The reference books listed here are a representative sample of material available on the open shelves of the Rare Books & Music Reading Room. A further collection of reference books on this subject is available in the Humanities Reading Room - floor 2.
| Carr, Ian, Fairweather, Digby & Priestley, Brian | Jazz: the essential companion (London, 1988). |
| Chilton, John | Who's who of Jazz (4th ed., London, 1985). |
| Feather, Leonard | The encyclopedia of jazz (2nd ed., London, 1978). |
| Kennington, Don | The literature of jazz: a critical guide (London, 1970). |
| Kernfeld, Barry (ed.) | The New Grove dictionary of jazz, 2nd ed. (London, 2002). 3 vols. |
| Mecklenburg, Carl Gregor Herzog zu | International bibliography of jazz books. Vol. I 1921-1949. Vol. II 1950-1959 (Baden Baden, 1983- ). |
| Merriam, Alan P. | A bibliography of jazz (Philadelphia, 1954). |
| Panassié, H. & Gautier, M. | Dictionnaire du jazz (3rd ed., Paris, 1987). |
Guide to music reference books
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