This three-CD set reissues arranger Johnny Richards' Capitol and Roulette albums that originally were called Wide Range, Experiments in Sound, The Rites of Diablo, My Fair Lady, and Aqui Se Habla Espanol, the great majority of his recordings as a leader. In addition, Richards' portion of the album Annotations of the Muses plus a few unreleased selections are included. Johnny Richards, who is most famous for his association with Stan Kenton, was an inventive writer who starting in 1957 and had a band of his own. The music on this three-fer includes the adventurous three-part third stream piece "Annotations of the Muses," a set of Richards' adaptations of themes from My Fair Lady, a few Afro-Cuban projects, some relatively straight-ahead but complex jazz, and Richards' hit "Young at Heart." There are many short solos from the top-notch sidemen, but it's Johnny Richards' writing that makes this set quite definitive and memorable.
1-1 Annotations Of The Muses, Pt. 1 8:52
1-2 Annotations Of The Muses, Pt. 2 7:09
1-3 Annotations Of The Muses, Pt. 3 6:22
1-4 Nipigon 4:31
1-5 So Beats My Heart For You 1:53
1-6 Walkin' 2:58
1-7 Nina Never Knew 3:04
1-8 The Ballad Of Tappan Zee 5:06
1-9 Cimarron 6:08
1-10 Stockholm Sweetin' 2:46
1-11 Close Your Eyes 2:07
1-12 The Nearness Of You 3:03
1-13 Young At Heart 2:27
1-14 Walkin' (Binaural Take) 2:58
1-15 Cimarron (Binaural Take) 5:33
1-16 Lake Tahoe 4:11
1-17 Tempest On The Charles 5:39
2-1 Omo Ado 4:22
2-2 What Is There To Say 2:21
2-3 Estoy Cansado 3:19
2-4 Theme From The Concerto To End Of All The Concertos 4:33
2-5 How Are Things In Glocca Morra 2:15
2-6 Terpsichore 4:40
2-7 Je Vous Adore 3:15
2-8 Neolore 3:08
2-9 This Time 3:19
2-10 No Moon At All 3:01
2-11 Omo Ado 6:07
2-12 Kele Kele 4:21
2-13 La Pecadora 7:43
2-14 Ochun 4:31
2-15 Oluo Anu 6:58
2-16 Ofo 5:09
3-1 Get Me To The Church On Time 3:57
3-2 On The Street Where You Live 3:55
3-3 I Could Have Danced All The Night 3:09
3-4 Wouldnìt It Be Lovely 3:47
3-5 Show Me 3:48
3-6 The Rain In Spain 4:08
3-7 I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 3:16
3-8 With A Little Bit Of Luck 3:23
3-9 Viva Gordo 2:39
3-10 Nada Mas 3:32
3-11 El Sombrero De Metal 4:15
3-12 Plata De Azul 3:37
3-13 Manzanita 4:29
3-14 Imprévu 2:47
3-15 Chapuitepec 4:05
3-16 Me Voy 3:11
3-17 Pulque 4:30
