Boxset / Compilation · 2004
Tracklist
1 Midnight Sun (Burke, Hampton) 4:12
2 Petite Poem (Moer) 2:41
3 Jazz Overture (Graas) 6:41
4 Jazz Chorale (Grove) 3:29
5 Will Success Spoil Rock N’ Roll ? (Graas) 3:03
6 You And The Night And The Music (Schwartz, Dietz) 2:26
7 Inch Worm (Loesser) 3:27
8 Flip-Tip (Burke) 2:57
9 I.D (Graas) 5:08
10 Let’s Fall In Love (Arlen, Koehler) 4:51
11 Van Nuys Indeed (Graas) 3:20
12 Development (Graas) 4:11
13 Land of Broken Toys (Graas) 2:57
14 Swing Nicely (Graas) 5:22
15 Walkin’ Shoes (Mulligan) 5:08
16 Blues Street (Graas) 5:51
17 Rogeresque (Graas) 2:26
18. Block Sounds (Graas) 5:18
19. Cordova (Graas) 3:32*
Line-up/Musicians
[# 1-5 & 9] John Graas Nonet - Jazzmantics
Conte Candoli - tp
John Graas - frhrn
Art Pepper - as
Buddy Collette - bs
Red Callender - tub
Paul Moer - p
Red Mitchell - b [# 1-3]
Buddy Clark - b [# 4-5 & 9]
Shelly Manne - dr
Recorded in Los Angeles, California ; July 22, 1957 [# 1-3] ; & August 13, 1957 [# 4-5 & 9]
[# 6-8 & 10] John Graas Septet - Jazzmantics
Same as above, except
Jack Sheldon - tp, replaces Candoli
Herb Geller - as, replaces Art Pepper
Jack Montrose - ts, replaces Bob Cooper
Recorded in Los Angeles, California ; September 24, 1957 [# 6-8 & 10]
[# 11-14, 16 & 18] John Graas Nonet - Coup De Grass
Conte Candoli - tp [except # 14] or Pete Candoli [# 12 -13]
John Graas - frhrn
Art Pepper - ts & ob [# 13]
Buddy Collette - bs & fl [# 16]
Red Callender - tub
Paul Moer - p
Buddy Clark - b
Larry Bunker - dr, also xyl & timp [# 12-13]
Recorded in Los Angeles, California ; August 15, 1957
[# 15 & 17] John Graas Quintet - Coup De Grass
Same as above, except
Candoli, Collette, Cooper & Callender are out
Same date as above
[# 19 * Bonus Track] French Horn Jazz
John Graas - frhrn
Gerald Wiggins - p
Buddy Clark - b
Larry Bunker - dr
Recorded in Los Angeles, California ; June 19, 1956
About this release
Lone Hill Jazz – LHJ10149 (Spain)
Thanks to snobb for the addition