George Mitchell (jazz musician)

George Mitchell (jazz musician)

George Mitchell (b.March 8 1899, Louisville, Kentucky, d.May 1972, Chicago) was a cornet player active in the 1920s.

In 1926 he recorded with the New Orleans Wanderers and New Orleans Bootblacks , taking the place of the unavailable Louis Armstrong, and shortly afterwards recorded with Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers. He also recorded with Luis Russell, Johnny Dodds and The Earl Hines Orchestra. He retired from music in 1934 and became a messenger boy.


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