* Live at the Half Note (1994)
* Thingin' (1995)
* Alone Together (1996)
* Another Shade of Blue (1997)
* Woodstock Jazz Festival 1 (1997)
* Live at Birdland (2011)
* First Meeting: Live in London, Volume 1 (2014)

Compilation albums|

* Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953)
* Conception (1956)

Related|

* Discography

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Red Mitchell

Studio albums|

* Presenting Red Mitchell (1957)
* Get Those Elephants Out'a Here (1958)
* Hear Ye! (1962)
* One Long String (1969)
* I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1974)
* You're Me (1980)
* The Red Barron Duo (1986)
* Duo (1987)

Live albums|

* Jim Hall/Red Mitchell (1978)

Related articles|

* Whitey Mitchell (brother)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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