Walter Bruyninckx
Walter Bruyninckx (pronounced Brer-ninks; born 27 August 1932) is a Belgian jazz discographer, musicologist, jazz historian, author, and journalist.[1][2][3]
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 twenty-eight years — since 1992) and Erik Raben of Denmark (active thirty-one 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)
- 50 Years of Recorded Jazz, 1917–1967 (19 volumes; published between 1967 and 1975); OCLC 46895898
- 60 Years of Recorded Jazz, 1917–1877 (2nd ed., 16 volumes; published 1979); OCLC 6436260, 78428130
- 70 Years of Recorded Jazz, 1917–1987 (3rd ed., published 1999); OCLC 174385360, 49657893
- 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: The Vocalists, 1917–1986: Singers & Crooners (4 volumes; published between 1988 and 1990); OCLC 38691526
- 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: Traditional Jazz, 1897–1985: Origins, New Orleans, Dixieland, Chicago Styles (6 volumes; published between 1987 and 1990); OCLC 38682703, 20212524
- 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
- Jazz: Swing, 1920–1985: Swing, Dance Bands & Combos (12 volumes; published between 1986 and 1990); OCLC 15251270, 79333028
- 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: Be-Bop, Hard Bop, West Coast (6 volumes; published between 1984 and 1987); OCLC 15108467, 123205493
- 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
- Progressive Jazz: Free, Third Stream, Fusion (5 volumes; published between 1984 and 1989); OCLC 15108472, 14575517
- 85 Years of Recorded Jazz (1917–2002, A–Z, Complete), compiled & edited by Walter Bruyninckx & Dominique Truffandier (2004); OCLC 162319250, 762695901, 271983241
- 90 Years of Recorded Jazz & Blues, 1917–2007 (prejazz, 1897–1917, A to Z, Complete), compiled & edited by Walter Bruyninckx & Lucien Bruyninckx (2007); OCLC 276460115
- 93 Years of Recorded Jazz & Blues, 1917–2010 (prejazz 1897–1917), A to Z, Complete), compiled & edited by Walter Bruyninckx, Lucien Bruyninckx, & Domi Truffandier (2010); OCLC 660149351
References
- 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
- 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
- More Important Than the Music: A History of Jazz Discography, by Bruce D. Epperson, University of Chicago Press (2013) OCLC 842307572
- 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