Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition

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New, expanded and updated edition of the best comprehensive survey of who's who of British jazz musicians. Over 900 biographies detail the work of musicians from every era of British jazz, ranging from those who played professionally before 1920 at the dawn of jazz in Britain, through to today's young stars. Much new information is revealed on the early careers of those who became famous and the chronological listing of events in each subject's life sheds new light on the development of jazz in Britain. Thousands of facts are presented and some popular myths dispelled. Veteran musicians have been traced, even those who have left the profession or emigrated have been included. The result is one of the most fully documented sources on the jazz musicians of any country outside the USA and a treasury of information covering every jazz style.

John Chilton divides his time between being a professional jazz trumpeter and writing books on jazz. In 2000 he won the British Jazz Award for Writer of the Year. His books include Billie's Blues (on Billie Holiday), The Wizard of Jazz (on Sidney Bechet), and Let the Good Times Roll (on Louis Jordan). Both his Who's Who of Jazz (Storyville to Swing Street) and his Who's Who of British Jazz have been hailed as the best reference works of their kind. Down Beat magazine calls Chilton "a master of the craft of research."

"John Chilton has done a fine service for jazz readers everywhere with his well-written reference guide to who is who in British jazz. The entries are concise and highly interesting. Each entry is full of facts hard to find elsewhere. If you are looking for a nice, reliable reference book to add to your collection, this one on British jazz is worth your time. It would be a good book to have your local Public Library order for its patrons. Highly recommended." - Jazz Review, 2004 "Covering all styles and eras of British jazz, Who's Who of British Jazz provides capsule biographies of over 900 individual players in an easy-to-follow alphabetic format....nicely lad out, and well organized. The text is to the point and businesslike." -American Reference Books Annual, Vol. 36, 2005 * American Reference Books Annual * "Covering all styles and eras of British jazz, Who's Who of British Jazz provides capsule biographies of over 900 individual players in an easy-to-follow alphabetic format....nicely lad out, and well organized. The text is to the point and businesslike." -American Reference Books Annual, Vol. 36, 2005 * American Reference Books Annual *