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Brian Rust

{{Short description|English jazz discographer (1922–2011)}}

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{{Infobox writer

| name = Brian Rust

| birth_name = Brian Arthur Lovell Rust

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1922|3|19}}

| birth_place = Golders Green, Middlesex, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2011|1|5|1922|3|19}}

| death_place = Swanage, Dorset, England

| occupation = Discographer, broadcaster

}}

Brian Arthur Lovell Rust (19 March 1922 – 5 January 2011) was an English jazz discographer.

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.

He worked in the BBC's record library from 1945 to 1960, and supervised broadcasting selections. He contributed to 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.

Rust hosted the Mardi Gras radio programme on Capital Radio from 1973 to 1984, in which he played only 78s; his friend Chris Ellis recalled that he sounded like "a cross between an Oxford don and an overgrown schoolboy, always bubbling with enthusiasm". 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.

Rust died on 5 January 2011 in Swanage, England, aged 88. He was survived by his wife, Mary, and their daughters, Angela and Pamela, and a son, Victor.

Discographies

= General discographies =

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  • {{cite book |last1=Harris |first1=Rex |last2=Rust |first2=Brian |date=1958 |title=Recorded Jazz: A Critical Guide |location=Harmondsworth |publisher=Pelican Books }} {{LCCN|58001954}}.
  • {{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1972 |title=The Dance Bands |url=https://archive.org/details/dancebands0000rust/page/n5/mode/2up |url-access=registration |publisher=Arlington House Publishers |via=Internet Archive (Kahle/Austin Foundation)}} {{LCCN|72172345}}; {{ISBN|0-7110-0341-6}}; {{ISBN|0-8700-0272-4}}.
  • {{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1973 |title=The Complete Entertainment Discography – From the Mid-1890s to 1942 |url=https://archive.org/details/completeentertai0000rust/page/n5/mode/2up |url-access=registration |type=with Allen G. Debus |publisher=Arlington House Publishers |via=Internet Archive }} {{LCCN|7313239}}; {{ISBN|0-8700-0150-7}}.

    1. {{cite book |date=1989 |title=2nd ed. |publisher=Da Capo Press }} {{LCCN|87033155}}; {{ISBN|0-3067-6210-2}}.

  • {{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1975 |title=The American Dance Band Discography, 1917–1942 |publisher=Arlington House Publishers }} {{LCCN|7533689}}; {{ISBN|0-8700-0248-1}}.

    1. {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust, Vol. 1|1975|p=1084}} |title=Vol. 1: "Irving Aaronson to Arthur Lange" |url=https://archive.org/details/Biblio-1979-USA-01-Brian-Rust-American-Dance-Band-Discography/page/n1/mode/2up?q=%22maggie+alone%22 |url-access=registration |type=2nd printing, June 1979 |via=Internet Archive {{free access}}) }}

    2. {{cite book |title=Vol. 1: "Irving Aaronson to Arthur Lange" |url={{GBurl|kHUYAAAAIAAJ|p=3}} |url-access=registration |type=2nd printing, June 1979 |via=Google Books (University of Michigan–Flint Library) {{free access}}) }}

    3. {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust, Vol. 2|1975|p=1084}} |title=Vol. 2: "Arthur Lange to Bob Zurke" |url=https://archive.org/details/americandanceban0002rust/page/n3/mode/2up?q=%22maggie+alone%22 |url-access=registration |via=Internet Archive (Arcadia Fund) {{free access}}) }}

    4. {{cite book |title=Vol. 2: "Arthur Lange to Bob Zurke" |url={{GBurl|0uUvAAAAMAAJ|p=1015}} |url-access=registration |via=Google Books (University of Michigan Library) {{free access}}) }}

  • {{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1978 |title=Jazz Records, 1897–1942 }} {{LCCN|7801693}} {{ISBN|978-0-8700-0404-9}}; {{ISBN|0-8700-0404-2}}; {{OCLC|3649797|show=all}}.

    1. {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust, Vols. 1 & 2,|1978|p=}} |date=2001 |title=Vols. 1 & 2 (combined) |url=https://archive.org/details/rust_jazz-records_free-edition-6/mode/2up |edition=6th |publisher=Mainspring Press |via=Internet Archive {{free access}} }}

    2. {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust, Vol. 1,|1978|p=}} |title=Vol. 1. "Irving Aaronson to Abe Lyman" |url=https://archive.org/details/jazzrecords1897100rust/page/n3/mode/2up |url-access=registration |edition=4th and enlarged |publisher=Arlington House Publishers |via=Internet Archive (ARChive of Contemporary Music) }}

    3. {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust, Vol. 2,|1978|p=1217}} |title=Vol. 2. "Abe Lyman to Bob Zurke" |url=https://archive.org/details/jazzrecords1897200rust/page/n3/mode/2up |url-access=registration |edition=4th and enlarged |publisher=Arlington House Publishers |via=Internet Archive (ARChive of Contemporary Music) }}

    4. {{cite book |title=Vol. 2. "Abe Lyman to Bob Zurke" |url=https://archive.org/details/jazzrecords189710002rust/page/n3/mode/2up |url-access=registration |edition=4th and enlarged |publisher=Arlington House Publishers |via=Internet Archive (Kahle/Austin Foundation) }}

  • {{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1979 |title=Discography of Historical Records on Cylinders and 78s |publisher=Greenwood Press }} {{LCCN|78060530}}; {{ISBN|0-3132-0561-2}}.
  • {{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |date=1990 |title=My Kind of Jazz |publisher=Hamish Hamilton (publisher) }} {{ISBN|978-0-2411-2791-9}} {{OCLC|22922290|show=all}}.
  • {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust,|2001|p=}} |last=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=2001 |title=Jazz and Ragtime Records, 1897–1942 |url= }} {{LCCN|2002108671}}; {{OCLC|51034976|show=all}}.

    1. {{cite book |title=Both Vols. Combined |url=https://archive.org/details/rust_jazz-records_free-edition-6/mode/2up |edition=6th |type=2 vols. combined into 1 and placed in the public domain |publisher=Mainspring Press |via=Internet Archive {{free access}} }}

    2. {{cite book |title=Vol. 1 "A–K" |url={{GBurl |7p5HAAAAMAAJ |pg=PR3}} |via=Google Books (University of Michigan Library) {{free access}} }}

    3. {{cite book |title=Vol. 2 "L–Z / Index" |url={{GBurl |_J9HAAAAMAAJ |p=993}} |via=Google Books (University of Michigan Library) {{free access}} }}

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= Artists' discographies =

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  • {{cite book |last1=Harvey |first1=Clifford M. |last2=Rust |first2=Brian |date=1964 |title=The Al Bowlly Discography |url= |location=Hatch End |publisher=Rust's Rare Records (publisher) }} {{LCCN|65000181}}; {{OCLC|870132|show=all}}.

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= British discographies =

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  • {{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1984 |orig-date=1977 |title=London Musical Shows on Record, 1897–1976 |publisher=General Gramophone Publications}} {{LCCN|58042359}} (1894–1954); {{LCCN|78307917}}; {{ISBN|0-9024-7007-8}}.
  • {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust,|2021 [1917]|p=}} |last=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=2021 |orig-date=1979 |title=British Music Hall on Record |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/British_Music_Hall_on_Record.pdf |publisher=American Discography Project }} {{LCCN|79322094}}; {{ISBN|978-0-9024-7012-5|978-0-9024-7007-1}}, {{ISBN|0-9024-7012-4|0-9024-7007-8}}; {{OCLC|5991586|show=all}}.
  • {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust,|1980|p=}} |last=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1980 |title=Brian Rust's Guide to Discography |url=https://archive.org/details/brianrustsguidet00rust/page/n5/mode/2up |url-access=registration |series=Discographies, Number 4 |publisher=Greenwood Press |via=Internet Archive }} {{LCCN|79006827}}; {{ISBN|0-3132-2086-7}}.
  • {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust,|2001|p=}} |last=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1987 |title=British Dance Bands on Record, 1911 to 1945 |url=https://www.phonotoneclassic.com/british-dance-band-discography |type=with Sandy Forbes |location=Harrow, London |publisher=General Gramaphone Publications }} {{ISBN|978-0-9024-7015-6|0-9024-7015-9}}; {{OCLC|17951884|show=all}}.
  • {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust,|2001|p=}} |last=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1989 |title=Supplement to British Dance Bands on Record, 1911 to 1945 |url= |location=Harrow, London |publisher=General Gramaphone Publications }} {{ISBN|978-0-9024-7023-1|0-9024-7023-X}}; {{OCLC|38611071|show=all}}.
  • {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Rust,|2001|p=}} |last=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1989 |orig-date=1986 |title=British Dance Bands on Record, 1911 to 1945, and Supplement |url= |location=Harrow, London |publisher=General Gramaphone Publications (reprint of the original 1986 ed., plus a 72 page supplement) }} {{ISBN|978-0-9024-7022-4|0-9024-7022-1}}; {{OCLC|20652621|show=all}}.

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= Label discographies =

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  • {{cite book |date=1970 |title=The Victor Master Book, 1925–1936 |url= |type=compiled by Brian Rust; with indexes by Malcolm Shaw and Nevil Skrimshire |location=Stanhope, New Jersey |publisher=W.C. Allen (publisher) }} {{LCCN|74261997}}.
  • {{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1976 |title=The Zonophone Studio House Bands, 1924–1932 |publisher=Storyville Publications and Co., Ltd.}} {{OCLC|7198265|show=all}}.
  • {{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1976 |title=The His Master's Voice Studio House Bands, 1912–1939 |publisher=Storyville Publications and Co., Ltd.}} {{OCLC|16488325|show=all}}.
  • {{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |author-link1=Brian Rust |date=1984 |orig-date=1978 |title=The American Record Label Book |url=https://archive.org/details/americanrecordla0000rust/page/n5/mode/2up |url-access=registration |publisher=Da Capo Press |via=Internet Archive (Kahle/Austin Foundation)}} {{LCCN|8318921}}.
  • {{cite book |last1=Laird |first1=Ross |last2=Rust |first2=Brian |date=2004 |title=Discography of OKeh Records, 1918–1934 |publisher=Praeger Publishing }} {{LCCN|2003068986}}; {{ISBN|0-3133-1142-0}}.

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Other work

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  • {{cite book |last1=Dearling |first1=Robert |last2=Dearling |first2=Celia |last3=with Brian Rust |date=1976 |title=The Guinness Book of Music Facts and Feats |url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofmu00dear/page/n7/mode/2up |url-access=registration |publisher=Guinness Superlatives |via=Internet Archive (Columbia University Libraries) }} {{LCCN|76383609}}, {{LCCN|81141035}} (1981 ed.); {{ISBN|0-9004-2463-X}}, {{ISBN|0-8511-2212-4}} (1981 ed.).

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References

=Citations=

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  • {{Cite news |last1=Guardian (The) |author-link1=The Guardian |last2=Russell |first2=Tony |date=March 31, 2011 |title=Brian Rust Obituary – Broadcaster, Writer and the Leading Jazz Discographer of His Generation |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/31/brian-rust-obituary |access-date=November 8, 2021 |language=en}}

{{cite news |ref={{SfnRef|New York Times, February 2,|2011|p=B19}} |last1=New York Times (The) |author-link=The New York Times |last2=Fox |first2=Margalit |author-link2=Margalit Fox |date=February 2, 2011 |title=Brian Rust, 88; Compiled Extensive Guides to Recorded Jazz |url= |type=print |series=(Late ed.; East Coast) }} {{ProQuest|848657905}} (US Newsstream database).

{{hanging indent |text="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:

    1. {{cite book |date=January 25, 2011 |title="Brian Rust, Father of Modern Discography, Dies at 88" |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/arts/music/25rust.html |series={{free access}} |accessdate=February 2, 2011 }} {{ProQuest|2217511827}} (US Newsstream database).

    2. {{cite book |date=February 2, 2011 |title="Brian Rust, Father of Modern Discography, Dies at 88" }} {{ProQuest|2217289081}} (US Newsstream database).

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Further reading

  • Scott Yanow, [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p201105|pure_url=yes}} Brian Rust] at Allmusic
  • Robert Gannon, "Brian Rust". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
  • {{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/31/brian-rust-obituary|title=Brian Rust obituary|first1=Tony|last1=Russell|first2=Val|last2=Wilmer|author2-link=Val Wilmer|date=31 Mar 2011|periodical=The Guardian}}
  • {{cite web|title=Hot jazz and air raids: The birth of record collecting in the UK|first=J.P.|last=Robinson|url=https://medium.com/@JPRobinson/hot-jazz-and-air-raids-33d9ec89d4e7|website=Medium|date=20 December 2016}}

External links

  • [http://www.folklib.net/index/discog/bibliog11.shtml FolkLib Index - Brian Rust Bibliography]

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