John Graas

[Jazzrook]

A recent discovery for me was the french horn player/composer/arranger John Graas(1917-62).
Here's a track from his 1957 album 'Coup de Graas' available on 'Jazzmantics'(LONEHILL LHJ 10149) with fine solos from Art Pepper, Buddy Collette & Bob Cooper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDowZIjEokw

One of the best West Coast jazz albums I've heard.

[Alyn_Shipton]

A great favourite of Shorty Rogers, and he appears on a number of Giants recordings and on the Courts the Count album. We discussed him in the Shorty Jazz file that I did about 25 years ago...poor chap died in 1962, far too young.