Reviews for Buddy Bolden and the last days of Storyville

The average rating for Buddy Bolden and the last days of Storyville based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-10-23 00:00:00 Jedidiah Link This book is all over the place. It was compiled from Danny Barker's notes after his death, but there's not much unity to the stories. The first chapter is a testimony from one of Buddy Bolden's acquaintances, but there are blatant misrepresentations of fact that make it hard to take this whole volume seriously. After that, Bolden is never mentioned again except once in passing. Some stories about the red light district, some about New York, all very random. All this plus the spelling and grammar issues leave me confused. I learned a few things from this book, and it provides an interesting glimpse of New Orleans if you've never been here, but I'm concerned about its validity.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-04-14 00:00:00 Stephan Matthies See review of his other book.