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Johnny Richards
Mosaic Select
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. Annotations of the Muses, Pt. 1 - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
2. Annotations of the Muses, Pt. 2 - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
3. Annotations of the Muses, Pt. 3 - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
4. Nipigon - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
5. So Beats My Heart for You - Johnny Richards, Ballard, Pat
6. Walkin' - Johnny Richards, Carpenter, richard
7. Nina Never Knew - Johnny Richards, Alter, L.
8. The Ballad of Tappan Zee - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
9. Cimarron - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
10. Stockholm Sweetnin' - Johnny Richards, Jones, Quincy
11. Close Your Eyes - Johnny Richards, Petkere, Bernice
12. The Nearness of You - Johnny Richards, Carmichael, H.
13. Young at Heart - Johnny Richards, Leigh, C.
14. Walkin' [Binaural Take][Alternate Take] - Johnny Richards, Carpenter, Richard
15. Cimarron [Binaural Take][Alternate Take] - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
16. Lake Tahoe [#] - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
17. Tempest on the Charles [#] - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
Track Listings (16) - Disc #2
1. Omo Ado - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
2. What Is There to Say - Johnny Richards, Duke, V.
3. Estoy Cansado - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
4. Theme from the Concerto to End All Concertos - Johnny Richards, Kenton, Stan [1]
5. How Are Things in Glocca Morra - Johnny Richards, Harburg, E.Y.
6. Terpsichore - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
7. Je Vous Adore - Johnny Richards, Coslow, S.
8. Neolore - Johnny Richards, Legge, Wade
9. This Time - Johnny Richards, Weiss, George David
10. No Moon at All - Johnny Richards, Evans, R.
11. Omo Ado - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
12. Kele Kele - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
13. La Pecadora - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
14. Ochun - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
15. Oluo Anu - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
16. Ofo - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
Track Listings (17) - Disc #3
1. Get Me to the Church on Time - Johnny Richards, Lerner, A. J.
2. On the Street Where You Live - Johnny Richards, Lerner, A. J.
3. I Could Have Danced All Night - Johnny Richards, Lerner, A. J.
4. Wouldn't It Be Loverly - Johnny Richards, Lerner, A. J.
5. Show Me - Johnny Richards, Lerner, A. J.
6. The Rain in Spain - Johnny Richards, Lerner, A. J.
7. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face - Johnny Richards, Lerner, A. J.
8. With a Little Bit of Luck - Johnny Richards, Lerner, A. J.
9. Viva Gordo - Johnny Richards, Lerner, A. J.
10. Nada Mas - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
11. El Sombrero de Metal - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
12. Plata de Azul - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
13. Manzanita - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
14. Imprévu - Johnny Richards, Geraci, L.
15. Chapultepec - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
16. Me Voy - Johnny Richards, Richards, Johnny [C
17. Pulque - Johnny Richards, Richards, J.

box set collection,numbered limited edition of 5,000

CD Details

All Artists: Johnny Richards
Title: Mosaic Select
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Mosaic Select
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 6/27/2006
Album Type: Box set, Original recording remastered
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style:
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 724357190527

Synopsis

Product Description

box set collection,numbered limited edition of 5,000

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CD Reviews

Mr Richards is Something Else!

Robin Benson | 03/04/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's a pity Johnny Richards wasn't better known in the fifties and sixties so that we might be enjoying more than the eight LPs that his orchestra released. Fortunately six of these LPs are on this Mosaic three CD set and they clearly show what a versatile composer and arranger he was.

There really is something for everyone here! Annotations of the Muses (Legende 1955) verges on the classical, though I think it sounds like music for a movie in parts. Wide Range (Capitol 1957) and Experiments in Sound (Capitol 1958) shows the orchestra in full blast with plenty of Richards compositions. The Rites of Diablo (Roulette 1958) from my point of view is the weakest work, I can't see that it's more than a rhythmic novelty. My Fair Lady - My Way (Roulette 1964) has several great swinging versions of this Lerner and Lowe classic. Record companies, always searching for material their artists could record, frequently fall back on Broadway, everyone knew the melodies anyway but I always thought these didn't really work in a jazz setting because the melodies (and lyrics) were written essentially for a visual presentation. The last LP is Spanish Spoken Here (Roulette 1966) a blending of big band jazz and Latin rhythms.

The three CDs come with a very readable twenty-two page booklet and when you look at the list of musicians in the various Richards orchestras it becomes obvious that he got the best names around and got the best out of them, too.

Wonderful though this box set is it does not include what is generally agreed to be his greatest LP, the stunning Something Else (Bethlehem1958) that fortunately is out on the Fresh Sounds, Jazz City label and it also includes the LP, Walk Softly...Run Wild (Coral 1959). Now you can get the complete Johnny Richards on four CDs and well worth buying if you remember this great composer, arranger and leader of a superb jazz orchestra.

"

Top Class Jazz Arranger in his great Capitol Albums

Carlos from Rio | Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil | 02/11/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"
Maybe many people do not know the author of 'Young at Heart', a big hit by Frank Sinatra. He is Johnny Richards whose main work was as an arranger for his own albums and for Stan Kenton, mainly the classic 'Cuban Fire'.

This Mosaic selection is a must collection of rare Richards' works on Capitol albums, including many original compositions besides material from his original arrangements for Broadway 'My Fair Lady'.

This is a must album for any serious bigband and jazz collection."