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Johnny Richards

1911-1968 US, Toluca
Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Juan Ricardo Cascales

Johnny Richards (November 2, 1911 – October 7, 1968) was a jazz arranger and composer in the mid-20th century United States. He was a pivotal arranger for some of the more adventurous, boisterous Stan Kenton big band performances on recordings in the 1950s and early 1960s: the Cuban Fire! and Kenton's West Side Story are probably the best known of those albums.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Latin
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
Popular Tracks   
Accent on Youth on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 3 by Ben Webster
It Was so Beautiful on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 3 by Ben Webster
The Uninvited: Stella by Starlight on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 3 by Ben Webster
Hu-Go's There on Who Said Good Music Is Dead??? by Hugo Loewenstern
I'm Beginning to See the Light on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 3 by Ben Webster
Nancy (with the Laughing Face) on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 3 by Ben Webster
Road to Rio: But Beautiful on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 3 by Ben Webster
With Every Breath I Take on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 3 by Ben Webster
Mississippi: It's Easy to Remember (and so Hard to Forget) on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 3 by Ben Webster
It Happened in Brooklyn: Time After Time on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 3 by Ben Webster

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Mosaic SelectJohnny Richards2005Album
The Arrangers TouchJohnny Richards1980Compil.
Aqui Se Habla EspañolJohnny Richards1967Album
My Fair Lady - My WayJohnny Richards1964Album
The Rites Of DiabloJohnny Richards1958Album
Experiments In SoundJohnny Richards1958Album
4 Lessons In JazzArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Charles Mingus, The Australian Jazz Quintet, Johnny Richards1956Compil.
Annotations Of The MusesJohnny Richards1955Album
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / What Is There To SayDizzy Gillespie, Johnny Richards1951Album
Lullaby Of The Leaves / On The AlamoDizzy Gillespie, Johnny Richards1951Album
Alone Together / There Are Things I LoveDizzy Gillespie, Johnny Richards1951Album
Valencia / Sentimental MeRay Arthur Quartet / Johnny Richards1950Album
Dizzy Gillespie Plays Johnny Richards ConductsDizzy Gillespie, Johnny Richards1950Single
Who Said Good Music Is Dead???Hugo Lowenstern With String Orchestra Conducted By Johnny RichardsAlbum
Sta Felice (Be Happy)Johnny RichardsSingle
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