Brian Arthur Lovell Rust (19 March 1922 – 5 January 2011) was an English jazz discographer.
Career
Rust was born in 1922 in
Golders Green
Golders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in England. A smaller suburban linear settlement, near a farm and public grazing area green of medieval origins, dates to the early 19th century. Its bulk forms a late 19th century and ea ...
, then part of the
Municipal Borough of Hendon in
Middlesex
Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a historic county in southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the ceremonial county of Greater London, with small sections in neighbourin ...
. 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
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, he was a
conscientious objector
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, 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
''Gramophone'' is a magazine published monthly in London, devoted to classical music, particularly to reviews of recordings. It was founded in 1923 by the Scottish author Compton Mackenzie who continued to edit the magazine until 1961. It was ...
'' 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
Hatch End is an area of North West London, situated within the London Borough of Harrow. It is located north west of Charing Cross.
Attractions
Hatch End is home to Harrow Arts Centre, a complex which centres on the 404-seat Elliott Hall and a ...
, Middlesex.
Rust hosted the ''Mardi Gras'' radio programme on