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 (Results 1-25 of 63 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Graas, John," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203926.
Graas, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203926.
"Graas, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Graas, John - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95119878
Wikidata: John Graas - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1700261
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/304363594
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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