Johnny Glasel
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Johnny Glasel is an American jazz
trumpeter.
Glasel attended the Yale School of Music
early in the 1950s and then played in the New Haven Symphony Orchestra
and chamber music
ensembles alongside gigs with jazz musicians. He had previously played in the 1940s with Bob Wilbur.
Living in New York City
later in the 1950s, Glasel played in Ray McKinley
's Glenn Miller
tribute and in the orchestras of Broadway
shows, as well as at Radio City Music Hall
. He played with a group called The Six and in the orchestra of Bill Russo. He released albums of his own in the 1950s and 1960s.
Glasel's recorded output is vast but difficult to trace. In addition to his work with Gil Evans
(most notably on Into the Hot), he recorded extensively as a pop session musician
, and often did so uncredited. He is known to have played with John Denver
and Astrud Gilberto
among many others.
Glasel became president of Local 802 of the New York City Musicians' Union early in the 1980s, maintaining the position until 1992. Another album was released in 2004.
He is now secretary of Health Care for All/NJ and last year was appointed by Gov. Jon Corzine to serve on the New Jersey Health Care Access Study Commission. He writes about health care reform and other social issues. He currently resides in New Jersey.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
trumpeter.
Glasel attended the Yale School of Music
Yale School of Music
The Yale School of Music is one of the twelve professional schools at Yale University and one of the premier music conservatories in the world....
early in the 1950s and then played in the New Haven Symphony Orchestra
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in New Haven, Connecticut. The New Haven Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert in 1895 and is the fourth oldest orchestra in the United States.- History :...
and chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
ensembles alongside gigs with jazz musicians. He had previously played in the 1940s with Bob Wilbur.
Living in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
later in the 1950s, Glasel played in Ray McKinley
Ray McKinley
Ray McKinley was an American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader.McKinley got his start working with local bands in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, before joining Smith Ballew in 1929, when he met Glenn Miller. The two formed a friendship which lasted from 1929 until Miller's death in 1944....
's Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller was an American jazz musician , arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands"...
tribute and in the orchestras of Broadway
Broadway (New York City)
Broadway is a prominent avenue in New York City, United States, which runs through the full length of the borough of Manhattan and continues northward through the Bronx borough before terminating in Westchester County, New York. It is the oldest north–south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to...
shows, as well as at Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...
. He played with a group called The Six and in the orchestra of Bill Russo. He released albums of his own in the 1950s and 1960s.
Glasel's recorded output is vast but difficult to trace. In addition to his work with Gil Evans
Gil Evans
Gil Evans was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader, active in the United States...
(most notably on Into the Hot), he recorded extensively as a pop session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
, and often did so uncredited. He is known to have played with John Denver
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
and Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She is well known for the Grammy Award-winning song "The Girl from Ipanema".-Biography:...
among many others.
Glasel became president of Local 802 of the New York City Musicians' Union early in the 1980s, maintaining the position until 1992. Another album was released in 2004.
He is now secretary of Health Care for All/NJ and last year was appointed by Gov. Jon Corzine to serve on the New Jersey Health Care Access Study Commission. He writes about health care reform and other social issues. He currently resides in New Jersey.
Discography as leader
- Jazz Session (ParamountParamount RecordsParamount Records was an American record label, best known for its recordings of African-American jazz and blues in the 1920s and early 1930s, including such artists as Ma Rainey and Blind Lemon Jefferson.-Early years:...
, 1956) - The John Glasel Brasstet (1959)
- Free Fall (Columbia RecordsColumbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, 1963) - Westchester Workshop (Fresh Sounds, 2004)