'The John Glasel Brasstet' (1959-'60)

Johnny Glasel was a superb East Coast trumpeter who began his recording career in the mid-1940s. Much of his early work was centered on Dixieland and performing in the Glenn Miller tribute band led by Ray McKinley.

In the 1950s and early 1960s, he branched out to a more modern sound, recording with leaders such as Bill Russo, Barry Miles, Johnny Carisi a…