[78-L] Rust as critic

[Julian Vein]

Kristjan Saag wrote:
> In case you've never encountered Brian Rust as music critic - here's a 
> sample:
> 
> http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/August%201948/11/862842/MISCELLANEOUS#header-logo
> 
> I guess we're all familiar with most of the music Brian reviews here, 
> and we know 1948 wasn't  the best year for popular music. But I'm a bit 
> terrified by his attitude and choice of words. He's funny when panning - 
> and that's the easiest part of the job (I'm a critic myself) - but with 
> so little to please him I'm wondering how long he endured holding a 
> chair as critic. And how long the public endured him as such.
> Anyway, this shreds some light on his (occasionally idiosyncratic) 
> selectiveness in the discographies.
> Kristjan
> _______________________________________________
I don't recall how long he was a pop music reviewer for The Gramophone, 
but at some point he started reviewing jazz under the pen-name "Oliver 
King". I must've read this because I used to have a complete run of the 
magazine from 1941-1956.

A few typos have slipped through the OCRing.

      Julian Vein


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