Who's Who of British Jazz 2nd Edition

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.

John Chilton divides his time between being a professional jazz trumpeter (accompanying singer George Melly) and writing books on jazz. He has written the standard works on Billie Holiday, Sidney Bechet, Louis Jordan and Coleman Hawkins as well as the definitive account of the careers of early jazz musicians. His original Who's Who of Jazz - Storyville to Swing Street has been through five editions since first appearing in 1970. He is one of the few Europeans to have won a Grammy award for writing on jazz and has been dubbed 'a master of the craft of research' by Down Beat magazine.