Miff Mole

Miff Mole

Irving Milfred Mole (March 11, 1898 – April 29, 1961) known professionally as Miff Mole, was an American 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", and "There'll Come a Time (Wait and See)", which is on the film soundtrack to the 2008 movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 11, 1898 (Roosevelt), Died April 29, 1961 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, leader, songwriter, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 121 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	instrumentalist, trombone, composer
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	W80393	10-in.	2/4/1927	Singin' the blues	Bix Beiderbecke ; Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with cornet and guitar	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	instrumentalist, trombone, leader
OKeh	W81297	10-in.	8/30/1927	Feelin' no pain	Little Molers ; Miff Mole	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, leader
OKeh	W81298	10-in.	8/30/1927	Original Dixieland one-step	Little Molers ; Miff Mole	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	W81413	10-in.	9/1/1927	My gal Sal	Little Molers ; Miff Mole	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	instrumentalist, trombone, leader
OKeh	W400850	10-in.	7/6/1928	Shim-me-sha-wabble	Little Molers ; Miff Mole	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trombone
OKeh	W400895	10-in.	7/27/1928	Crazy rhythm	Little Molers ; Miff Mole	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trombone
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	leader, instrumentalist, trombone

(Results 1-25 of 121 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mole, Miff," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109173.

Mole, Miff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109173.

"Mole, Miff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.