JAZZ MYTH NO. 11
Long before Benny Goodman presented Teddy Wilson to the public, orchestra leader Leo Reisman featured jazz trumpeter Bubber Miley with his band at New York’s Central Park Casino--that was in 1930.
ALAN MARSTON
Palm Springs
According to Feather, Miley did play with Reisman’s band but was concealed by a curtain.
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