Joseph Samuel Glasel (born 1930, Manhattan, New York) known professionally as Johnny Glasel, was an American

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trumpeter. Glasel played with

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in the 1940s. He attended the

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in the 1950s, then played in the

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and

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ensembles in performances with jazz musicians. In New York City, he was a member of a

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tribute band led by

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. He performed in orchestras on Broadway and at

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. He released several albums during the 1950s and 1960s. In addition to his work with

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(most notably on '' Into the Hot''), he recorded extensively as a pop

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and often did so uncredited. He is known to have played with

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and

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. Glasel became president of Local 802 of the New York City Musicians' Union early in the 1980s, maintaining the position until 1992. He was secretary of Health Care for All/NJ and was appointed by Gov.

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to serve on the New Jersey Health Care Access Study Commission. He wrote about health care reform and other social issues. He lived in New Jersey. Glasel died in the early morning hours of December 8, 2011.

Discography

As leader

* ''Jazz Session'' (ABC-Paramount, 1957) * ''Jazz Unlimited'' (Jazz Unlimited 1961)

As sideman

With

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* ''The Grand Master of the Soprano Saxophone and Clarinet'' (Columbia, 1956) * ''New Orleans Style Old and New'' (Commodore, 1952) * ''Sidney Bechet with His Quartet and Bob Wilber's Wildcats'' (Columbia, 1954) With

* ''I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do'' (Verve, 1969) * ''Una Lagrima'' (Verve, 1969) With

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* ''School of Rebellion'' (Roulette, 1960) * ''Seven Deadly Sins'' (Roulette, 1960) With The Six * ''The Six'' (Norgran, 1954) * ''The Six'' (Bethlehem, 1955) * ''The View from Jazzbo's Head'' (Bethlehem, 1956) * ''The Six: An Evening of Jazz'' (Norgran, 1956) With others *

, ''Into the Hot'' (Impulse!, 1962) *

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, ''Chapter Two'' (Atlantic, 1970) *

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/ Hunter Johnson, ''Three Italian Masques/Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano'' (CRI, 1959) *

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, ''Miles of Genius'' (Charlie Parker, 1962) *

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, ''Made in USA'' (Barclay, 1975) *

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, ''The Mel Powell Bandstand'' (Vanguard, 1954) *

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, ''

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'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) *

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/ Don Hammond, ''2 Contemporary Composers'' (Golden Crest, 1960)

References

Johnny Glasel Joseph Samuel Glasel (born 1930, Manhattan, New York) known professionally as Johnny Glasel, was an American jazz trumpeter. Glasel played with Bob Wilber in the 1940s. He attended the Yale School of Music in the 1950s, then played in the New H ...

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