Walter Bruyninckx

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Walter Bruyninckx (pronounced Brer-ninks; born 27 August 1932) is a Belgian jazz discographer, musicologist, jazz historian, author, and journalist. [1] [2] [3]

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Career highlights

While living in Mechelen, Belgium, in 1948, Bruyninckx co-founded a jazz club there while working as a newspaper journalist. He later worked for UNICEF. After a serious car accident in 1965 in India, and during a period of convalescence in 1966, Bruyninckx developed a strong interest in jazz discography. After conferring with discographer Albert McCarthy and major record collectors, Bruyninckx published 50 Years of Recorded Jazz, 1917–1967 — which included blues, gospel, and ragtime covers. His work was supported by a larger group of volunteers.

For his third edition — 70 Years of Recorded Jazz — Bruyninckx published 35 volumes of genre-specific discographies, initially for the Japanese market, of which 5 volumes covered progressive jazz (fusion, free Jazz, third stream), 4 volumes covered singers, 12 volumes covered swing and dance bands, 6 volumes covered traditional jazz, 6 volumes covered modern jazz (bebop, hard bop, West Coast), and 2 volumes covered modern jazz big bands. [4]

Duration of discography project

Bruyninckx's discography is the longest running comprehensive jazz discography project. Other long standing discography projects include those of Tom Lord, based in the Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada (active thirty-two years — since 1992) and Erik Raben of Denmark (active thirty-five years — since 1989), and Jørgen Grunnet Jepsen (de) of Denmark (died 1981). Bruyninckx announced that he would stop after the 2007 edition, but left it open whether the publication would continue by someone else, namely his sons Lucien and Dominique Truffandier.

Selected works

Print (self-published)

Jazz: The Vocalists, 1917–1986: Singers & Crooners (4 volumes; published between 1988 and 1990); OCLC   38691526
Vol. 1, Vocalists Discography, 1917–1986: A – Du (1988); OCLC   165310091
Vol. 2, Vocalists Discography, 1917–1986: Du – Le (1990); OCLC   165310101
Vol. 3, Vocalists Discography, 1917–1986: Le – Si (1990); OCLC   165310104
Vol. 4, Vocalists Discography, 1917–1988: Si – Z; Musicians Index (1990); OCLC   165310106
Jazz: Traditional Jazz, 1897–1985: Origins, New Orleans, Dixieland, Chicago Styles (6 volumes; published between 1987 and 1990); OCLC   38682703 , 20212524
Vol. 1, Traditional Jazz, 1897–1985: A – Cr (1987); OCLC   312713364 , 165313865
Vol. 2, Traditional Jazz, 1897–1985: Cr – Hu (1987); OCLC   312713389 , 165313865
Vol. 3, Traditional Jazz, 1897–1987: Hu – Mu (1989); OCLC   312713441 , 165313890
Vol. 4, Traditional Jazz, 1897–1987: Mu – Ro (1989); OCLC   312713441 , 312713462 , 165313892
Vol. 5, Traditional Jazz, 1897–1988: Ro – Ye (1990); OCLC   312713473 , 165313897
Vol. 6, Traditional Jazz, 1897–1988: Ye – Z; Musicians Index (1990); OCLC   165313901
Jazz: Swing, 1920–1985: Swing, Dance Bands & Combos (12 volumes; published between 1986 and 1990); OCLC   15251270 , 79333028
Vol. 1, Swing Discography, 1920–1985: A – Ba (1986); OCLC   165313923 , 806994023
Vol. 2, Swing Discography, 1920–1985: Ba – Ca (1986); OCLC   165313927
Vol. 3, Swing Discography, 1920–1985: Ca – Dy (1987); OCLC   165313937
Vol. 4, Swing Discography, 1920–1985: Ea – Go (1987); OCLC   165313940
Vol. 5, Swing Discography, 1920–1985: Go – He (1988); OCLC   165313943
Vol. 6, Swing Discography, 1920–1985: He – Jo (1988); OCLC   165313945
Vol. 7, Swing Discography, 1920–1985: Jo – Ma (1989); OCLC   165313947
Vol. 8, Swing Discography, 1920–1985: Ma – Po (1989); OCLC   165313950
Vol. 9, Swing Discography, 1920–1988: Po – Se (1989); OCLC   165313952
Vol. 10, Swing Discography, 1920–1988: Se – Th (1989); OCLC   165313959
Vol. 11, Swing Discography, 1920–1988: Th – Wi (1990); OCLC   165313974
Vol. 12, Swing Discography, 1920–1988: Wi – Z; Musicians Index (1990); OCLC   247450898 , 165313976
Modern Jazz: Be-Bop, Hard Bop, West Coast (6 volumes; published between 1984 and 1987); OCLC   15108467 , 123205493
Vol. 1, Discography: A – Do (1984); OCLC   247244296
Vol. 2, Modern Discography: Do – Ha ( ca. 1985); OCLC   247244293
Vol. 3, Modern Discography: Ha – Mc ( ca. 1995); OCLC   247244311
Vol. 4, Modern Discography: Mc – Pe (1986); OCLC   247244305
Vol. 5, Modern Discography: Pe – Sm (1986); OCLC   247244582
Vol. 6, Modern Discography: Sm – Z; Musicians Index (1987); OCLC   645293819
Modern Jazz: Modern Big Band, (discography; 2 volumes; published between 1985 and 1989); OCLC   15655858
Vol. 1, Modern Big Band Discography: A – K (1984); OCLC   644065532
Vol. 2, Modern Big Band Discography: Ke – Z; Musicians Index (1989); OCLC   247244316 , 612101690 , 165690508
Progressive Jazz: Free, Third Stream, Fusion (5 volumes; published between 1984 and 1989); OCLC   15108472 , 14575517
Vol. 1, Progressive Discography: A – Di (1984); OCLC   312714682 , 644065532
Vol. 2, Progressive Discography: Di – Li ( ca. 1985); OCLC   312714709 , 247450725 , 644065536
Vol. 3, Progressive Discography: Li – Sh (1986); OCLC   312714738 , 247450338 , 180389034
Vol. 4, Progressive Discography: Sh – Z (and additions A – Ba) (1988); OCLC   180394737 , 247450728
Vol. 5, Progressive Discography: Index (and further additions A – L (1989); OCLC   180459869

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References

  1. Magnificent Obsession: The Discographers, by Jerry Atkins, first published in the Jazz Journal International, November/December 1982, later in expanded form in IAJRC Journal, Winter 1989–90
  2. Review: The Jazz Discography, Version 4.4 [CD-ROM] by Tom Lord; 85 Years of Recorded Jazz (1917-2002, A-Z Complete) [CD-ROM] by Walter Bruyninckx; Domi Truffandier, by Eric S. Charry, Notes , March 2005, pps. 833–837
  3. More Important Than the Music: A History of Jazz Discography, by Bruce D. Epperson, University of Chicago Press (2013) OCLC   842307572
  4. Review: Comprehensive Discographies of Jazz, Blues, and Gospel, by Barry Kernfeld and Howard Rye, Notes , March 1995, pps. 865–891
      Response: Communications, by Tom Lord, Notes , December 1995, pps. 662–666