James "Bubber" Miley was an extraordinary Trumpeter that co-wrote many of Duke Ellington's classics; Please take a listen here and have a relaxing Saturday: Creole love call , The Texas Blues Destroyers and Doing the voom voom
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%22Bubber%22_Miley
| Background Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | James Wesley "Bubber" Miley |
| Born | April 3, 1903 |
| Origin | Aiken, South Carolina, United States |
| Died | May 20, 1932 (aged 29) Welfare Island, New York, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, Dixieland |
| Instruments | Trumpet, cornet |
| Associated acts | Duke Ellington |
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