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Which early New Orleans cornet player, regarded as jazz's first major innovator, left behind no known recordings of his music?
Answer
Buddy Bolden
Buddy Bolden led a popular cornet-driven dance band in New Orleans around the turn of the 20th century and is widely credited as a foundational figure in jazz's origins, but no confirmed recording of his playing has ever surfaced.
💡 Did you know?
Buddy Bolden, considered jazz's first major innovator, spent his final 24 years institutionalized and left behind no recordings—only testimonies from those who heard him.
Other options people guess
- Jelly Roll Morton
- King Oliver
- Kid Ory
Topics
- jazz
- new-orleans
- history
- 1900s
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