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French Horn Jazz
| Recorded | c. 1954 |
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| Label | Kapp Records |
| Catalog | TL-1005 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 521009 |
The record
A West Coast curio built around an instrument jazz rarely trusted with a lead voice, Graas fronting a stacked lineup of Lighthouse and Rogers-orbit regulars. The horn's mellow burr threads through arrangements that lean more chamber-cool than bebop, a novelty that actually works.
Session personnel
- Bud Shank — alto saxophone
- Jimmy Giuffre — baritone saxophone
- Bob Manners — bass
- Shelly Manne — drums
- John Graas — french horn
- Russ Freeman — piano
- Bob Cooper — tenor saxophone
- Shorty Rogers — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1954 | Trend (3) · TL-1005 — Vinyl, 10", Album, Mono · deep groove |
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| 1957 | Kapp Records — MONO |
| 1984 | Kapp Records · KL-1046 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
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