
Miff Mole
Irving Milfred Mole, known professionally as Miff Mole (March 11, 1898 – April 29, 1961) was a jazz trombonist and band leader. He is generally considered 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 (Wait and See)", on the film soundtrack to the 2008 movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
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Birth and Death Data: Born March 11th, 1898 (Roosevelt), Died April 29th, 1961 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1944
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, leader, songwriter, composer
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 87 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-37768 | 10-in. | 2/11/1927 | Delirium | Red and Miff's Stompers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BVE-37769 | 10-in. | 2/11/1927 | Davenport blues | Red and Miff's Stompers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BVE-40168 | 10-in. | 10/12/1927 | Slippin' around | Red and Miff's Stompers | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BVE-40169 | 10-in. | 10/12/1927 | Feeling no pain | Red and Miff's Stompers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Columbia | W141559 | 10-in. | 1/26/1926 | Oh, how I've waited for you | Donald Lindley ; Miff Mole ; Arthur Schutt | Trumpet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Columbia | W141560 | 10-in. | 1/26/1926 | Fallen arches | Donald Lindley ; Miff Mole ; Arthur Schutt | Trumpet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W80338 | 10-in. | 1/26/1927 | Alexander's ragtime band | Miff Mole's Molers | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W80339 | 10-in. | 1/26/1927 | Some sweet day | Miff Mole's Molers | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W80340 | 10-in. | 1/26/1927 | Hurricane | Miff Mole's Molers | Jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W80501 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | Davenport blues | Miff Mole's Molers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W80502 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Miff Mole's Molers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W80503 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | A hot time in the old town | Miff Mole's Molers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W81296 | 10-in. | 8/30/1927 | Imagination | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W81297 | 10-in. | 8/30/1927 | Feelin' no pain | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W81298 | 10-in. | 8/30/1927 | Original Dixieland one-step | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W81413 | 10-in. | 9/1/1927 | My gal Sal | Little Molers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W81414 | 10-in. | 9/1/1927 | Honolulu blues | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W81415 | 10-in. | 9/1/1927 | The new twister | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W400003 | 10-in. | 1/9/1928 | There'll come a time (Wait and see) | Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
OKeh | W400849 | 10-in. | 7/6/1928 | One step to heaven | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W400850 | 10-in. | 7/6/1928 | Shim-me-sha-wabble | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone, leader | |
OKeh | W400895 | 10-in. | 7/27/1928 | Crazy rhythm | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone, leader | |
OKeh | W400896 | 10-in. | 7/27/1928 | You took advantage of me | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, trombone | |
OKeh | W401394 | 10-in. | 11/26/1928 | You're the cream in my coffee | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone, leader | |
OKeh | W401395 | 10-in. | 11/26/1928 | Wild Oat Joe | Little Molers ; Miff Mole | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mole, Miff," accessed February 25, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109173.
Mole, Miff. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109173.
"Mole, Miff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 25 February 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Mole, Miff, 1898-1961 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91023109
Wikidata: Miff Mole - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q490043
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/56801234/
MusicBrainz: Mole, Miff, 1898-1961 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/eaaa247e-cb27-42fd-b53b-589620cf91f4
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