Brian Rust
Brian Rust | |
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| Born | Brian Arthur Lovell Rust 19 March 1922 Golders Green, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 5 January 2011 (aged 88) Swanage, Dorset, England |
| Occupation | Discographer, broadcaster |
Brian Arthur Lovell Rust (19 March 1922 – 5 January 2011) was an English jazz discographer.[1]
Career
Rust was born in 1922 in Golders Green, then part of the Municipal Borough of Hendon in Middlesex. He collected records from the age of five, but his most significant purchase was aged 14, when he acquired a copy of "Ostrich Walk" by the Original Dixieland Jass Band. After leaving school, Rust became a bank clerk. During the Second World War, he was a conscientious objector, and worked as an auxiliary fire officer. After the war, he returned to being a bank clerk.[2]
He worked in the
The Gramophone magazine from 1948 to 1970, and wrote freelance from 1960, including liner notes for record releases. During the early 1960s, he was living in Hatch End, Middlesex.[2]
Rust hosted the Mardi Gras radio programme on
Oxford don and an overgrown schoolboy, always bubbling with enthusiasm".[2] Rust's Jazz Records 1897–1942, revised several times since its publication in 1961, is a standard jazz discography. He moved from London to Swanage, Dorset, in 1970.[2]
Rust died on 5 January 2011 in Swanage, England, aged 88.[1] He was survived by his wife, Mary, and their daughters, Angela and Pamela, and a son, Victor.[2]
Discographies
General discographies
- Harris, Rex; Rust, Brian (1958). Recorded Jazz: A Critical Guide. LCCN 58-1954.
- Rust, Brian (1972). The Dance Bands. ISBN 0-8700-0272-4.
- Rust, Brian (1973). The Complete Entertainment Discography – From the Mid-1890s to 1942 (with ISBN 0-8700-0150-7.
- 2nd ed.. ISBN 0-3067-6210-2.
- Rust, Brian (1975). The American Dance Band Discography, 1917–1942. ISBN 0-8700-0248-1.
- Vol. 1: "Irving Aaronson to Arthur Lange" (2nd printing, June 1979) – via Internet Archive
). - Vol. 1: "Irving Aaronson to Arthur Lange" (2nd printing, June 1979) – via Google Books (University of Michigan–Flint Library) ).
- Vol. 2: "Arthur Lange to Bob Zurke" – via Internet Archive (Arcadia Fund) ).
- Vol. 2: "Arthur Lange to Bob Zurke" – via Google Books (University of Michigan Library) ).
- Rust, Brian (1978). Jazz Records, 1897–1942. .
- Vols. 1 & 2 (combined) (6th ed.). Mainspring Press. 2001 – via Internet Archive .
- Vol. 1. "Irving Aaronson to Abe Lyman" (4th and enlarged ed.). Arlington House Publishers – via Internet Archive (ARChive of Contemporary Music).
- Vol. 2. "Abe Lyman to Bob Zurke" (4th and enlarged ed.). Arlington House Publishers – via Internet Archive (ARChive of Contemporary Music).
- Vol. 2. "Abe Lyman to Bob Zurke" (4th and enlarged ed.). Kahle/Austin Foundation).
- Rust, Brian (1979). Discography of Historical Records on Cylinders and 78s. ISBN 0-3132-0561-2.
- Rust, Brian (1990). My Kind of Jazz. .
- Rust, Brian (2001). Jazz and Ragtime Records, 1897–1942. .
- Both Vols. Combined (2 vols. combined into 1 and placed in the public domain) (6th ed.). Mainspring Press – via Internet Archive .
- Vol. 1 "A–K" – via Google Books (University of Michigan Library) .
- Vol. 2 "L–Z / Index" – via Google Books (University of Michigan Library) .
Artists' discographies
- Allen, Walter C.; Rust, Brian (1955). King Joe Oliver. .
- Harvey, Clifford M.; Rust, Brian (1964). The Al Bowlly Discography. .
British discographies
- Rust, Brian (1984) [1977]. London Musical Shows on Record, 1897–1976. General Gramophone Publications. ISBN 0-9024-7007-8.
- Rust, Brian (2021) [1979]. British Music Hall on Record (PDF). .
- Rust, Brian (1980). Brian Rust's Guide to Discography. Discographies, Number 4. ISBN 0-3132-2086-7.
- Rust, Brian (1987). British Dance Bands on Record, 1911 to 1945 (with Sandy Forbes). .
- Rust, Brian (1989). Supplement to British Dance Bands on Record, 1911 to 1945. .
- Rust, Brian (1989) [1986]. British Dance Bands on Record, 1911 to 1945, and Supplement. .
Label discographies
- The Victor Master Book, 1925–1936 (compiled by Brian Rust; with indexes by Malcolm Shaw and Nevil Skrimshire). LCCN 74-261997.
- Rust, Brian (1976). The Zonophone Studio House Bands, 1924–1932. Storyville Publications and Co., Ltd. .
- Rust, Brian (1976). The H. M. V. Studio House Bands, 1912–1939. Storyville Publications and Co., Ltd. .
- Rust, Brian (1984) [1978]. The American Record Label Book. LCCN 83-18921.
- Laird, Ross; Rust, Brian (2004). Discography of OKeh Records, 1918–1934. ISBN 0-3133-1142-0.
Other work
- Dearling, Robert; Dearling, Celia; with Brian Rust (1976). The Guinness Book of Music Facts and Feats. ISBN 0-8511-2212-4(1981 ed.).
References
Citations
- ^ ProQuest 848657905(US Newsstream database)."The elder Mr. Rust, according to family oral tradition, declined a friend's suggestion that he name Victor's twin sister Decca. Often described as the father of contemporary discography, Mr. Rust embarked in the 1940s on a rigorous, deeply personal project that continued long afterward as he haunted archives and hunted down artists to reconstitute long-vanished recording sessions on paper. For decades, Jazz Records — known to jazz mavens simply as "J.R." — has been the de facto standard reference work in the field, furnishing meticulous information on session dates, personnel and much else for tens of thousands of recordings."
- Blog editions:
- "Brian Rust, Father of Modern Discography, Dies at 88". ProQuest 2217511827(US Newsstream database).
- "Brian Rust, Father of Modern Discography, Dies at 88". 2 February 2011. ProQuest 2217289081(US Newsstream database).
- ^ a b c d e Guardian (The); Russell, Tony (31 March 2011). "Brian Rust Obituary – Broadcaster, Writer and the Leading Jazz Discographer of His Generation". Retrieved 8 November 2021.
Further reading
- Allmusic
- Robert Gannon, "Brian Rust". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
- Russell, Tony; Wilmer, Val (31 March 2011). "Brian Rust obituary". The Guardian.
- Robinson, J.P. (20 December 2016). "Hot jazz and air raids: The birth of record collecting in the UK". Medium.
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