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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.
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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 I'm Beginning to See the Light 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 Nancy (with the Laughing Face) 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 Road to Rio: But Beautiful 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 The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi on Milestones of a Jazz Legend - Ben Webster, Vol. 3 by Ben WebsterTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaic Select | Johnny Richards | 2005 | Album |
| The Arrangers Touch | Johnny Richards | 1980 | Compil. |
| Aqui Se Habla Español | Johnny Richards | 1967 | Album |
| My Fair Lady - My Way | Johnny Richards | 1964 | Album |
| The Rites Of Diablo | Johnny Richards | 1958 | Album |
| Experiments In Sound | Johnny Richards | 1958 | Album |
| 4 Lessons In Jazz | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Charles Mingus, The Australian Jazz Quintet, Johnny Richards | 1956 | Compil. |
| Annotations Of The Muses | Johnny Richards | 1955 | Album |
| Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / What Is There To Say | Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Richards | 1951 | Album |
| Lullaby Of The Leaves / On The Alamo | Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Richards | 1951 | Album |
| Alone Together / There Are Things I Love | Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Richards | 1951 | Album |
| Valencia / Sentimental Me | Ray Arthur Quartet / Johnny Richards | 1950 | Album |
| Dizzy Gillespie Plays Johnny Richards Conducts | Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Richards | 1950 | Single |
| Who Said Good Music Is Dead??? | Hugo Lowenstern With String Orchestra Conducted By Johnny Richards | Album | |
| Sta Felice (Be Happy) | Johnny Richards | Single |
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