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Bubber Miley
real name James Wesley Miley
Aiken, United States
Bubber Miley is credited on 1,243 releases across 351 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,243
Credits
351
Albums
8
Decades active
257
In collections
Biography
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American jazz trumpeter and cornet player.
B. April 3, 1903 (Aiken, SC, USA)
D. May 20, 1932 (Welfare Island, NY, USA)
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,243 releases · 351 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 1,923
- Other credits · 58
Studios: The Village Recorder · Cherokee Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Fantasy Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Pretzel Logic
1974
Greatest Hits
1978
A Decade Of Steely Dan
1985
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
Thelonious Monk Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington
1955
Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits
1967
The Stripper And Other Fun Songs For The Family
1962
The Best Of Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
1961
Recording Together For The First Time
1961
Citizen Steely Dan 1972-1980
1993
The Great Reunion
Ellington At Newport 1956 (Complete)
1999
The Riverside Trios
1979
Mood Indigo
1973
This Is Duke Ellington
1971
Ellington '55
1954
The Essential Duke Ellington
2005
Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music Of Thelonious Monk
1985
When Scopes Collide
1976
On Tour
1976
The Great Paris Concert
1973
The Popular Duke Ellington
1966
The Great Summit | The Master Takes
2000
The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz
2000
Frequent collaborators
- Duke Ellington
- Various
- Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
- Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
- Jelly Roll Morton
- Chris Barber's Jazz Band
- Earl Hines
- Louis Armstrong
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