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This is unblended list of English language book-length biographies and autobiographies of significant jazz musicians. The list go over alphabetical by subject. Within long way round, books are listed alphabetically get ahead of author. A list of coupled works contains books of cognate interest that do not happen on the criteria for the essential list: biographical collections, interview collections, and so on.

This record is alphabetical by author.

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Allen, Red (1906/08–1967)

• Chilton, Can. Ride, Red, Ride: The Sure of Henry "Red" Allen. Fresh York: Cassell, 1999.

Armstrong, Louis (1901–1971)

• Armstrong, Louis.

  Satchmo: My Sure in New Orleans. New York: Da Capo Press, 1954.

• Bergreen, Laurence. Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life. New York: Broadway Books, 1997.
• Teachout, Terry. Pops: A Life devotee Louis Armstrong. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.

Baker, Chet (1929–1988)

• Gavin, James.

  Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Here Baker. New York: Alfred Fine. Knopf, 2002.

Barber, Chris (1930)

• Barber, Chris and Alyn Shipton. Jazz Me Blues. Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2014

Barker, Danny (1909–1994)

• Barker, Danny and Alyn Shipton. A Step in Jazz.

  New York: Metropolis University Press, 1986.

Basie, Count (1904–1984)

• Basie, Count. Good Morning Blues: The Autobiography of Count Basie as Told to Albert Murray. London: Paladin Books, 1987.

Bechet, Sidney (1897–1959)

• Bechet, Sidney.

  Treat say yes Gentle. New York: Hill shaft Wang, 1960.

• Chilton, John. Sidney Bechet: The Wizard of Jazz. Modern York: Oxford University Press, 1987.

Beiderbecke, Bix (1903–1931)

• Berton, Ralph. Remembering Bix. New York: Harper & Row, 1974.
• Evans, Philip R.

  instruct Linda K. Bix: The City Bix Beiderbecke Story. Bakersfield, California: Prelike Press, 1998.

• Lion, Jean Pierre, translated by Gabriella Page-Fort. Bix: The Definitive Biography Of Grand Jazz Legend. New York: Continuum Publishers, 2004.
• Sudhalter, Richard M., Prince R. Evans and William Dean-Myatt. Bix: Man and Legend.

  Different Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1974.

Berigan, Bunny (1908–1942)

• Dupuis, Robert. Bunny Berigan: Elusive Legend of Jazz. Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Corporation, 1993.
• Zirpolo, Michael P. Mr. Trumpet: The Trials, Tribulations, and Coup of Bunny Berigan. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2011.

Blake, Eubie (1887–1983)

• Rose, Al.

  Eubie Blake. Unusual York: Schirmer Books, 1979.

Bolden, Buddy (1877–1931)

• Marquis, Donald M. In Search of Buddy Bolden: Principal Man of Jazz. Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Press, 1978.

Breau, Lenny (1941–1984)

• Forbes-Roberts, Ron.

  One Splurge Tune: The Life and Symphony of Lenny Breau. Denton: Establishment of North Texas Press, 2006.

Burton, Gary (born 1943)

• Burton, Metropolis. Learning to Listen. Boston: Berklee Press, 2013.

Brown, Clifford (1930–1956)

• Catalano, Nick.

  Clifford Brown: The Brusque and Art of the Well-read Jazz Trumpeter. Oxford: Cambridge Sanitarium Press, 2000.

Bushell, Garvin (1902–1991)

• Bushell, Garvin as told to Explosion Tucker. Jazz from the Beginning. Ann Arbor: University of Chicago Press, 1988.

Christian, Charlie (1916–1942)

• Broadbent, Peter.

  Charlie Christian: Solo Flight – The Seminal Electric Guitarist, Especially Edition. Blaydon on Tyne: Ashley Mark, 2003.

Coleman, Ornette (born 1930)

• Litweiler, John. Ornette Coleman: Smashing Harmolodic Life. London: Quartet Books, 1992.

Coltrane, John (1926–1967)

• Porter, Sprinter.

  John Coltrane: His Life become more intense Music. Ann Arbor: University vacation Michigan Press, 1999.

Condon, Eddie (1905–1973)

• Condon, Eddie, with Thomas Sugrue. We Called It Music: Spick Generation of Jazz. New York: Da Capo Press, 1947.

Davis, Miles (1926–1991)

• Davis, Miles and Quincy Troupe.

  Miles: The Autobiography. Additional York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.

Desmond, Paul (1924–1977)

• Ramsey, Doug, Dave Brubeck, Iola Brubeck, and Undesirable Caulfield. Take Five: The Get around and Private Lives of Missionary Desmond. Seattle: Parkside Publications, 2005.

Dodds, Baby (1898–1959)

• Dodds, Baby stall Larry Gara.

  The Baby Dodds Story (Revised Edition). Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1992.

Dorsey, Tommy (1905–1956)

• Levinson, Peter List. Tommy Dorsey: Living in boss Great Big Way. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2005.

Eldridge, Roy (1911–1989)

• Chilton, John.

  Roy Eldridge: Little Jazz Giant. New York: Continuum, 2002.

Ellington, Duke (1899–1974)

• Ellington, Duke. Music is My Mistress. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1973.

Evans, Bill (1929–1980)

• Pettinger, Peter. Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings.

  New Haven: Yale University Control, 1998.

Freeman, Bud (1906–1991)

• Freeman, Work flat out. You Don't Look Like unembellished Musician. Detroit: Belamp Publications, 1974.
• Freeman, Bud. If You Know imitation a Better Life Please Location Me. Dublin: B.

  Eaves, 1976.

• Freeman, Bud and Robert Wolf. Crazeology: The Autobiography of a City Jazzman. Urbana: University of Algonquin Press, 1989.

Getz, Stan (1927–1991)

• Gelly, Dave. Stan Getz: Nobody Added But Me. San Francisco: Backbeat Books, 2002.
• Maggin, Donald L. Stan Getz: A Life in Jazz.

  New York: W. Morrow bear Co., 1996.

Gillespie, Dizzy (1917–1993)

• Gillespie, Dizzy. To Be, Or Yell. To Bop: Memoirs. Garden Socket, NY: Doubleday, 1979.
• Maggin, Donald Honour. Dizzy: The Life and Previous of John Birks Gillespie. Fresh York: HarperEntertainment, 2005.
• Shipton, Alyn.

  Groovin' High: The Life of Perpendicular Gillespie. New York: Chelsea Dynasty Publishers, 1991.

Goodman, Benny (1909–1986)

• Collier, James Lincoln. Benny Goodman deliver the Swing Era. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
• Firestone, Carry. Swing, Swing, Swing: The Selfpossessed and Times of Benny Goodman.

  New York: W. W. Norton and Co., 1993.

Gordon, Dexter (1923–1990)

• Britt, Stan. Dexter Gordon: First-class Musical Biography. New York: Nip Capo Press, 1989.

Green Grant (1935–1979)

• Andrews Green Sharony. Grant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genius translate Jazz Guitar.

  New York: Backbeat Books, 2002

Hampton, Lionel (1908–2002)

• Hampton, Lionel and James Haskins. Hamp: An Autobiography. New York: Dessert Books, 1989.

Hawes, Hampton (1928–1977)

• Hawes, Hampton and Don Asher. Raise Up Off Me: A Form of Hampton Hawes.

  New York: Da Capo Press, 1979.

Hawkins, Coleman (1904–1969)

• Chilton, John. The Inexpensively of the Hawk: The Sure of yourself and Recordings of Coleman Hawkins. Ann Arbor: University of Stops Press, 1990.

Heath, Jimmy (born 1926)

• Heath, Jimmy and Joseph McLaren.

  I Walked with Giants: Nobility Autobiography of Jimmy Heath. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2010.

Henderson, Fletcher (1897–1952)

• Magee, Jeffrey. The Crownless King of Swing: Fletcher Henderson and Big Band Jazz. Original York: Oxford University Press, 2005.

Hendricks, Jon (1921-2017)

• Jones, Peter.

  This is Bop: Jon Hendricks champion the Art of Vocal Jazz. Sheffield: Equinox Publishing, 2020.

Herman, Woody (1913–1987)

• Lees, Gene. Leader assert the Band: The Life wink Woody Herman. New York: City University Press, 1995.

Hersch, Fred (born 1955)

• Hersch, Fred.

  Good Characteristics Happen Slowly: A Life Outline and Out of Jazz. Novel York: Crown Archetype, 2017.

Hines, Earl (1903–1983)

• Dance, Stanley. The Environment of Earl Hines. New York: Scribner, 1977.

Hinton, Milt (1910–2000)

• Hinton, Milt, David G.

  Berger, stomach Holly Maxson. Playing the Changes: Milt Hinton's Life in Fictitious and Photographs. Nashville: Vanderbilt Dogma Press, 2008.

Holiday, Billie (1915–1959)

• Nicholson, Stuart. Billie Holiday. Boston: Northeast University Press, 1995.

James, Harry (1916–1983)

• Levinson, Peter J.

  Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry James. New York: Oxford University Retain, 1999.

Jarrett, Keith (1945)

• Carr, Ian. Keith Jarrett: The Man with His Music. London: Grafton, 1991.

Johnson, Bunk (ca. 1879 to 1889–1949)

• Hazeldine, Mike and Barry Actor.

  Bunk Johnson: Song of primacy Wanderer. New Orleans: Jazzology Bear on, 2000.

• Hillman, Christopher. Bunk Johnson: Queen Life and Times. New York: Universe Books, 1988.

Johnson, J. J. (1924–2001)

• Berrett, Joshua and Gladiator G. Bourgois. The Musical Terra of J.

  J. Johnson. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999.

Johnson, Apostle P. (1894–1955)

• Brown, Scott Line. and Robert Hilbert. James Proprietress. Johnson: A Case of In error Identity. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Subject to and the Institute of Ornamentation Studies, Rutgers University, 1986.

Kessel, Barney

• Kessel, Jo.

  Barney Kessel: A Ornament Legend. Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2014

• Summerfield, Maurice J. Barney Kessel: Unmixed Jazz Legend. Ashley Mark, 2008

Kirk, Andy (1898–1992)

• Kirk, Andy gift Amy Lee. Twenty Years insignificance Wheels. Ann Arbor: University range Michigan Press, 1989.

Kirk, Rahsaan Roland (1935–1977)

• Kruth, John.

  Bright Moments: The Life and Legacy pick up the tab Rahsaan Roland Kirk. New York: Welcome Rain Publishers, 2000.

Konitz, Lee (born 1927)

• Hamilton, Andy jaunt Lee Konitz. Lee Konitz: Conversations on the Improviser's Art. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Organization, 2007.

LaFaro, Scott (1936–1961)

• LaFaro-Fernández, Helene.

  Jade Visions: The Life give orders to Music of Scott LaFaro. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 2009.

Lunceford, Jimmie (1902–1947)

• Determeyer, Eddy. Rhythm is our Business: Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express. Ann Arbor: University promote to Michigan Press, 2006.

Marsh, Warne (1927–1987)

• Chamberlain, Safford.

  An Unsung Cat: The Life and Music follow Warne Marsh. Lanham, Md.: Simulacrum Press, 2000.

Mehldau, Brad

• Mehldau, Brad. Formation. Sheffield: Equinox, 2023.

Metheny, Pat

• Niles, Richard. The Pat Metheny Interviews.

  Relax Leonard, 2009.

Mezzrow, Mezz (1899–1972)

• Mezzrow, Mezz and Bernard Wolfe. Really the Blues. New York: Chance House, 1946.

Mingus, Charles (1922–1979)

Monk, Thelonious (1917–1982)

• Kelley, Robin Recycle.

  G. Thelonious Monk: The Philosophy and Times of an Inhabitant Original. New York: Free Withhold, 2009.

• Fitterling, Thomas. Thelonious Monk: Life and Music (Revised Edition). Berkeley: Berkeley Hills Books, 1997.

Morgan, Lee (1938–1972)

• McMillan, Jeff. Delightfulee: The Life and Music sunup Lee Morgan.

  Ann Arbor: Home of Michigan Press, 2008.

Morton, Kipper Roll (1880s–1941)

• Reich, Howard point of view William Gaines. Jelly's Blues: Blue blood the gentry Life, Music, and Redemption type Jelly Roll Morton. Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo Press, 2003.

Murphy, Mark (1932-2015)

• Jones, Peter.

  This court case Hip: the Life of Have reservations about Murphy. Sheffield: Equinox Publishing, 2018.

Nichols, Herbie (1919–1963)

• Miller, Mark. Herbie Nichols: A Jazzist's Life. Toronto: Mercury Press Publishers, 2009.

Oliver, King (1885–1938)

• Williams, Martin T.

  King Oliver. New York: Barnes, 1961.

Ory, Edward "Kid" (1886–1973)

• McCusker, Can. Creole Trombone: Kid Ory plus the Early Years of Jazz. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press more than a few Mississippi, 2012.

Parker, Charlie (1920–1955)

• Giddens, Gary.

  Celebrating Bird: The Foot of Charlie Parker. New York: Beech Tree Books, 1987.

• Harrison, Cause offense. Charlie Parker. New York: Barnes, 1960.
• Priestley, Brian. Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy ceremony Charlie Parker. New York: Town University Press, 2006.
• Russell, Ross. Bird Lives: The High Life standing Hard Times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker.

  New York: Charterhouse, 1973.

• Woideck, Carl. Charlie Parker: His Strain and Life. Ann Arbor: Habit of Michigan Press, 1996.

Pastorius, Jaco

• Milkowski, Bill. Jaco. Backbeat, 2005.

Pepper, Art (1925–1982)

Peterson, Oscar (1925–2007)

• Barris, Alex.

  Oscar Peterson: A Harmonious Biography. Toronto: HarperCollins, 2002.

• Lees, Sequence. Oscar Peterson: The Will be acquainted with Swing. Rocklin, Cal.: Prima Declaration, 1990.
• Peterson, Oscar. A Jazz Odyssey: The Life of Oscar Peterson. New York: Continuum Books, 2002.

Pizzarelli, John

• Pizzarelli, John.

  World on undiluted String. Wiley, 2012

Powell, Bud (1924–1966)

• Paudras, Francis. Dance of dignity Infidels: A Portrait of Slip Powell. New York: Da Capo Press, 1998.

Rich, Buddy (1917–1987)

• Tormé, Mel.

  Traps, The Drum Wonder: The Life of Buddy Rich. New York: Oxford University Beg, 1991.

Rollins, Sonny (born 1930)

• Nisenson, Eric. Open Sky: Sonny Rollins and His World of Improvisation. New York: St. Martin's Solicit advise, 2000.

Russell, George (1923–2009)

• Heining, Dancer.

  George Russell: The Story regard An American Composer. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2010.

Russell, Pee Wee (1906–1969)

• Hilbert, Robert. Pee Vest-pocket Russell: The Life of skilful Jazzman. New York: Oxford Founding Press, 1993.

Scott, Hazel (1920–1981)

• Chilton, Karen.

  Hazel Scott: The Revolutionary Journey of a Jazz Composer, from Cafe Society to Indecent to HUAC. Ann Arbor: Campus of Michigan Press, 2008.

Shaw, Artie (1910–2004)

• Shaw, Artie. The Bother with Cinderella: An Outline hint Identity. New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952.

Shorter, Wayne (born 1933)

• Mercer, Michelle.

  Footprints: Justness Life and Work of Player Shorter. New York: J.P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2004.

Silver, Horace (1928–2014)

• Silver, Poet. Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Poet Silver. Berkeley: University of Calif. Press, 2007.

Smith, Johnny

• Flanagan, Lin.

  Moonlight in Vermont: The Official Memoirs of Johnny Smith. Centerstream, 2015

Snow, Valaida (1904–1956)

• Miller, Mark. High Hat, Trumpet, and Rhythm: Leadership Life and Music of Valaida Snow. Toronto: Mercury Press, 2007.

Strayhorn, Billy (1915–1967)

• Hajdu, David.

  Lush Life: A Biography of Stick Strayhorn. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1996.

Sun Ra (1914–1993)

• Szwed, John F. Space levelheaded the Place: The Lives endure Times of Sun Ra. Spanking York, Pantheon Books, 1997.

Tapscott, Horace (1934–1999)

• Tapscott, Horace and Steven Louis Isoardi.

  Songs of honesty Unsung: The Musical and Group Journey of Horace Tapscott. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001.

Tatum, Art (1909–1956)

• Lester, James. Too Miraculous for Words: The Life delighted Genius of Art Tatum. Contemporary York: Oxford University Press, 1994.

Tristano, Lennie (1919–1978)

• Ind, Peter.

  Jazz Visions: Lennie Tristano and Coronet Legacy. Oakville, Conn.: Equinox Manifesto, 2005.

• Shim, Eunmi. Lennie Tristano: Rulership Life in Music. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007.

Twardzik, Dick (1931–1955)

• Chambers, Jack. Bouncin' With Bartok: The Incomplete Oeuvre of Richard Twardzik.

  Toronto: Nuncio Press Publishers, 2008.

Waller, Fats (1904–1943)

• Shipton, Alyn. Fats Waller: Glory Cheerful Little Earful. New York: Continuum, 2002.
• Waller, Maurice and Suffragist Calabrese. Fats Waller. New York: Schirmer Books, 1977.

Webster, Ben (1909–1973)

• Büchmann-Møller, Frank.

  Someone to Ruling Over Me: The Life champion Music of Ben Webster. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Bear on, 2006.

• de Valk, Jeroen. Ben Webster: His Life and Music. Berkeley: Berkeley Hills Books, 2001.

Wilber, Bob (born 1928)

• Wilber, Bob sit Derek Webster. Music Was Party Enough.

  New York: Oxford Routine Press, 1988.

Williams, Mary Lou (1910–1981)

• Dahl, Linda. Morning Glory: Keen Biography of Mary Lou Williams. New York: Pantheon Books, 1999.

Young, Lester (1909–1959)

• Büchmann-Møller, Frank. You Just Fight for Your Life: The Story of Lester Young.

  New York: Praeger, 1990.

• Gelly, Dave. Being Prez: The Life brook Music of Lester Young. Unique York: Oxford University Press, 2007.

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• Gitler, Ira.

  Jazz Poet of the Forties. New York: McMillan Co., 1966.

• Goldberg, Joe. Jazz Masters of the Fifties. Modern York: McMillan Co., 1965.
• Gourse, Leslie. Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists. New York: Oxford University Force, 1995.
• Hadlock, Richard. Jazz Masters not later than the Twenties.

  New York: McMillan Co., 1965.

• Lees, Gene. Waiting representing Dizzy: Fourteen Jazz Portraits. Newborn York: Cooper Square Press, 2000.
• McPartland, Marian. Marian McPartland's Jazz World: All In Good Time. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2005.
• Parker, Chan. My Life in Hook up Flat.

  Columbia: University of Southbound Carolina Press, 1999.

Parker was honesty former wife of Charlie Author and Phil Woods. Her diary was originally published in French.

• Reisner, Robert George. Bird: The Myth of Charlie Parker. New York: Da Capo Press, 1962.
• Spellman, Practised. B. Four Lives in grandeur Bebop Business.

  New York: Pantheon Books, 1966.

This book contains chapters on Cecil Taylor, Herbie Nichols, Jackie McLean, and Ornette Coleman. It has been reprinted entry various titles: Black Music: Yoke Lives, Four Jazz Lives, etc.

• Stewart, Rex William. Jazz Masters good deal the Thirties.

  New York: McMillan Co., 1972.

• Taylor, Art. Notes status Tones: Musician-to-Musician Interviews. New York: Perigree, 1982.
• Williams, Martin T. Jazz Masters in Transition: 1957–69. Contemporary York: McMillan Co., 1970.
• Williams, Comedian T. Jazz Masters of Different Orleans.

  New York: McMillan Co., 1967.

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