Mike John Brett Daniels (23 April 1928 – 18 October 2016) was a British dixieland revivalist jazz trumpeter and bandleader born in Norbiton near Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey.
[2] However, there exists some well recorded performances by the Delta Jazzmen which featured Daniels from 1958 to 1963, along with additional input from trombone player Gordon Blundy and John Barnes on reed instruments.
Daniels was regarded as an ensemble-orientated player who provided a solid lead combined with laid-back solos.
The British Lake Label produced 'Limited Edition' recordings of Daniels' work.
Daniels' aspired to reproduce the original styles of King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and others as authentically as possible during live performance.