Eric Sinclair Traill (1905 – 11 January 1981) was a British publisher, chief editor, and music critic of jazz. His career began in 1946, when he launched ''Pick Up'' as a locus for serious jazz criticism in Britain. In May 1948, Traill, using his own money, founded ''

Jazz Journal ''Jazz Journal'' is a British jazz magazine established in 1946 by Sinclair Traill (1904–1981). It was first published in London under the title ''Pick Up'', which Traill founded as a locus for serious jazz criticism in Britain.Roberta Freund S ...

'' and, for the rest of his life, served as its editor in chief. Jazz historian Roberta Schwartz states that ''Jazz Journal'' was not a new publication, but rather a name change for ''Pick Up''.

Affiliations

Traill was a founding director of Britain's National Federation of Jazz Organizations (NFJO), which had been formed under the auspices of ''

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'' in June 1948 to protect and further jazz interest in Britain. In March 1949, the directors of NFJO secured a promise from major record labels in Britain to make every effort to reissue jazz recordings. Traill, and another director, Max Jones, made sure the list included blues artists.Schwartz, p. 29.

Selected publications

* ''Just Jazz'', by Sinclair Traill & Gerald Lascelles, P. Davies (publisher), four editions # (1957) # (1958) # (1959) # (1960) * ''Concerning Jazz'', by Sinclair Traill,

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(publisher) # (1957) # (1957) # (1958) # (1957) # (1957) * ''Play That Music: A Guide To Playing Jazz'', edited by Sinclair Traill, The Jazz Book Club via

(publisher) (1958)

References

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