Condon

As for who the most widely-heard trumpet players were in the '60s, it could be assumed that the honor might go to the likes of Herb Alpert, Hugh Masakela or even Louis Armstrong, all Top Ten hitmakers whose records were splashed with brass sounds during that era. But examining the issue purely in terms of trumpet licks heard, regardless of who the actual star of the record was, the name of Les Condon would have to come puckering up. He was one of a triumvirate of trumpeters featured on the Beatles' song entitled "Got to Get You Into My Life", one of many hits off the 1966 Revo...