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The correct answer is Miff Mole!

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photo by William Gottlieb/Library of Congress

Miff Mole; New York, c. 1946

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…..Born Irving Milfred Mole, “Miff” Mole’s style as a trombonist was considered revolutionary, one that The Rough Guide to Jazz says “made a deep impression on black and white players alike in the formative jazz years.”

…..His major recordings included “Slippin’ Around,” “Red Hot Mama” in 1924 with  the singer Sophie Tucker, “Miff’s Blues,” and “There’ll Come a Time (Wait and See),” (which appeared on the film soundtrack to the 2008 movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

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Click here to visit his Wikipedia page

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Listen to the 1927 recording of Miff Mole playing “Slippin’ Around” (with Red Nichols, cornet; Pee Wee Russell, clarinet; Fud Livingston, saxophone; Lennie Hayton, piano; Carl Kress, guitar; Jack Hanson, bass; Vic Berton, drums.  

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