Biographical Dictionary of Jazz.
by Charles Eugene Claghorn
Ref.  ML105 .C59 1982

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Ed. By Colin Larkin
Ref. ML102.P66 G84 1998

Esquire's world of jazz.
Ed. by Lewis W. Gillenson
Ref. ML3561.J3 E85

Jazz : A History of America's Music.
by Geoffrey C. Ward
Ref. ML3506 .W37 2000

The Jazz & Blues Lover's Guide to the U.S.
by Christiane Bird
Ref. ML3508 .B57 1991

Jazz on Record : The First Sixty Years.
by Scott Yanow
Ref. ML156.4.J3 Y36 2003

Jazz Performers : An Annotated Bibliography of Biographical Materials.
by Gary Carner
Ref. ML128.B3 C37 1990 

 The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
Ed. By Barry Kemfeld
Ref. ML102.J3 N48 2002 

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD.
by Richard Cook
Ref. ML156.4.J3 C67

 The Trumpet Kings : the Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet.
by Scott Yanow
Ref. ML399 .Y36 2001

Who's Who of Jazz : Storyville to Swing Street.
by John Chilton
Ref. ML106.U3 C5 1978bx