George Mitchell (jazz musician)

George "Little Mitch" Mitchell (March 8, 1899 – May 22, 1972) was an American jazz cornet player active in the 1920s.

Early life

Mitchell was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He began playing the cornet at the age of 12 and joined a local brass band in Louisville.

Career

From 1921 to 1923, Mitchell recorded with Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds and Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Band on the Columbia label. 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 ceased to be active in music about 1931 and became a bank messenger.

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1899 births

1972 deaths

American jazz cornetists

Jazz musicians from New Orleans

Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky

20th-century American musicians

Jazz musicians from Kentucky

20th-century trumpeters

American jazz trumpeters

American male trumpeters

20th-century American male musicians

American male jazz musicians

Red Hot Peppers members

New Orleans Wanderers members