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Bubber Miley (03 Apr 1903 - 20 May 1932)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Relationships (12)

Member Of

  1. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2. The Choo Choo Jazzers
  3. The Washingtonians
  4. Bubber Miley and His Milage Makers
  5. Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds
  6. Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians
  7. Kansas City Five
  8. Zutty Singleton & His Orchestra
  9. Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
  10. Thomas Morris Past Jazz Masters
  11. Perry Bradford’s Jazz Phools
  12. Noble Sissle and His International Orchestra

Recordings by (2)

  1. St James Infirmary 3:36 (2000)
  2. Puttin' on the Ritz 2:45 (16 Dec 2013)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Awful Sad 3:17 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Jan 1929) trumpet
  2. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo 3:35 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1943) trumpet
  3. East St. Louis Toodle-oo 3:39 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1973) trumpet
  4. East St. Louis Toodle-oo 2:54 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1974) trumpet
  5. Georgia Grind ?:?? Georgia Strutters (1976) cornet
  6. Original Black Bottom Dance ?:?? Georgia Strutters (1976) cornet
  7. Everybody Mess Aroun' ?:?? Georgia Strutters (1976) cornet
  8. Wasn't It Nice? ?:?? Georgia Strutters (1976) cornet
  9. Flaming Youth 3:16 Duke Ellington (1981) trumpet
  10. Doin' the Voom Voom 3:14 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1983) trumpet
  11. Black and Tan Fantasy 3:19 The Washingtonians (1983) trumpet
  12. Rockin' Chair 3:28 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra (1986) trumpet
  13. Black Beauty 2:53 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1987) trumpet
  14. Misty Morning 3:20 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1987) trumpet
  15. Ponchatrain 2:57 Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers (1989) trumpet
  16. Saturday Night Function 3:05 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1989) trumpet
  17. Washington Wabble 2:51 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1989) trumpet
  18. Flaming Youth 3:19 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1989) trumpet
  19. The Blues I Love to Sing 3:06 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  20. Tiger Rag, Part I (take B) 2:54 The Jungle Band (1990) trumpet
  21. Hottentot 2:39 The Whoopee Makers (1990) trumpet
  22. New Orleans Low-Down 3:00 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  23. Rainy Nights 3:27 The Washingtonians (1990) trumpet, cornet
  24. Animal Crackers 3:10 Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians (1990) trumpet
  25. Doin' the New Low Down 3:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  26. East St. Louis Toodle O 2:54 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  27. The Blues With a Feelin' 3:16 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  28. Misty Mornin' 3:20 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  29. Doin' the Voom Voom 3:10 The Jungle Band (1990) trumpet, trumpet
  30. Tiger Rag, Part II 2:54 The Jungle Band (1990) trumpet
  31. Tishomingo Blues 2:58 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  32. Black Beauty 3:04 The Washingtonians (1990) trumpet
  33. High Life 3:06 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  34. Birmingham Breakdown (2nd version) 2:41 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  35. Tiger Rag, Part I 2:51 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  36. Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home) 3:16 The Washingtonians (1990) cornet
  37. Harlem Twist (East St. Louis Toodle-oo) 3:16 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  38. Li'l Farina 3:05 Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians (1990) trumpet
  39. I Must Have That Man! 3:22 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1990) trumpet
  40. Harlem River Quiver (take 3) 2:48 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (09 Apr 1991) trumpet
  41. Move Over 3:04 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1991) trumpet
  42. Animal Crackers 3:05 Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians (1991) trumpet
  43. Choo Choo 3:13 The Washingtonians (1991) cornet
  44. Li'l Farina 2:58 Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians (1991) trumpet
  45. Tiger Rag, Part I (take A) 2:52 The Jungle Band (1992) trumpet
  46. Forget Me Not Blues 2:37 Sara Martin (1992) cornet
  47. Give Me Just a Little of Your Time 3:11 Sara Martin (1992) cornet
  48. Nobody Knows and Nobody Cares Blues 2:54 Sara Martin (1992) cornet
  49. Jackass Blues 3:03 Clarence Williams (1993) cornet
  50. What's the Matter Now? 2:22 Clarence Williams (1993) cornet

Credited as (4)

  1. D. Ellington/B. Miley
  2. Duke Ellington, B. Miley
  3. Bubber Miley
  4. Bubber Miley with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Works (5)

Wrote

  1. Blues I Love to Sing

Composed

  1. Harlem Twist (East St. Louis Toodle-Oo)
  2. Goin' to Town
  3. East St. Louis Toodle‐oo
  4. Black and Tan Fantasy

Links (17)

Other Databases

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1193141
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13897514k
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98058167
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98058167
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6196729
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/1105506177
  7. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110995

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%22Bubber%22_Miley

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/307317

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000528912

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1804174/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/44485863

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q691572

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3vc3ix0lpPbpaozKcq2oLa

Biographies

  1. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/bubbermiley
  2. http://www.ellingtonia.com/articles/jazz-monthly/bubber-miley.html
  3. http://www.redhotjazz.com/bubber.html