April 13, 1962(1962-04-13) (aged 45) Los Angeles, California
Genres
Jazz, third stream
Occupation(s)
Musician
Composer
Arranger
Instrument(s)
French horn
Years active
1941–1962
Labels
Trend, Decca, VSOP
Musical artist
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.[1]
1957) Jazzmantics (Lone Hill, 1958) JohnGraas! (Mercury, 1958) International Premiere in Jazz (VSOP, 1958) Coup de Graas (1959) With Benny Carter Cosmopolite...
traditional jazz groups could not offer. JohnGraas is one of the foremost orchestral jazz arrangers. Before arranging Graas played French horn with many famous...
with John Coltrane (Blue Note, 1975) 1951-57: The East/West Controversy with Hampton Hawes (Xanadu, 1975) 1957: Westlake Bounce The Music of JohnGraas with...
actrice Daniella van Graas is donderdagavond te zien in het televisieprogramma 'Het mooiste meisje van de klas'. De 36-jarige Graas werd geboren in Tuitjenhorn...
trombone JohnGraas, Vincent DeRosa, Richard Perissi, John Cave - French horn Ted Nash, Plas Johnson, Ronny Lang, Paul Horn, Gene Cipriano - reeds John Williams...
Carl Fontana Chris Galuman Stan Getz Bob Gioga JohnGraas Benny Green Tim Hagans Ken Hanna Bill Hanna John Harner Dennis Hayslett Gary Henson Phil Herring...
(born 1930) Vincent Chancey (born 1950) John Clark (born 1944) Junior Collins (1927–1976) Sharon Freeman JohnGraas (1917–1962) Pete Levin (born 1942) Willie...
1955) Mitzi Gaynor, Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin (LPTime, 2009) JohnGraas, JohnGraas! (Mercury, 1958) Jerry Gray, The Uncollected 1949–50 (Hindsight...
by using French horns and tuba. Claude Thornhill had employed hornist JohnGraas in 1942, and composer-arranger Bob Graettinger had scored for horns and...
improvising horn players in jazz include Julius Watkins, Willie Ruff, JohnGraas, David Amram, John Clark, Vincent Chancey, Giovanni Hoffer, Arkady Shilkloper,...
John Halliburton, Karl De Karske – trombone Conrad Gozzo, Frank Beach, Graham Young, Pete Candoli – trumpet George Price, Herman Lebow, JohnGraas, Richard...
with Gardner had previously largely been unaccepted by the general public. John Rockwell believes it was this album, because of the genuine emotional palette...
Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre and Torngat David Amram John Clark Vincent Chancey Sharon Freeman JohnGraas Stefan de Leval Jezierski Dave Lee Bob Northern Willie...
Copplestone of Copplestone, by ?Katherine, the daughter and heiress of JohnGraas of Tengrace. He was steward of the estates of Bishop of Exeter from 1417...
(Cond). Track 14: Tommy Pederson (tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); John Cave, JohnGraas (fr-h); Harry Klee, Champ Webb, Skeets Herfurt (sax/wwd); Mischa...
Shelly Manne – drums John Cave, Vincent DeRosa, JohnGraas, Richard Perissi, Claude Sherry – flugelhorn Bob Bain – guitar John Williams – piano Harry...
Chrome-Waterfall Orchestra (Bronze, 1975) Michael Gibbs, By the Way (Ah Um, 1993) JohnGraas, Jazz Studio 3 (Decca, 1954) George Gruntz, Theatre (ECM, 1983) Chico...
music theorist. As an educator, he mentored Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, JohnGraas, George Perle, Florence Price, Bob Carter, Bob Florence and Robert Erickson...
with Benny Carter. He also recorded with Charles Mingus, Jack Montrose, JohnGraas, Paul Horn (1960–63), Ruth Price, and Buddy DeFranco. Moer played little...
Barelli, French trumpeter, vocalist, and band leader (died 1995). 14 – JohnGraas, American French horn player, composer, and arranger (died 1962). 16 –...
Hamilton, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Comfort, Joe Dixon, John Adriano Acea, John Benson Brooks, JohnGraas, Johnny Guarnieri, Johnny Letman, Junior Raglin, Laurindo...
Uncollected Les Brown and His Orchestra 1949 Vol. 2 (Hindsight, 1978) With JohnGraas Jazz Lab 1 (Decca, 1956) Jazz Lab 2 (Decca, 1957) Westcoast Workshop (Coral...
Rugolo Out on a Limb MG 36116 Patti Page The East Side MG 36117 JohnGraas Coup de Graas MG 36118 Lennie Niehaus I Swing for You MG 36119 Dinah Washington...
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