Laurie Wright

Jazz historian, writer, editor and publisher of Storyville magazine from 1965 to 1995. Author of the standard bio-discographies of Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, and Fats Waller, publisher of several editions of both Jazz Records 1897-1942 and Blues & Gospel Records 1902-1943 and many other serious contributions to scholarship. After his 'retirement', he produced and published several volumes of similar research material on vintage jazz and blues. b.: 3 February 1929 in Enfield, UK d.: 28 March 2010 in London, UK