Birth Chart
Johnny Richards
Juan Manuel Cascales Valero
Sun Scorpio
Moon Pisces
Ascendant Aquarius
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Scorpio - 09°14' - in house 10
↣ Moon in Pisces - 19°26' - in house 2
↣ Mercury in Scorpio - 15°23' - in house 10
↣ Venus in Virgo - 25°00' - in house 8
↣ Mars in Gemini - 09°12' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Jupiter in Scorpio - 21°41' - in house 10
↣ Saturn in Taurus - 17°20' - in house 4 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Capricorn - 25°44' - in house 1
↣ Neptune in Cancer - 23°47' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Gemini - 28°48' - in house 5/6 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Taurus - 00°56' - in house 3
↣ Ascendant in Aquarius - 01°25' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Scorpio - 13°22' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aquarius - 08°29'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 10
↣ Moon in house 2
↣ Mercury in house 10
↣ Venus in house 8
↣ Mars in house 5
↣ Jupiter in house 10
↣ Saturn in house 4
↣ Uranus in house 1
↣ Neptune in house 7
↣ Pluto in house 5/6
↣ North Node in house 3
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (6°09' separating)
↣ Sun and Saturn opposition (8°07' applying) antiparallel
↣ Sun and North Node opposition (8°18' separating)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant square (0°44' applying)
↣ Sun and Midheaven conjunction (4°09' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Mercury trine (4°03' separating)
↣ Moon and Venus opposition (5°34' applying)
↣ Moon and Jupiter trine (2°15' applying)
↣ Moon and Saturn sextile (2°05' separating)
↣ Moon and Neptune trine (4°22' applying)
↣ Moon and Midheaven trine (6°03' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter conjunction (6°17' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Saturn opposition (1°57' applying)
↣ Mercury and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Midheaven conjunction (2°01' applying)
↣ Venus and Jupiter sextile (3°19' separating)
↣ Venus and Uranus trine (0°44' applying)
↣ Venus and Neptune sextile (1°12' separating)
↣ Venus and Pluto square (3°48' applying)
↣ Venus and Ascendant trine (6°25' separating)
↣ Mars and Uranus antiparallel
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant trine (0°43' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn opposition (4°20' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Uranus sextile (4°03' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune trine (2°07' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven conjunction (8°18' applying)
↣ Saturn and Midheaven opposition (3°58' applying)
↣ Uranus and Neptune opposition (1°56' separating) antiparallel
↣ Uranus and North Node square (5°12' applying)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant conjunction (5°41' separating)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant opposition (7°38' separating) antiparallel
↣ Pluto and North Node sextile (2°08' separating)
↣ North Node and Ascendant square (0°29' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- Juan Manuel Cascales Valero
- Chart date
- 02/11/1911
- Chart time
- 12:00
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Toluca, Mexico - Latitude and longitude
- 19°17' North · 99°40' West
- Time zone
- 06:39 West
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About
Johnny Richards, born Juan Manuel Cascales Valero, was a Mexican‑born jazz arranger and composer who worked prominently in the United States from the 1940s through the 1960s. Known for his bold orchestral writing, he arranged and composed for big bands as well as for film and television scores, contributing to several innovative projects of the era.
His most notable work came in collaboration with Stan Kenton’s big band, participating in landmark recordings such as Cuban Fire!, Kenton’s West Side Story and Adventures in Time, helping drive the rhythmic and harmonic experimentation of symphonic jazz at the time. Richards also led his own bands and released records on major labels, showing versatility between popular and avant‑garde repertory.
He wrote songs recorded by established artists—most famously Young at Heart—and, with influences traced to figures like Duke Ellington and Pete Rugolo, established a reputation as a creative and refined modern arranger. His legacy endures in the recordings and performances that helped expand the orchestral possibilities of modern jazz.
