Miff Mole
Dixieland, Composer
1898 – 1961
Who was Miff Mole?
Irving Milfred Mole, better known as Miff Mole was a jazz trombonist and band leader. He is generally considered as one of the greatest jazz trombonists and credited with creating "the first distinctive and influential solo jazz trombone style." His major recordings included "Slippin' Around", "Red Hot Mama" in 1924 with Sophie Tucker on vocals, "Miff's Blues", "There'll Come a Time", on the film soundtrack to the 2008 movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and "Toddlin' Blues" and "Davenport Blues", recorded in 1925 with Bix Beiderbecke and Tommy Dorsey as Bix Beiderbecke and His Rhythm Jugglers.
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- Born
- Mar 11, 1898
Roosevelt - Also known as
- Mole, Miff
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 29, 1961
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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