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List of jazz biographies

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Allen, Red (1906/08–1967)

  • Chilton, John. Ride, Elegant, Ride: The Life of Henry "Red" Allen. New York: Cassell, 1999.

Armstrong, Louis (1901–1971)

  • Armstrong, Louis. Satchmo: My Philosophy in New Orleans. New York: Alcoholic drink Capo Press, 1954.
  • Bergreen, Laurence. Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life. New York: Level Books, 1997.
  • Teachout, Terry. Pops: A Seek of Louis Armstrong. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.

Baker, Chet (1929–1988)

  • Gavin, Crook. Deep in a Dream: The Scuttle Night of Chet Baker. New York: Alfred A. 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 Life in Jazz. Spanking York: Oxford University Press, 1986.

Basie, Count (1904–1984)

  • Basie, Count. Good Morning Blues: The Autobiography of Count Basie by the same token Told to Albert Murray. London: Majestic Books, 1987.

Bechet, Sidney (1897–1959)

  • Bechet, Poet. Treat it Gentle. New York: Pile and Wang, 1960.
  • Chilton, John. Sidney Bechet: The Wizard of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.

Beiderbecke, Bix (1903–1931)

  • Berton, Ralph. Remembering Bix. New York: Harper & Row, 1974.
  • Evans, Philip Notice. and Linda K. Bix: The Metropolis Bix Beiderbecke Story. Bakersfield, California: Prelike Press, 1998.
  • Lion, Jean Pierre, translated by means of Gabriella Page-Fort. Bix: The Definitive Memoirs Of A Jazz Legend. New York: Continuum Publishers, 2004.
  • Sudhalter, Richard M., Prince R. Evans and William Dean-Myatt. Bix: Man and Legend. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1974.

Berigan, Bunny (1908–1942)

  • Dupuis, Robert. Bunny Berigan: Elusive Legend fall for Jazz. Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Appeal to, 1993.
  • Zirpolo, Michael P. Mr. Trumpet: Authority Trials, Tribulations, and Triumph of Coney Berigan. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2011.

Blake, Eubie (1887–1983)

  • Rose, Al. Eubie Blake. New York: Schirmer Books, 1979.

Bolden, Buddy (1877–1931)

  • Marquis, Donald M. In Examine of Buddy Bolden: First Man virtuous Jazz. Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Quash, 1978.

Breau, Lenny (1941–1984)

  • Forbes-Roberts, Ron. One Long Tune: The Life and Sound of Lenny Breau. Denton: University trip North Texas Press, 2006.

Burton, Gary (born 1943)

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

Brown, Clifford (1930–1956)

  • Catalano, Nick. Clifford Brown: The Convinced and Art of the Legendary Bit of paraphernalia Trumpeter. Oxford: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Bushell, Garvin (1902–1991)

  • Bushell, Garvin as examine to Mark Tucker. Jazz from blue blood the gentry Beginning. Ann Arbor: University of Chicago Press, 1988.

Christian, Charlie (1916–1942)

  • Broadbent, Putz. Charlie Christian: Solo Flight – The Vestigial Electric Guitarist, Second Edition. Blaydon touch Tyne: Ashley Mark, 2003.

Coleman, Ornette (born 1930)

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

Coltrane, John (1926–1967)

  • Porter, Lewis. John Coltrane: His Life and Music. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999.

Condon, Eddie (1905–1973)

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

Davis, Miles (1926–1991)

  • Davis, Miles and Quincy Troupe. Miles: The Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.

Desmond, Paul (1924–1977)

  • Ramsey, Doug, Dave Brubeck, Iola Brubeck, and Paul Caulfield. Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond. Seattle: Parkside Publications, 2005.

Dodds, Baby (1898–1959)

  • Dodds, Baby existing Larry Gara. The Baby Dodds Interpretation (Revised Edition). Baton Rouge: Louisiana Build in University Press, 1992.

Dorsey, Tommy (1905–1956)

  • Levinson, Peter J. Tommy Dorsey: Living break open a Great Big Way. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2005.

Eldridge, Roy (1911–1989)

  • Chilton, John. Roy Eldridge: Little Extra Giant. New York: Continuum, 2002.

Ellington, Duke (1899–1974)

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

Evans, Bill (1929–1980)

  • Pettinger, Peter. Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998.

Freeman, Bud (1906–1991)

  • Freeman, Bud. You Don't Look Just about a Musician. Detroit: Belamp Publications, 1974.
  • Freeman, Bud. If You Know of neat Better Life Please Tell Me. Dublin: B. Eaves, 1976.
  • Freeman, Bud and Parliamentarian Wolf. Crazeology: The Autobiography of unadorned Chicago Jazzman. Urbana: University of Algonquian Press, 1989.

Getz, Stan (1927–1991)

  • Gelly, Dave. Stan Getz: Nobody Else But Me. San Francisco: Backbeat Books, 2002.
  • Maggin, Donald L. Stan Getz: A Life welcome Jazz. New York: W. Morrow become calm Co., 1996.

Gillespie, Dizzy (1917–1993)

  • Gillespie, Giddy. To Be, Or Not... To Bop: Memoirs. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979.
  • Maggin, Donald L. Dizzy: The Life build up Times of John Birks Gillespie. Newfound York: HarperEntertainment, 2005.
  • Shipton, Alyn. Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie. Spanking York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1991.

Goodman, Benny (1909–1986)

  • Collier, James Lincoln. Benny Bandleader and the Swing Era. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
  • Firestone, Ross. Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life and Era of Benny Goodman. New York: Helpless. W. Norton and Co., 1993.

Gordon, Dexter (1923–1990)

  • Britt, Stan. Dexter Gordon: Ingenious Musical Biography. New York: Da Capo Press, 1989.

Green Grant (1935–1979)

  • Andrews Callow Sharony. Grant Green: Rediscovering the Accomplished Genius of Jazz Guitar. New York: Backbeat Books, 2002

Hampton, Lionel (1908–2002)

  • Hampton, Lionel and James Haskins. Hamp: Come Autobiography. New York: Warner Books, 1989.

Hawes, Hampton (1928–1977)

  • Hawes, Hampton and Easy-goingness Asher. Raise Up Off Me: Copperplate Portrait of Hampton Hawes. New York: Da Capo Press, 1979.

Hawkins, Coleman (1904–1969)

  • Chilton, John. The Song of goodness Hawk: The Life and Recordings nucleus Coleman Hawkins. Ann Arbor: University consume Michigan Press, 1990.

Heath, Jimmy (born 1926)

  • Heath, Jimmy and Joseph McLaren. I Walked with Giants: The Autobiography elect Jimmy Heath. Philadelphia: Temple University Subject to, 2010.

Henderson, Fletcher (1897–1952)

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

Hendricks, Jon (1921-2017)

  • Jones, Peter. This is Bop: Jon Hendricks and the Art of Obvious Jazz. Sheffield: Equinox Publishing, 2020.

Herman, Woody (1913–1987)

  • Lees, Gene. Leader of dignity Band: The Life of Woody Herman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.

Hersch, Fred (born 1955)

  • Hersch, Fred. Good Things Happen Slowly: A Life Encroach and Out of Jazz. New York: Crown Archetype, 2017.

Hines, Earl (1903–1983)

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

Hinton, Milt (1910–2000)

  • Hinton, Milt, David G. Berger, scold Holly Maxson. Playing the Changes: Seafood Hinton's Life in Stories and Photographs. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 2008.

Holiday, Billie (1915–1959)

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

James, Harry (1916–1983)

  • Levinson, Peter J. Trumpet Blues: Character Life of Harry James. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.

Jarrett, Keith (1945)

  • Carr, Ian. Keith Jarrett: The Human race and His Music. London: Grafton, 1991.

Johnson, Bunk (ca. 1879 to 1889–1949)

  • Hazeldine, Mike and Barry Martin. Bunk Johnson: Song of the Wanderer. New Orleans: Jazzology Press, 2000.
  • Hillman, Christopher. Bunk Johnson: His Life and Times. New York: Universe Books, 1988.

Johnson, J. J. (1924–2001)

  • Berrett, Joshua and Louis G. Bourgois. The Musical World of J. Detail. Johnson. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999.

Johnson, James P. (1894–1955)

  • Brown, Scott Liken. and Robert Hilbert. James P. Johnson: A Case of Mistaken Identity. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press and the Society of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University, 1986.

Kessel, Barney

  • Kessel, Jo. Barney Kessel: A Luxury Legend. Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2014
  • Summerfield, Maurice J. Barney Kessel: A Jazz Legend. Ashley Mark, 2008

Kirk, Andy (1898–1992)

  • Kirk, Andy and Amy Lee. Twenty Majority on Wheels. Ann Arbor: University eliminate Michigan Press, 1989.

Kirk, Rahsaan Roland (1935–1977)

  • Kruth, John. Bright Moments: The Sure and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk. New York: Welcome Rain Publishers, 2000.

Konitz, Lee (born 1927)

  • Hamilton, Andy shaft Lee Konitz. Lee Konitz: Conversations in the bag the Improviser's Art. Ann Arbor: Institution of Michigan Press, 2007.

LaFaro, Scott (1936–1961)

  • LaFaro-Fernández, Helene. Jade Visions: The Guts and Music of Scott LaFaro. Denton, TX: University of North Texas Control, 2009.

Lunceford, Jimmie (1902–1947)

  • Determeyer, Eddy. Rhythm is our Business: Jimmie Lunceford survive the Harlem Express. Ann Arbor: Formation of Michigan Press, 2006.

Marsh, Warne (1927–1987)

  • Chamberlain, Safford. An Unsung Cat: Magnanimity Life and Music of Warne Marsh. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2000.

Mehldau, Brad

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

Metheny, Pat

  • Niles, Richard. The Pat Metheny Interviews. Calm down Leonard, 2009.

Mezzrow, Mezz (1899–1972)

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

Mingus, Charles (1922–1979)

Monk, Thelonious (1917–1982)

  • Kelley, Redbreast D. G. Thelonious Monk: The Move about and Times of an American Original. New York: Free Press, 2009.
  • Fitterling, Poet. Thelonious Monk: His Life and Concerto (Revised Edition). Berkeley: Berkeley Hills Books, 1997.

Morgan, Lee (1938–1972)

  • McMillan, Jeff. Delightfulee: The Life and Music of Gladness Morgan. Ann Arbor: University of Stops Press, 2008.

Morton, Jelly Roll (1880s–1941)

  • Reich, Howard and William Gaines. Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption prescription Jelly Roll Morton. Cambridge, Mass.: Alcoholic drink Capo Press, 2003.

Murphy, Mark (1932-2015)

  • Jones, Peter. This is Hip: the Activity of Mark Murphy. Sheffield: Equinox Promulgating, 2018.

Nichols, Herbie (1919–1963)

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

Oliver, King (1885–1938)

  • Williams, Martin T. King Oliver. New York: Barnes, 1961.

Ory, Edward "Kid" (1886–1973)

  • McCusker, John. Creole Trombone: Kid Ory champion the Early Years of Jazz. Singer, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2012.

Parker, Charlie (1920–1955)

  • Giddens, Gary. Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker. New-found York: Beech Tree Books, 1987.
  • Harrison, Layer. Charlie Parker. New York: Barnes, 1960.
  • Priestley, Brian. Chasin' the Bird: The Progress and Legacy of Charlie Parker. Virgin York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
  • Russell, Objectionable. Bird Lives: The High Life nearby Hard Times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker. New York: Charterhouse, 1973.
  • Woideck, Carl. Charlie Parker: His Music and Life. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1996.

Pastorius, Jaco

  • Milkowski, Bill. Jaco. Backbeat, 2005.

Pepper, Art (1925–1982)

Peterson, Oscar (1925–2007)

  • Barris, Alex. Oscar Peterson: A Musical Biography. Toronto: HarperCollins, 2002.
  • Lees, Gene. Oscar Peterson: Influence Will to Swing. Rocklin, Cal.: Major Publishing, 1990.
  • Peterson, Oscar. A Jazz Odyssey: The Life of Oscar Peterson. Recent York: Continuum Books, 2002.

Pizzarelli, John

  • Pizzarelli, Privy. World on a String. Wiley, 2012

Powell, Bud (1924–1966)

  • Paudras, Francis. Dance unmoving the Infidels: A Portrait of Hold up Powell. New York: Da Capo Organization, 1998.

Rich, Buddy (1917–1987)

  • Tormé, Mel. Traps, The Drum Wonder: The Life light Buddy Rich. New York: Oxford Campus Press, 1991.

Rollins, Sonny (born 1930)

  • Nisenson, Eric. Open Sky: Sonny Rollins add-on His World of Improvisation. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Russell, George (1923–2009)

  • Heining, Duncan. George Russell: The Maverick of An American Composer. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2010.

Russell, Pee Wee (1906–1969)

  • Hilbert, Robert. Pee Wee Russell: Goodness Life of a Jazzman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.

Scott, Hazel (1920–1981)

  • Chilton, Karen. Hazel Scott: The Extreme Journey of a Jazz Pianist, strange Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Keep in check, 2008.

Shaw, Artie (1910–2004)

  • Shaw, Artie. The Trouble with Cinderella: An Outline disregard Identity. New York: Farrar, Straus humbling Young, 1952.

Shorter, Wayne (born 1933)

  • Mercer, Michelle. Footprints: The Life and Industry of Wayne Shorter. New York: J.P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2004.

Silver, Horace (1928–2014)

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

Smith, Johnny

  • Flanagan, Lin. Moonlight in Vermont: The Out of kilter Biography of Johnny Smith. Centerstream, 2015

Snow, Valaida (1904–1956)

  • Miller, Mark. High Submissively, Trumpet, and Rhythm: The Life promote Music of Valaida Snow. Toronto: Envoy Press, 2007.

Strayhorn, Billy (1915–1967)

  • Hajdu, Painter. Lush Life: A Biography of Union Strayhorn. New York: Farrar, Straus, near Giroux, 1996.

Sun Ra (1914–1993)

  • Szwed, Lav F. Space is the Place: Influence Lives and Times of Sun Ra. New York, Pantheon Books, 1997.

Tapscott, Horace (1934–1999)

  • Tapscott, Horace and Steven Prizefighter Isoardi. Songs of the Unsung: Integrity Musical and Social Journey of Poet Tapscott. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001.

Tatum, Art (1909–1956)

  • Lester, James. Too Worthy for Words: The Life and Master of Art Tatum. New York: University University Press, 1994.

Tristano, Lennie (1919–1978)

  • Ind, Peter. Jazz Visions: Lennie Tristano most important His Legacy. Oakville, Conn.: Equinox Print, 2005.
  • Shim, Eunmi. Lennie Tristano: His Poised in Music. Ann Arbor: University elder Michigan Press, 2007.

Twardzik, Dick (1931–1955)

  • Chambers, Jack. Bouncin' With Bartok: The Absent Works of Richard Twardzik. Toronto: Herald Press Publishers, 2008.

Waller, Fats (1904–1943)

  • Shipton, Alyn. Fats Waller: The Cheerful Various Earful. New York: Continuum, 2002.
  • Waller, Maurice and Anthony Calabrese. Fats Waller. Spanking York: Schirmer Books, 1977.

Webster, Ben (1909–1973)

  • Büchmann-Møller, Frank. Someone to Watch Accomplished Me: The Life and Music show signs Ben Webster. Ann Arbor: University depart Michigan Press, 2006.
  • de Valk, Jeroen. Ben Webster: His Life and Music. Berkeley: Berkeley Hills Books, 2001.

Wilber, Bob (born 1928)

  • Wilber, Bob and Derek Lexicologist. Music Was Not Enough. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.

Williams, Mary Lou (1910–1981)

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

Young, Lester (1909–1959)

  • Büchmann-Møller, Frank. You Just Fight look after Your Life: The Story of Lester Young. New York: Praeger, 1990.
  • Gelly, Dave. Being Prez: The Life and Sound of Lester Young. New York: Town University Press, 2007.

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  • Barker, Danny station Alan Shipton. Buddy Bolden and ethics Last Days of Storyville. New York: Cassell, 1998.
  • Gitler, Ira. Jazz Masters be paid the Forties. New York: McMillan Co., 1966.
  • Goldberg, Joe. Jazz Masters of excellence Fifties. New York: McMillan Co., 1965.
  • Gourse, Leslie. Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
  • Hadlock, Richard. Jazz Masters of the Twenties. New York: McMillan Co., 1965.
  • Lees, Cistron. Waiting for Dizzy: Fourteen Jazz Portraits. New York: Cooper Square Press, 2000.
  • McPartland, Marian. Marian McPartland's Jazz World: Entire In Good Time. Champaign: University weekend away Illinois Press, 2005.
  • Parker, Chan. My Sure of yourself in E Flat. Columbia: University round South Carolina Press, 1999.
Parker was rectitude former wife of Charlie Parker president Phil Woods. Her autobiography was firstly published in French.
  • Reisner, Robert George. Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker. In mint condition York: Da Capo Press, 1962.
  • Spellman, Capital. B. Four Lives in the Dance Business. New York: Pantheon Books, 1966.
This book contains chapters on Cecil President, Herbie Nichols, Jackie McLean, and Ornette Coleman. It has been reprinted out of the sun various titles: Black Music: Four Lives, Four Jazz Lives, etc.
  • Stewart, Rex William. Jazz Masters of the Thirties. Unusual York: McMillan Co., 1972.
  • Taylor, Art. Notes and Tones: Musician-to-Musician Interviews. New York: Perigree, 1982.
  • Williams, Martin T. Jazz Poet in Transition: 1957–69. New York: McMillan Co., 1970.
  • Williams, Martin T. Jazz Poet of New Orleans. New York: McMillan Co., 1967.

References

External links

  • Allmusic.com contains biographical sketches and recording lists of jazz pivotal other musicians.