Bruce Davidson IAJRC Lending Library    
Author(s) Title Year and pub. Comment Loaned to Date
I. JAZZ BOOKS - THE BROAD VIEW (ANALYSIS, COMPARISON, HISTORY, REFERENCE) - alphabetically by author
       
Anderson, Ernest, ed. Esquire's 1947Jazz Book: Year Book of the Jazz Scene 1946; Esquire, Inc. Jazz-related articles and photos
Anschell, Bill Jazz in the Concert Setting: A Study of Barriers to Presenting Jazz in the Concert Hall Association of College, University, and Community Arts Administrators, Inc.  
Berendt, Joachim-Ernst Jazz: A Photo History 1978; Schirmer Books Index; discography
Berendt, Joachim E. The Story of Jazz 1978; Prentice-Hall Inc. Photos; discography
Berendt, Joachim The New Jazz Book: A History and Guide 1962; Hill and Wang Index; LP discography; photos
Berendt, Joachim The Jazz Book: From New Orleans to Rock and Free Jazz 1975; Lawrence Hill and Company Index; LP discography
Bied, Dan Jazz Memories 1994; Craftsman Press, Inc. Anecdotal chapters devoted largely to individual artists
Bisset, Andrew Black Roots/ White Flowers: A History of Jazz in Australia 1987; ABC Enterprises Index; photos
Bisset, Andrew Black Roots/ White Flowers: A History of Jazz in Australia 1979; Golden Press Original hardcover Australian edition
Bissonnette, Big Bill The Jazz Crusade: The Inside Story of the Great New Orleans Jazz Revival of the 1960s 1992; Special Request Books Index; photos; info on Jazzology and GHB CDs; includes GHB CD
Blesh, Rudi This Is Jazz: A Series of Lectures Given at the San Francisco Museum of Art 1943; Jazz Music Books (U.K. printing) A brief but early English jazz publication; records cited
Blesh, Rudi This Is Jazz: A Series of Lectures Given at the San Francisco Museum of Art 1943; Private (second) Printing (U.S.) A brief but early American jazz publication; records cited
Blesh, Rudi Shining Trumpets: A History of Jazz 1946; Alfred A. Knopf Subject index; music index; musical examples; list of records
Blesh, Rudi Shining Trumpets: A History of Jazz (Second Edition) 1958; Alfred A. Knopf Subject index; music index; musical examples; list of records
Blesh, Rudi and Janis, Harriet They All Played Ragtime (First Edition) 1950; Borzoi Books Index; discography; piano rollology; musical compositions
Blesh, Rudi and Janis, Harriet They All Played Ragtime (Fourth Edition) 1971; Oak Publications Index; discography; piano rollology; musical compositions
Boeckman, Charles Cool, Hot, and Blue: A History of Jazz for Young People 1970; Washington Square Press Index
Bogle, Donald Brown Sugar: Eighty Years of America's Black Female Superstars 1980; Harmony Books Index; photos
Borneman, Ernest A Critic Looks at Jazz 1946; Jazz Music Books Brief relatively early English jazz publication
Bowman, Rob Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records 1997; Schirmer Books Index; photos; mainly about artists associated with the label
Brody, Charlotte Brown Lung Cotton Mill Blues: A little history of southern working people and the mills they worked in 1975; SIOH and Carolina Textile Project Photos; blues lyrics
Buerkle, Jack V. and Barker, Danny Bourbon Street Black: The New Orleans Black Jazzmen 1973; Oxford University Press Index; photos
Bushell, Garvin and Mark Tucker Jazz from the Beginning 1988; University of Michigan Press Index; glossary of musicians and performsers; selected discography
Carr, Ian, Fairweather Digby, and Priestley, Brian Jazz: The Essential Companion 1987; Prentice Hall Press More like an encyclopedia with short monographs of individual artists
Carr, Ian, Fairweather Digby, and Priestley, Brian Jazz: The Rough Guide; The Essential Companion to Artists and Albums 1995; The Rough Guides Appears to be an updated edition of Jazz: The Essential Companion
Carter, William Preservation Hall: Music from the Heart 1991; W.W. Norton & Company Index; about New Orleans and its jazz musicians
Case, Brian and Britt, Stan The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz 1978; Harmony Books Index; monographs on artists with photos and  representative record albums
Cerulli, Dom, Koral, Burt, and Nasatir, Mort L., eds. The Jazz Word 1987; Da Capo Press Jazzmen, fiction, poetry, humor, critics, etc.
Chamberlin, Dorothy and Wilson, Robert, eds. The Otis Ferguson Reader 1982; December Press Literary aspects of jazz; special issue of December Magazine
Charters, Samuel Jazz: New Orleans 1885-1957 1958; Jazz Monographs No. 2 Index; photos; monographs on individual artists by era
Charters, Samuel The Bluesmen: The Story and the Music of the Men Who Made the Blues 1967; Oak Publications Index; photos; records cited
Charters, Samuel The Country Blues 1959; Rinehart & Company Index; photos
Charters, Samuel B. and Kunstadt, Leonard Jazz: A History of the New York Scene 1981; Da Capo Press Index; photos
Chilton, John Jazz 1979: Teach Yourself Books Index; photos; glossary
Clare, John and Brennan, Gail Boogie Dada & the Cult of Cool 1995; Univrsity of New South Wales Press Index; photos; postwar Australian jazz history
Clayton, Peter and Gammond, Peter The Guinness Jazz Companion 1989; Guinness Books Index; photos; encyclopedic compendium
Coker, Jerry Listening to Jazz 1978; Prentice-Hall Inc. Glossary; list of NY used record dealers!
Collier, James The Making of Jazz: a Comprehensive History 1978; Delta Books Index; photos
Collier, James Lincoln Jazz: The American Theme Song 1993; Oxford University Press Index
Condon, Eddie and Sugrue, Thomas We Called It Music 1947; Henry Holt and Company Index; photos; Eddie Condon discography: a classic
Condon, Eddie and Gehman, Richard, eds. Eddie Condon's Treasury of Jazz 1956; The Dial Press  
Cook, Bruce Listen to the Blues 1973; Charles Scribner's Sons Index; photos
Corenthal, Michael G. The Iconography of Recorded Sound 1886-1986 1986; Yesterday's Memories Index; mainly about the records themselves
Corenthal, Michael G. The Illustrated History of Wisconsin Music: 1840 to 1990 1991; Yesterday's Memories and MGC Publications All aspects of music, artists, etc.
Crow, Bill Jazz Anecdotes 1990; Oxford University Press Index
Dale, Rodney The World of Jazz 1980; Basinghill Books Ltd. Index; directory of artists; many photographs
Dance, Stanley The World of Swing 1979; Da Capo Press Index; photos; relevant records;
Dankworth, Avril Jazz: An Intorduction to Its Musical Basis 1968; Oxford University Press Indices for musicians and relevant terms; musical examples
Daver, Manek Jazz Graphics 1991; Graphic-sha Publishing Co., Ltd. Magazine covers, album covers, record labels; Japanese with some English translation
Daver, Manek Jazz Album Covers: The Rare and the Beautiful 1994(?); Graphic-Shaw Japanese publication; text in English and Japanese: Covers from the 78 through LP eras
DeLong, Thomas A. The Century Changing Story of the Mighty Music Box: The Golden Age of Musical Radio 1980; Amber Crest Books, Inc. Index; photos
Dexter, Dave, Jr. Jazz Cavalcade 1946; Criterion Music Corp. Index
Dexter, Dave, Jr. The Jazz Story: From the '90s to the '60s 1964; Prentice-Hall, Inc. Index; photos; (Capitol LP) discography, "History of Jazz"
Dixon, Robert and Godrich, John Recording the Blues 1970; Stein and Day Index; photos; a lot about the records themselves
Driggs, Frank and Lewine, Harris Black Beauty, White Heat; A Pictoial History of Classic Jazz: 1920-1950 1982; William Morrow and Company, Inc. Index; photos; the ultimate jazz picture book!
Duclos-Arkilovictch, Jonathan Jazzin' Riviera: 70 Years of Jazz on the Cote d'Azur: A selection of photographs by Pierre Lapijover 199x(?): ROM Edition Text in French; many photos; index
Dyer, Geoff But Beautiful: A Book about Jazz 1996; North Point Press Anecdotal
Feather, Leonard Inside BeBop 1949; J.J. Robbins & Sons, Inc. Limited discography; focus on bebop; original edition
Feather, Leonard The Book of Jazz: A Guide to the Entire Field 1957; Horizon Press Index
Feather, Leonard The Book of Jazz: A Guide to the Entire Field, Revised 1965; Horizon Press Index
Feather, Leonard From Satchmo to Miles 1972; Stein and Day Some photos; largely anecdotal
Feather, Leonard The Pleasures of Jazz: Leading Performers on Their Lives, Their Music, Their Contemporaries 1976; Horizon Press  
Feather, Leonard Inside Jazz (formerly titled "Inside Bebop") 1977; Da Capo Press Limited discography; focus on bebop
Feather, Leonard The Passion for Jazz 1980; Horizon Press Some photos; largely anecdotal
Feather, Leonard The JAZZ Years: Earwitness to an Era 1987; Da Capo Press Index; photos
Feather, Leonard Jazz: An Exciting Story of Jazz Today ca. 1958; Trend Books Photos; Down Beat Polls; ads for stereo and mono LPs
Fernett, Gene A Thousand Golden Horns: The Exciting Age of America's Greatest Dance Bands 1966; The Pendell Company Photos; partial list of theme songs; selected personnel
Ferris, William Blues from the Delta: An Illustrated Documentry on the Music and Musicians of the Mississippi Delta 1979; Anchor Books Index; photos; discography
Finkelstein, Sidney Jazz: A People's Music 1948; The Citadel Press Index
Fox, Charles The Jazz Scene 1972; Hamlin Publishing Group, Ltd. Index; many photos; some text
Fox, Ted Showtime at the Apollo: 50 Years of Great Entertainment from Harlem's World-Famous Theatre 1983; Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Index; photos
Francis, Andre Jazz 1960; Grove Press, Inc. Photos; glossary; beginner's record library
Friedwald, Will Stardust Melodys: A Biography of Twelve of America's Most Popular Songs 2002; Pantheon Books  
Garment, Leonard Crazy Rhythm: My Journey from Brooklin, Jazz, and Wall Street to Nixon's White House, Watergate, and Beyond 1997; Times Books (Random House) Index; photos
Gault, Lon A. Ballroom Echoes: Take a Trip Down Memory Lane to U.S. Big Band Ballrooms Past and Present 1989; Andrew Corbet Press Indices for ballrooms and cities
Giddins, Gary Riding on a Blue Note: Jazz and American Pop 1981; Oxford University Press Index; discography
Giddins, Gary Rhythm-A-Ning: Jazz Tradition and Innovation in the 80's 1985; Oxford University Press Index
Gillenson, Lewis W., Ed. Esquire's World of Jazz 1962; Esquire, Inc.; Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers Index; photos; discography
Gillenson, Lewis W., Ed. Esquire's World of Jazz 1975; Thomas Y. Crowell Company Index; photos; discography
Gioia, Ted The Imperfect Art: Reflections on Jazz and Modern Culture 1988; Oxford University Press Index
Gioia, Ted West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California, 1945-1960 1992; Oxford University Press Index
Gitler, Ira Swing to Bop: An Oral History of the Transition in Jazz in the 1940s 1985; Oxford University Press Index; photos
Gleason, Ralph J. Jam Session: An Anthology of Jazz 1958; G.P. Putnam's Sons Photos
Godbolt, Jim All This and 10% 1976; Robert Hale Index; photos
Godbolt, Jim A History of Jazz in Britain 1919-1950 1984; Quartet Books Subject and tune indices; select discograpy
Goddard, Chris Jazz Away from Home 1979; Paddington Press, Ltd. Index; photos
Goffin, Robert Jazz: From the Congo to the Metropolitan 1944; Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.  
Gold, Robert S. Jazz Talk: A Dictionary of the Colorful Language That Has Emerged from America's Own Music 1873; Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. Appears to be an updated edition of A Jazz Lexicon
Gold, Robert S. A Jazz Lexicon 1964; Alfred A. Knopf Dictionary format
Goldberg, Isaac Tin Pan Alley: A Chronicle of Amaerican Popular Music 1961; Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., Inc. Index; originally published in 1930
       
Goldblatt, Burt Newport Jazz Festival: The Illustrated History 1977; The Dial Press Photos; disccography; programs 1954-
Gordon, Max Live at the Village Vanguard 1983; Da Capo Press Photos
Gordon, Robert Jazz West Coast 1986; Quartet Books Index; photos; annotated discography
Gottlieb, William P. The Golden Age of Jazz: On-Location Portraits of More Than 200 Outstanding Musicians from the Late '30s Through the '40s 1979; Simon and Schuster Index; many photos
Gridley, Mark C. Jazz Styles: History and Analysis; Second Edition 1985; Prentice-Hall, Inc. Index; photos; annotated discography
Gridley, Mark C. Concise Guide to Jazz; Second Edition 1998; Prentice-Hall, Inc. Index; photos; glossary
Grossman, William L., and Farrell, Jack W. The Heart of Jazz 1956; New York University Press Index; photos
Guralnick, Peter Feel Like Going Home; Portraits in Blues & Rock 'N' Roll 1971; Outerbridge & Dienstfrey / E.P. Dutton Co. Photos
Harris, Rex Jazz: An Account of Its Origin and Growth from the Early Drum Rhythms of Africa to the Highly Developmed Western Music of the Present Day 1952; Penguin Books  
Haskin, Jim The Cotton Club: A Pictorial and Social History of the Most Famous Symbol of the Jazz Era 1977; Random House Photos
Heaton, Peter Jazz 1964; Burke Publishing Co., Ltd. Drawings and musical score excerpts
Hentoff, Nat and McCarthy, Albert Jazz: New Perspectives on the History of Jazz by Twelve of the World's Foremost Jazz Critics and Scholars 1959; Rinehart & Company, Inc. Index; selected discography
Hentoff, Nat and McCarthy, Albert Jazz: New Perspectives on the History of Jazz by Twelve of the World's Foremost Jazz Critics and Scholars 1974; Da Capo Press Reprint of Rinehart edition
Hentoff, Nat The Jazz Life 1961; The Dial Press Largely anecdotal
Hentoff, Nat Jazz Is 1976; Ridge Press Books; Random House Index
Hill, Vinson Understanding Jazz 1970; Music Minus One Musical approach, with mini-scores
Hinton, Milt and Berger, David G. Bass Line: The Stories and Photographs of Milt Hinton 1988; Temple University Press Index; discography; photos
Hodier, Andre Le Jazz: Cet Inconnu 19??; Collection "Harmoniques" Indices of musicians and tunes: in French
Hodier, Andre Hommes et Problemes du Jazz 1954; Au Portulan ches Flammarion Indices of musicians and recordings; glossary; in French
Hodier, Andre Jazz: Its Evolution and Essence (Original Edition) 1956; Grove Press Index; discography
Hodier, Andre Toward Jazz 1962; Grove Press Index
Hodier, Andre The Worlds of Jazz 1972; Grove Press  
Hodier, Andre Jazz: Its Evolution and Essence (Revised Edition) 1979; Grove Press Index; discography
Horowitz, Harold The American Jazz Music Audience 1986; National Jazz Service Organization Statistics; demographics
Howard, John Tasker and Lyons, James Modern Music; A Popular Guide to Greater Musical Enjoyment 1957; New American Library Index; discography; largely classical
Hughes, Dick Daddy's Practising Again: An Australian Jazzman Looks Back and Around 1977; Hutchinson Group Photos
Jackson, Arthur The World of Big Bands: The Sweet and Swinging Years 1977; David and Charles Index; photos
Kaplan, Lloyd S. and Petteruti, Robert E. Who's Who in Rhode Island Jazz - ca. 1925-1988 1991; Consortium Publishing Photos; monographs of individual artists
Keepnews, Orrin and Grauer, Bill Jr. A Pictorial History of Jazz: People and Places from New Orleans to Modern Jazz 1955; Crown Publishers First Edition; index; captioned photos
Keepnews, Orrin and Grauer, Bill Jr. A Pictorial History of Jazz: People and Places from New Orleans to Modern Jazz 1966; Crown Publishers Second Edition; index; captioned photos
Keepnews, Orrin and Grauer, Bill Jr. A Pictorial History of Jazz: People and Places from New Orleans to Modern Jazz 1981; Bonanza Books Revised Second Edition; index; captioned photos
Larkin, Philip All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1985; Farrar-Straus-Giroux Record reviews; discography of reviewed records
Lees, Gene Singers and the Song 1987; Oxford University Press Various vocalists' bios and styles
Lees, Gene Waiting for Dizzy 1991; Oxford University Press From Bix to Spiegle
Lees, Gene Jazz Lives; 100 Portraits in Jazz 1992; Firefly Books Index; selected recordings; large photos with accompanying essays
Leonard, Neil Jazz: Myth and Religion 1987; Oxford University Press Index
Lomax, Alan Folk Song Style and Culture 1978; Transaction Books Paperback edition of 1968 original publication; index; tables; diagrams
Longstreet, Stephen The Real Jazz Old and New 1956; Louisiana State University Press Index; drawings
Longstreet, Stephen Sportin' House: New Orleans and the Jazz Story 1965; Sherbourne Press, Inc. Drawings
McCalla, James Jazz: A Listener's Guide 1982; Prentice-Hall, Inc. Index; discography; glossary; photos
McCarthy, Albert Big Band Jazz 1974; G.P. Putnam's Sons Index; photos; record lists and references
McCarthy, Albert The Dance Band Era: The Dancing Decades from Ragtime to Swing, 1910-1950 1971; Chilton Book Company Index; photos; LP discography
Martin, Henry and Waters, Keith Jazz: The First 100 Years - Second Edition 2006; Thomson-Schirmer Appendix: Jazz basics; notes; glossary; selected readings; selected discography and videography; index; New; 3/15/2007
Mattfield, Julius Variety Music Cavalcade: Musical-Historical Review 1620-1961 1962; Prentice-Hall, Inc. Tune index; songs and musical background by year; new edition
Miller, Paul Eduard, ed. Esquire's Jazz Book 1943-1944; Esquire, Inc. Photos; extended articles on jazz and jazzmen
Moore, Thurston, Ed. Rhythm and Blues Jazz Scrapbook 1952; Artist Publications Large collection of captioned photos
Morgenstern, Dan Jazz People 1976; Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Index; many photos
Morgenstern, Dan The Jazz Story: An Outline History of Jazz 1973; The New York Jazz Museum Booklet; capsule history of jazz
Murray, Albert Stomping the Blues 1976; Da Capo Press Index; photos; record labels
Norberg, Marc Black and White Blues 1995; Graphis Press Corp. Outstanding photos with accompanying text; discography
No author or editor given Eye Witness Jazz - Part One 1946(?); Cliff Jones Publication English booklet with various jazz articles
Oliver, Paul The Story of the Blues 1969; Chilton Book Company Index; photos; discography
Oliver, Paul Blues Fell This Morning 1963; The Jazz Book Club General index; index of featured singers; 78 discography
Ostransky, Leroy Understanding Jazz 1977; Prentice-Hall, Inc. Index
Panassie, Hughes The Real Jazz: New Revised Edition 1960; A.S. Barnes and Company, Inc. Selection of "best jazz LPs available"
Panassie, Hughes and Gautier, Madeleine Guide to Jazz 1956; Houghton Mifflin Company; Riverside Press Encyclopedic format; LP discography
Panassie, Hughes, et al. American Jazz No. 1: Jazz Appreciation Society Booklet ?; Jazz Appreciation Society Publications Small booklet in magazine format
Ramsey, Frederic Jr. Where the Music Started 1970; Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University, State University of New Jersey Booklet; descriptive photographic guide to an exhibit
Ramsey, Frederic Jr. and Smith, Charles Edward, Eds. Jazzmen 1958; The Jazz Book Club Music and subject indexes; photos
Rose, Al and Souchon, Edmond New Orleans Jazz: A Family Album 1967; Louisiana State University Press Index; captioned photos
Russell, Ross Jazz Style in Kansas City and the Southwest 1973; University of California Press Index; LP discography
Rust, Brian The Dance Bands 1974; Arlington House Index; photos
Sargeant, Winthrop Jazz: A History (original title: Jazz: Hot and Hybrid) 1964; McGraw-Hill Book Company Index; musical excerpts
Sargeant, Winthrop Jazz: Hot and Hybrid 1975; Da Capo Press Hardcover reprint of original ed.
Scanlan, Tom The Joy of Jazz: Swing Era 1935-1947 1996; Fulcrum Publishing Index; recommended recordings
Schafer, William J. Brass Bands and New Orleans Jazz 1977; Louisiana State Unviersity Press Index; photos; roster of brass bands
Scheidt, Duncan The Jazz State of Indiana 1977; Duncan Schiedt Index; photos
Schiffman, Jack Harlem Heyday 1984; Prometheus Books Index; photos
Schuller, Gunther Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development 1968; Oxford University Press Index; LP discography; glossary
Schuller, Gunther The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945 1989; Oxford University Press Index; glossary
Searight, Sarah New Orleans 1973; Stein and Day Index
Segrave, Kerry Payola in the Music Industry: A History, 1880-1991 1994; McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Index; bibliography
Schafer, William J. and Riedel, Johannes The Art of Ragtime: Form and Meaning of an Original Black American Art 1973; Louisiana State University Press Index; ragtime bibliography
Shadwick, Keith The Illustrated History of Jazz 1991; Crescent Books Index; photos; discography
Shapiro, Nat and Hentoff, Nat, eds. Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: The Story of Jazz by the Men Who Made It 1955; Rinehart & Company, Inc. Index; anthology of recollections by jazz figures; LP discography
Shapiro, Nat and Hentoff, Nat, eds. Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: The Story of Jazz by the Men Who Made It 1966; Dover Publications, Inc. Index; anthology of recollections by jazz figures; reprint of 1955 edition sans discography
Shaw, Arnold The Street That Never Slept: New York's Fabled 52nd Street…. 1971; Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc. Index; a few photos
Shaw, Arnold Honkers and Shouters: The Golden Years of Rhythm and Blues 1978; Collier Books/ Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. Index; photos; discography
Shaw, Arnold The Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920s 1987; Oxford University Press General and song indexes; LP discography
Shaw, Arnold Let's Dance: Popular Music in the 1930s 1998; Oxford University Press General and song indexes; No. 1 songs; NARAS Hall of Fame Recordings; Donated 23 June 2007
Shemel, Sidney and Krasilovsky, M. William This Business of Music: A Practical Guide to the Music Industry for Publishers, Writers, Record Companies, Producers, Artists, Agents (Revised and Enlarged Edition) 1971; Billboard Publications, Inc. Index; examples of various forms
Sidran, Ben Black Talk 1981; Da Capo Press Index; photos
Silvester, Peter J. A Left Hand Like God: A History of Boogie Woogie 1989; Da Capo Press Index; some photos
Simon, George T. The Big Bands 1967; The Macmillan Company Index; photos
Simon, George T. The Big Bands (Revised (3rd) Edition) 1974; Collier Books Index; photos
Simon, George T. The Big Bands (4th Edition) 1981; Schirmer Books Index; photos
Simon, George T. The Big Bands Trivia Quiz Book 1985; Barnes & Noble Books  
Simon, George T. The Feeling of Jazz 1961; Simon and Schustser Illustrations by Tracy Sugarman (who did album covers for Grand Award Records in the 1960s)
Simon, George T. Simon Says: The Sights and Sounds of the Swing Era, 1935-1955 1971; Arlington House Index; band listing (with ratings); collected articles from Metronome Magazine
Simon, George T. and Friends The Best of the Music Makers: From Acuff to Ellington to Presley to Sinatra to Zappa….. 1979; Doubleday & Company, Inc. Short monographs on almost 300 performers; photos
Smith, W.O. Sideman: The Long Gig of W.O. Smith - A Memoir 1991; Rutledge Hill Press Index; some photos
Sobol, Lewis The Longest Street - A Memoir 1968; Crown Publishers, Inc. Index; some photos
Starr, S. Frederick Red & Hot: The Fate of Jazz in the Soviet Union 1983; Oxford University Press Index; photos; notes; bibliography
Stearns, Marshall and Jean Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance 1968; The Macmillan Company Index; notes; bibliography; list of films and kinescopes; jazz dance steps
Stearns, Marshall The Story of Jazz 1956; Oxford University Press Index; notes; bibliography; list of (then) current jazz magazines
       
Stendahl, Bjorn Jazz Hot and Swing: Norwegian Jazz 1920-1940 1987; Norsk Jazzarkiv Index; photos; in Norwegian
Stendahl, Bjorn and Bergh Johs Sigarett Stomp: Norwegian Jazz 1940-1950 1991; Norsk Jazzarkiv Index; photos; discography; chronology; in Norwegian
Stock, Dennis Jazz Street: A Photographic Exploration into the World of Jazz 1960; Doubleday & Company, Inc. Full and half-page photographs with captions in separate section
Stokes, W. Royal Swing Era New York: The Jazz Photographs of Charles Peterson 1994; Temple University Press Index; photos; notes
Stokes, W. Royal The Jazz Scene 1991; Oxford University Press Index; photos
Sturm, Fred Changes over Time: The Evolution of Jazz Arranging 1995; Advance Music Extensive examples; accompanying CD is missing
Sudhalter, Richard M. Lost Chords: Whit Musicians and Their Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945 1999; Oxford University Press Name and tune title indexes; photos; notes
Sylvester, Robert No Cover Charge: