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This is a list of English language book-length biographies and autobiographies of notable jazz musicians. The list is alphabetical by subject. Within subject, books are listed alphabetically by author. A list of related works contains books of related interest that do not meet the criteria for the main list: biographical collections, interview collections, and so on. This list is alphabetical by author. ==Main list== Allen, Red (1906/08-1967) : *Chilton, John. ''Ride, Red, Ride: The Life of Henry "Red" Allen''. New York: Cassell, 1999. Armstrong, Louis (1901–1971) : *Armstrong, Louis. ''Satchmo: My Life 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 of Louis Armstrong''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. Baker, Chet (1929–1988) : *Gavin, James. ''Deep in a Dream: The Long 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''. New York: Oxford 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 it Gentle''. New York: Hill 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 R. and Linda K. ''Bix: The Leon Bix Beiderbecke Story''. Bakersfield, California: Prelike Press, 1998. : *Lion, Jean Pierre, translated by Gabriella Page-Fort. ''Bix: The Definitive Biography Of A Jazz Legend''. New York: Continuum Publishers, 2004. : *Sudhalter, Richard M., Philip 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 of Jazz''. Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Press, 1993. : *Zirpolo, Michael P. ''Mr. Trumpet: The Trials, Tribulations, and Triumph of Bunny 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 Search of Buddy Bolden: First Man of Jazz''. Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Press, 1978. Breau, Lenny (1941–1984) : *Forbes-Roberts, Ron. ''One Long Tune: The Life and Music of Lenny Breau''. Denton: University of 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 Life and Art of the Legendary Jazz Trumpeter''. Oxford: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Bushell, Garvin (1902–1991) : *Bushell, Garvin as told to Mark Tucker. ''Jazz from the Beginning''. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1988. Christian, Charlie (1916–1942) : *Broadbent, Peter. ''Charlie Christian: Solo Flight - The Seminal Electric Guitarist, Second Edition''. Blaydon on Tyne: Ashley Mark, 2003. Coleman, Ornette (born 1930) : *Litweiler, John. ''Ornette Coleman: A 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 Generation 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 and Larry Gara. ''The Baby Dodds Story (Revised Edition)''. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1992. Dorsey, Tommy (1905–1956) : *Levinson, Peter J. ''Tommy Dorsey: Living in a 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 Press, 1998. Freeman, Bud (1906–1991) : *Freeman, Bud. ''You Don't Look Like a Musician''. Detroit: Belamp Publications, 1974. : *Freeman, Bud. ''If You Know of a Better Life Please Tell Me''. Dublin: B. Eaves, 1976. : *Freeman, Bud and Robert Wolf. ''Crazeology: The Autobiography of a Chicago Jazzman''. Urbana: University of Illinois 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 in Jazz''. New York: W. Morrow and Co., 1996. Gillespie, Dizzy (1917–1993) : *Gillespie, Dizzy. ''To Be, Or Not... To Bop: Memoirs''. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979. : *Maggin, Donald L. ''Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie''. New York: HarperEntertainment, 2005. : *Shipton, Alyn. ''Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie''. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1991. Goodman, Benny (1909–1986) : *Collier, James Lincoln. ''Benny Goodman and the Swing Era''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. : *Firestone, Ross. ''Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life and Times of Benny Goodman''. New York: W. W. Norton and Co., 1993. Gordon, Dexter (1923–1990) : *Britt, Stan. ''Dexter Gordon: A Musical Biography''. New York: Da Capo Press, 1989. Green Grant (1935–1979) : *Andrews Green Sharony. ''Grant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genius of Jazz Guitar''. New York: Backbeat Books, 2002 Hampton, Lionel (1908–2002) : *Hamption, Lionel and James Haskins. ''Hamp: An Autobiography''. New York: Warner Books, 1989. Hawes, Hampton (1928–1977) : *Hawes, Hampton and Don Asher. ''Raise Up Off Me: A Portrait of Hampton Hawes''. New York: Da Capo Press, 1979. Hawkins, Coleman (1904–1969) : *Chilton, John. ''The Song of the Hawk: The Life and Recordings of Coleman Hawkins''. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1990. Heath, Jimmy (born 1926) : *Heath, Jimmy and Joseph McLaren. ''I Walked with Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath''. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2010. Henderson, Fletcher (1897–1952) : *Magee, Jeffrey. ''The Uncrowned King of Swing: Fletcher Henderson and Big Band Jazz''. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. Herman, Woody (1913–1987) : *Lees, Gene. ''Leader of the Band: The Life of Woody Herman''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Hines, Earl (1903–1983) : *Dance, Stanley. ''The World of Earl Hines''. New York: Scribner, 1977. Hinton, Milt (1910–2000) : *Hinton, Milt, David G. Berger, and Holly Maxson. ''Playing the Changes: Milt 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: The Life of Harry James''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Jarrett, Keith (1945) : *Carr, Ian. ''Keith Jarrett: The Man 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. J. Johnson''. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999. Johnson, James P. (1894–1955) : *Brown, Scott E. and Robert Hilbert. ''James P. Johnson: A Case of Mistaken Identity''. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press and the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University, 1986. Kirk, Andy (1898–1992) : *Kirk, Andy and Amy Lee. ''Twenty Years on Wheels''. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1989. Kirk, Rahsaan Roland (1935–1977) : *Kruth, John. ''Bright Moments: The Life and Legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk''. New York: Welcome Rain Publishers, 2000. Konitz, Lee (born 1927) : *Hamilton, Andy and Lee Konitz. ''Lee Konitz: Conversations on the Improviser's Art''. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007. LaFaro, Scott (1936–1961) : *LaFaro-Fernández, Helene. ''Jade Visions: The Life and 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 of Michigan Press, 2006. Marsh, Warne (1927–1987) : *Chamberlain, Safford. ''An Unsung Cat: The Life and Music of Warne Marsh''. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2000. Mezzrow, Mezz (1899–1972) : *Mezzrow, Mezz and Bernard Wolfe. ''Really the Blues''. New York: Random House, 1946. Mingus, Charles (1922–1979) : *Mingus, Charles. ''Beneath the Underdog: His World as Composed by Mingus''. New York: Knopf, 1971. Monk, Thelonious (1917–1982) : *Kelley, Robin D. G. ''Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original''. New York: Free Press, 2009. : *Fitterling, Thomas. ''Thelonious Monk: His Life and Music (Revised Edition)''. Berkeley: Berkeley Hills Books, 1997. Morgan, Lee (1938–1972) : *McMillan, Jeff. ''Delightfulee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan''. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2008. Morton, Jelly Roll (1880s-1941) : *Reich, Howard and William Gaines. ''Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, and Redemption of Jelly Roll Morton''. Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo Press, 2003. 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. Parker, Charlie (1920–1955) : *Giddens, Gary. ''Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker''. New York: Beech Tree Books, 1987. : *Harrison, Max. ''Charlie Parker''. New York: Barnes, 1960. : *Priestley, Brian. ''Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker''. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. : *Russell, Ross. ''Bird Lives: The High Life and 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. Ory, Edward "Kid" (1886–1973) : *McCusker, John. ''Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz''. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2012. Pepper, Art (1925–1982) : *Pepper, Art and Laurie. ''Straight Life: The Story of Art Pepper''. New York: Schirmer Books, 1979. Peterson, Oscar (1925–2007) : *Barris, Alex. ''Oscar Peterson: A Musical Biography''. Toronto: HarperCollins, 2002. : *Lees, Gene. ''Oscar Peterson: The Will to Swing''. Rocklin, Cal.: Prima Publishing, 1990. : *Peterson, Oscar. ''A Jazz Odyssey: The Life of Oscar Peterson''. New York: Continuum Books, 2002. Powell, Bud (1924–1966) : *Paudras, Francis. ''Dance of the Infidels: A Portrait of Bud 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 Press, 1991. Rollins, Sonny (born 1930) : *Nisenson, Eric. ''Open Sky: Sonny Rollins and His World of Improvisation''. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. Russell, George (1923–2009) : *Heining, Duncan. ''George Russell: The Story of An American Composer''. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2010. Russell, Pee Wee (1906–1969) : *Hilbert, Robert. ''Pee Wee Russell: The Life of a Jazzman''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Scott, Hazel (1920–1981) : *Chilton, Karen. ''Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC''. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2008. Shaw, Artie (1910–2004) : *Shaw, Artie. ''The Trouble with Cinderella: An Outline of Identity''. New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952. Shorter, Wayne (born 1933) : *Mercer, Michelle. ''Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter''. New York: J.P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2004. Silver, Horace (1928–2014) : *Silver, Horace. ''Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver''. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007. Snow, Valaida (1904–1956) : *Miller, Mark. ''High Hat, Trumpet, and Rhythm: The Life and Music of Valaida Snow''. Toronto: Mercury Press, 2007. Strayhorn, Billy (1915–1967) : *Hajdu, David. ''Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn''. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1996. Sun Ra (1914–1993) : *Szwed, John F. ''Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra''. New York, Pantheon Books, 1997. Tapscott, Horace (1934–1999) : *Tapscott, Horace and Steven Louis Isoardi. ''Songs of the Unsung: The Musical and Social Journey of Horace Tapscott''. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001. Tatum, Art (1909–1956) : *Lester, James. ''Too Marvelous for Words: The Life and Genius of Art Tatum''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Tristano, Lennie (1919–1978) : *Ind, Peter. ''Jazz Visions: Lennie Tristano and His Legacy''. Oakville, Conn.: Equinox Publishing, 2005. : *Shim, Eunmi. ''Lennie Tristano: His Life in Music''. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007. Twardzik, Dick (1931-1955) : *Chambers, Jack. ''Bouncin' With Bartok: The Incomplete Works of Richard Twardzik''. Toronto: Mercury Press Publishers, 2008. Waller, Fats (1904–1943) : *Shipton, Alyn. ''Fats Waller: The Cheerful Little Earful''. New York: Continuum, 2002. : *Waller, Maurice and Anthony Calabrese. ''Fats Waller''. New York: Schirmer Books, 1977. Webster, Ben (1909–1973) : *Büchmann-Møller, Frank. ''Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster''. Ann Arbor: University of 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 Webster. ''Music Was Not Enough''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Williams, Mary Lou (1910–1981) : *Dahl, Linda. ''Morning Glory: A 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 and Music of Lester Young''. 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