James "Bubber" Miley

James "Bubber" Miley
Birth nameJames Wesley Miley
Born(1903-04-03)April 3, 1903
Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 20, 1932(1932-05-20) (aged 29)
Welfare Island, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz, Dixieland
Instrument(s)Trumpet, cornet

James Wesley "Bubber" Miley (April 3, 1903 – May 20, 1932)[1] was an American early jazz trumpet and cornet player, specializing in the use of the plunger mute.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LarkinJazz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Stephanie Stein Crease, Duke Ellington: His Life in Jazz, 2009, p. 67, "Miley was not only the band's most important soloist, he was also a good composer. Between 1927 and 1929, Miley and Duke co-composed some of the band's most important pieces to date: 'East St. Louis Toodle-O,' 'Creole Love Call,' and ..."