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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Duke Ellington 1899-1974, Beyond Category | |
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| Louis Armstrong 1901-1971, Satchmo-A Founding Father of Jazz | |
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| Count Basie 1904-1984, Big Band Leader Noted for Hard-Swinging Ensembles | |
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| Coleman Hawkins 1904-1969, Hawk-Father of the Tenor Saxophone | |
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| Benny Carter 1907-2003, The King-A Leader in Development of the Jazz Alto Saxophone | |
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| Lionel Hampton 1908-2002, Hamp-First Major Jazz Vibraphone Player | |
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| Benny Goodman 1909-1986, The King of Swing | |
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| Lester Young 1909-1959, Pres-Taking Tenor to a New Level | |
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| Django Reinhardt 1910-1953, First Notable European Influence on American Jazzmen | |
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| Art Tatum 1910-1956, Unmatched in the Field of Jazz Piano | |
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| Gil Evans 1912-1988, Out of the Cool | |
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| Kenny Clarke 1914-1985, Klook-Father of Bebop Drumming | |
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| Billie Holiday 1915-1959, Lady Day-Stands Alone Among Jazz Singers | |
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| Charlie Christian 1916-1942, Established the Guitar as a Solo Jazz Instrument | |
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| Nat King Cole 1917 or 1919-1965, Jazz Trio Leader Became A Huge Pop Star | |
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| Ella Fitzgerald 1917 or 1918-1996, First Lady of Song | |
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| Dizzy Gillespie 1917-1993, Diz-Major Player in the Bebop Revolution | |
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| Thelonius Monk 1917-1982, The High Priest of Bebop | |
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| Art Blakey 1919-1990, Bu-Innovator of Hard Bop | |
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| Anita O'Day 1919-, The Jezebel of Jazz | |
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| George Shearing 1919-, Pianist Leader Created a New Jazz Sound | |
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| Marian McPartland 1920-, Queen of the Keyboard | |
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| Charlie "Yardbird" Parker 1920-1955, Bird Lives | |
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| Billy Taylor 1921-, Ambassador of Jazz | |
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| Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross 1917-1966, 1921-, 1930-, Group That Popularized "Vocalese" Singing Style | |
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| Charles Mingus 1922-1979, Bassist, Composer, Arranger, and Jazz Innovator | |
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| Oscar Pettiford 1922-1960, Influential Bassist and First Prominent Jazz Cellist | |
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| Modern Jazz Quartet: John Lewis 1920-2001; Milt Jackson 1923-1999; Percy Heath 1923-; Connie Kay 1927-1994; Jazz Played in the Manner of Classical Chamber Music | |
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| Buddy DeFranco 1923-, Clarinetist Famed in Both Swing and Bebop | |
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| The Jones Brothers: Hank, Thad, Elvin 1918-, 1923-1986, 1927-2004, From One Family, Three Acclaimed Jazz Musicians | |
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| Tito Puente 1923-2000; The Mambo King | |
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| Bud Powell 1924-1966, Among the Seminal Artists Who Created Bebop | |
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| Max Roach 1924-, Drummer, Composer, Arranger Delved in Multiple Musical Forms | |
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| Sarah Vaughan 1924-1990, The Divine One | |
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| Oscar Peterson 1925-, Pianist Sometimes Compared to Art Tatum | |
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| Ray Brown Jr. 1926-2002, Among the Most Influential of Modern Jazz Bassists | |
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| John Coltrane 1926-1967, Trane-New Modal Conceptions and Spirituality in Jazz | |
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| Miles Davis 1926-1991, Innovator in the Cool Jazz Movement | |
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| Gerry Mulligan 1927-1996, Jeru-Near Preeminence Among Baritone Saxophonists | |
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| Cannonball Adderley 1928-1975, Evolved Versions of Hard Bop and Soul Jazz | |
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| Bill Evans 1929-1980, A Major Influence in Modern Jazz | |
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| Joe Pass 1929-1994, The Art Tatum of the Guitar | |
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| Clifford Brown 1930-1956, "Brownie"-Successor to Jazz Trumpet Masters | |
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| Betty Carter 1930-1998, Distinctive Modern Jazz Vocal Stylist | |
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| Ornette Coleman 1930-, Pioneer of Free Jazz | |
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| Cecil Taylor 1933-, Far Beyond the Mainstream | |
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| Ron Carter 1937-, Leading Bassist-Cellist in Jazz and Classical Genres | |
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| Charlie Haden 1937-, Bassist Used Artistry to Improve Society | |
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| McCoy Tyner 1938-, Groundbreaking Pianist with Coltrane and More | |
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| Chick Corea 1941-, Keyboardist Ranged from Classical to Experimental Jazz | |
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| Gary Burton 1943-, Master Vibraphonist and Jazz Educator | |
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| Keith Jarrett 1945-, Piano Genius Reminiscent of Mozart | |
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| Paquito D'Rivera 1948-, Reed Virtuoso of Latin Jazz and Classical Works | |
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| Jon Faddis 1953-, Trumpet Protege of Dizzy Gillespie | |
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| Geri Allen 1957-, Progressive Jazz Pianist Remembers the Masters | |
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| Branford Marsalis 1960-, Virtuoso in Jazz, Classical, and Rock | |
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| Wynton Marsalis 1961-, The Modern-Day Face of Jazz | |
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| Diana Krall 1964-, Sings the Standards with Her Own Dazzle | |
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| Brad Mehldau 1970-, Young Lion of Progressive Jazz | |
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| Christian McBride 1972-, Fast-Rising Star of Jazz Bass and Composition | |
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| More Extraordinary People in Jazz | |
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| Glossary | |
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| To Find Out More | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |