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.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 14, 1924 (Dubuque), Died April 13, 1962 (Van Nuys)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: French horn, arranger

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 63 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 26-50 of 63 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Graas, John," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203926.

Graas, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203926.

"Graas, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.