Buddy Bolden

Buddy Bolden
Although no one knows when jazz music was "invented," a good starting point is when cornetist Buddy Bolden formed his first band in 1895. The first important name in jazz history, Bolden's career has long been buried in legend, but Donald Marquis' definitive book, -In Search of Buddy Bolden, successfully pieced together a factual and coherent biography. Bolden left school in 1890, learned cornet, and originally played dance music. Because he never recorded (a legendary 1898 cylinder has never...
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Various Artists Instrumental History of Jazz
By: Various Artists
Credited Role:Trumpet
Song List: Listen to Songs by Instrumental History of Jazz Maple Leaf Rag, Dippermouth Blues, Dixie Jazz Band One-Step
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Mercer Ellington Continuum
By: Mercer Ellington
Credited Role:Trumpet
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