Jazz biography

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.

Jazz biography

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.

  Jazz

  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: Alf