Bolden Quotes
- The first jazz musician was a trumpeter, Buddy Bolden, and the last will be a trumpeter, the archangel Gabriel. — Wynton Marsalis
- In her own special, provocative language, Tonya Bolden gives a voice to the voiceless, a name to the nameless. Revelations abound in Strong Men Keep… — Herb Boyd
- I read every book there was on jazz, about the original players - King Oliver, Buddy Bolden and all those groups. At one time I… — Clint Eastwood