Johnny Richards
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Johnny Richards was a jazz arranger 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.
He was born, 1911, in Querétaro, Mexico as Juan Ricardo Cascales, and was raised in San Fernando, California. He passed away, 1968, in New York, New York.[1] Reviewers have deemed his style as being influenced by Duke Ellington and Pete Rugolo.[2]
[edit] Selected Biography
- Under Stan Kenton:
- Cuban Fire (Capitol, 1956)
- West Side Story (Capitol, 1961)
wrote "Young at Heart" ( Capitol, 1953)
- As a leader
- Mosaic Select (Mosaic, 2005)
