Jazz Record
- Place of Publication: Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Date of Publication: 1943-1944
- Publishers: Society for Jazz Appreciation
- Type: Citation Only
Jazz Record. The Free Bulletin of the Society for Jazz Appreciation was edited by Bill Kinnell and James Asman in Newark, a town in Nottinghamshire, England. Kinnell was a jazz enthusiast who ran a number of jazz clubs in Nottingham and surrounding towns; Asman was a young critic and collector who would later run a well-regarded record shop in London’s Leicester Square. In keeping with the political leanings of the Society for Jazz Appreciation, the editors emphasize that the Jazz Record would operate as a non-profit enterprise, with revenues supporting the activities of the Society.
A total of 12 monthly issues appeared in the journal, which focused largely on traditional jazz, especially that emanating from New Orleans. Beyond jazz, blues and American folk music were topics of discussion. Writers included Graham Boatfield, Ken Brown, G. F. Gray Clarke, Bill Rankin, Michael Boyle, and R.G.V. Venables; the record review column was taken by Stanley Dance. Owing to paper contstraints and the end of the war, the Society would later publish serialized booklets (see American Jazz) in a manner similar to those published by the Jazz Sociological Society and Jazz Music.