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."

"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

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsWho's WhoAppendix: A selected list of bandleaders mentioned in the text

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."

"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

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsWho's WhoAppendix: A selected list of bandleaders mentioned in the text