John Graas doesn't get enough credit for helping to shape and define the West Coast jazz sound in the 1950s. The French hornist added a cinematic touch to LPs by Shorty Rogers and others, and recorded a series of wonderful albums as a leader. Graas started out as a classical player of the highest order but also fell in love with jazz.
He began with the I…
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