Who's Who of British Jazz (Bayou) [Paperback]

John Chilton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 21, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0826472346 | ISBN-13: 978-0826472342 | Edition: 2nd Edition

Chilton details the work of musicians from every era of British jazz, ranging from those who played professionally before 1920 to today's young jazz stars.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“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 )

About the Author

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."

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Continuum; 2nd Edition edition (June 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826472346
• ISBN-13: 978-0826472342
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,972,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Author keeps up his standard, September 6, 2000

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Dr Richard Brown (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who's Who in British Jazz (Bayou Jazz) (Paperback)

Really the only recomendation this book needs is that the author adheres to the standard he set in "Who's Who in Jazz - Storyville to Swing Street." If you have read this book and have any interest in British Jazz, Swing and/or Dance Music this book is your next purchase.

2.0 out of 5 stars incomplete.... and not extensive enough, November 14, 2011

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This review is from: Who's Who of British Jazz (Bayou) (Paperback)

Some names are inexplicably absent (Mark Charig comes to mind), ans it seems that all entries are allocated a ceertain amountof lines, regardless of the extent of the careeer and oeuvre and rthere is no list of essential works or discography.... Indeed, is it normal that Dave Holland gets the same amount of lines (between 10 & 20) as some totally obscure trombonist like Chris Mumford?? A rather disappointing book, that is neither exhaustive, nor extensive, that seems little more than a detailed phonebook.

Can't understand this book is its second edition (and re-writing) and still presents such flaws.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, October 30, 2001

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Jim T - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who's Who in British Jazz (Bayou Jazz) (Paperback)

If you are into swing, this book on the English swing bands is a must have. So, toss an LP/CD on the player, grab the book and just groove for a bit. Hotcha!!