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Charles "Buddy" Bolden was a legendary cornet player often credited as the earliest jazz musician and band leader. In dance halls and street parades, he was among the first to improvise popular music on a horn using the black blues and hymn vocal style. He is remembered as the "First King of Jazz."
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