John Graas
John Graas (March 14, 1917 – April 13, 1962) was an American jazz French horn player, composer, and arranger from the 1940s through 1962. He had a short but busy career on the West Coast, and became known as a pioneer of the French horn in jazz. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 8058 | 12/16/1954 | Mulliganesque | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8059 | 12/16/1954 | 6/4 and even | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8060 | 12/16/1954 | My buddy-1 | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8102 | 1/6/1955 | Symphony in F minor: 1. Sonata Allegro | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8103 | 1/6/1955 | Symphony in F minor: 2. Scherzo | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8104 | 1/6/1955 | The Charleston | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8105 | 1/8/1955 | Rogeresque | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8106 | 1/8/1955 | 12th Street rag | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8822 | 11/28/1955 | Minor call | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8823 | 11/28/1955 | Andante | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8824 | 11/28/1955 | Lighthouse 6/4 | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8825 | 11/28/1955 | cannon ball | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8845 | 12/12/1955 | Be my guest | John Graas Nonet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8846 | 12/12/1955 | Softly the horn blows | John Graas Nonet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8847 | 12/12/1955 | Mozartesque | John Graas Nonet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8899 | 1/9/1956 | Allegretto | John Graas Nonet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8900 | 1/9/1956 | Friar tuck | John Graas Nonet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8901 | 1/9/1956 | Pick yourself up | John Graas Nonet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 8902 | 1/9/1956 | Le chasse | John Graas Nonet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9113 | 4/2/1956 | Drag for beers | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9114 | 4/2/1956 | Prelude to a rumble | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9115 | 4/2/1956 | Bewildered | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9116 | 4/2/1956 | Black rebel's ride | Leith Stevens' All-Stars | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9322 | 6/19/1956 | Three line blues | John Graas Quintet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9323 | 6/19/1956 | Love me or leave me | John Graas Quintet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9324 | 6/19/1956 | Chuggin' | John Graas Quintet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9325 | 6/19/1956 | Trio-1 | John Graas Quintet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9397 | 7/17/1956 | Ghost talk | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9398 | 7/17/1956 | Motif | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9399 | 7/17/1956 | Mood | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9400 | 7/17/1956 | Westlake bounce | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9401 | 7/17/1956 | Theme | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9402 | 7/17/1956 | La Paz | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9438 | 8/2/1956 | Jive at five | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9439 | 8/2/1956 | Topsy | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9440 | 8/2/1956 | Billy boy | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9441 | 8/2/1956 | Softly as in a morning sunrise | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9442 | 8/2/1956 | Billie's bounce | Westlake College Quintet | arranger | |||
| Decca | L 9809 | 1/21/1957 | Cluster | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9810 | 1/21/1957 | Canon frair-1 | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9811 | 1/21/1957 | Mood-2 | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 9812 | 1/21/1957 | I'm confessin' that I love you | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10376 | 7/22/1957 | Midnight sun | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10377 | 7/22/1957 | Jazz overture | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10378 | 7/22/1957 | Petite poem | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10458 | 8/13/1957 | Id | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10459 | 8/13/1957 | Will success spoil rock and roll | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10460 | 8/13/1957 | Free and easy | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10461 | 8/13/1957 | Jazz chorale | John Graas | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10551 | 9/24/1957 | Flip top | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10552 | 9/24/1957 | Let's fall in love | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10553 | 9/24/1957 | Inch worm | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10554 | 9/24/1957 | You and the night and the music | John Graas Sextet | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10809 | 10/31/1958 | Carioca | Jack Kane Orchestra | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10810 | 10/31/1958 | Some of these days | Jack Kane Orchestra | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10811 | 10/31/1958 | I'm getting sentimental over you | Jack Kane Orchestra | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 10812 | 10/31/1958 | Poor butterfly | Jack Kane Orchestra | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 11039 | 6/30/1958 | In your private eye | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 11040 | 6/30/1958 | The tattooed street car named baby | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 11041 | 6/30/1958 | The cool tin roof story | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 11042 | 6/30/1958 | Under the blowtop | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 11043 | 6/30/1958 | The man with the golden embouchure | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | instrumentalist, French horn | |||
| Decca | L 11044 | 6/30/1958 | Scotland yardbird | Heinie Beau Jazz Stars | instrumentalist, French horn |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Graas, John," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203926.
Graas, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203926.
"Graas, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Graas, John - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95119878
Wikidata: John Graas - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1700261
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MusicBrainz: John Graas - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/74c5fe17-3d0c-446c-b90d-5eeb1bc2c4be
ISNI: 0000 0000 5946 0854 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000059460854
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