Brian Rust was an English

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 jazz

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 discographer

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Brian Arthur Lovell Rust was born in London

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, and collected records

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 from the age of five. He worked in the BBC

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's record library from 1945 to 1960, and supervised broadcasting selections. He wrote for The Gramophone

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from 1948 to 1970, and wrote freelance from 1960, including liner notes

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 for jazz releases. He hosted the Mardi Gras radio program on Capital Radio

Capital Radio

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from 1973 to 1984. His Jazz Records 1897-1942, revised several times since its initial publication in 1961, is a standard jazz discography.

Rust died on 5 January, 2011 in Swanage, England.

Books

• King Joe Oliver (1955) (with W.C. Allen)
• Jazz Records 1897-1942 (1961; revised)
• The Victor Master Book, 1925-1936 (1970)
• The Dance Bands (1972)
• The Complete Entertainment Discography (1973)
• The American Dance Band Discography (1975)
• The H.M.V. Studio House Bands (1976)
• London Musical Shows On Record 1897 - 1976, General Gramophone Publications (1977)
• The American Record Label Book (1978)
• Discography of Historical Records on Cylinders and 78s (1979)
• British Music Hall On Record, General Gramophone Publications (1979)
• Brian Rust's Guide to Discography (1980)