V.S.O.P. #65 Andex A 3003 JOHN GRAAS: INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE IN JAZZ

w/John Graas (French Horn), Art Pepper (alto), Jack Sheldon (trumpet), Bob Enevoldsen (baritone), Buddy Collette (flute), Bill Perkins (tenor), Paul Moer (piano), Red Mitchell (bass), Larry Bunker (drums, vibes);

Rundfunk-Symphony Orchestra with guest soloists: Horst Fisher (trumpet), Ernst Mosch (trumpet, mellophone), Werner Baumgart (alto), Gerald Weinkoph (tenor, flute), Horst Jankowski (piano), Peter Witte (bass), Hermann Mutschler (drums).

Recorded March 18, 1958 at Radio Recorders.
Engineer: Bones Howe.
Recorded October 1956, Stuttgart Germany.

• JazzChaconne No 1
• Jazz Chaconne No 1 Alternate takes
• Jazz Symphony No 1

Third Stream compositions by John Graas. jazz Chaconne recorded in stereo at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, features Art Pepper, Jack Sheldon, Bill Perkins and others. Alternate takes included.

Jazz Symphony was recorded in mono in Stuttgart, Germany by the Rundfunk-Symphony Orchestra with soloists from the Erwin Lehn band. Note pianist Horst Jankowski, soloist with Erwin Lehn's band and composer of top 40 easy listening pop hit "A Walk In the Black Forest".

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Other sources for CD: City Hall Records

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