Books

1. Armbruster, Kurt. Before Seattle Rocked: A City and its Music. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2011.
2. Blecha, Peter. Music in Washington: Seattle and Beyond (Images of America: Washington). Arcadia Publishing, 2007.
3. Blecha, Peter. Sonic Boom! The History of Northwest Rock: From Louie Louie to Smells Like Teen Spirit, Backbeat Books, 2009.
4. Bush, James. Encyclopedia of Northwest Music. Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1999.
5. Charles, Ray and David Ritz. Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story. New York: The Dial Press, 1978.
6. Coryell, Larry. Improvising: My Life in Music. New York: Hal Leonard Corp, 2007.
7. Crow, Bill. From Birdland to Broadway: Scenes from a Jazz Life. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
8. Crow, Bill. Jazz Anecdotes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.
9. Darensbourg, Joe. as told to Peter Vacher, Jazz Odyssey. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987
10. Darroch, Lynn. Rhythm in the Rain: Jazz in the Pacific Northwest. Portland: Ooligan Press, 2106.
11. de Barros, Paul. Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle. Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 1993.
12. Givens, Linda Holden. Holden on to Family Roots: A Granddaughter's Family and Genealogy Search. By the author, 2009
13. Hudson, Ron. Right Down Front: Jazz Images. Seattle: Jazzpress, 2007.
14. Jones, Quincy. The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions. San Rafael: Insight Editions, 2008.
15. Keller, David. The Blue Note: Seattle's Black Musicians' Union. By the author, 2013.
16. Knapp, Jim. Jazz Harmony. Common Tone Press.
17. Krieger, Milton. The Less Subdued Excitement: A Century of Jazz in Bellingham and Whatcom County, Washington. Bellingham: Our House Publishing, 2012.
18. Poindexter, Norwood "Pony." The Pony Express: Memoirs of a Jazz Musician. Frankfurt: JAS Publikationen, 1985.
19. Ross, Courtney Sale. Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones. Warner Books, 1990.
20. Shoup, Wally. Music as Adventure. Nine Muses Books, 2011.
21. Thrasher, M. Lynn. Seattle's Paramount Theatre: From Birth to Rebirth and Beyond. Seattle Theater Group, 2012.
22. Tressler, Steve. The Living Jazz Tradition: A Creative Guide to Improvisation and Harmony. CMA Press, 2014.
23. Waldron, Frank. Syncopated Classic. Seattle: By the author, 1924.
24. Yoshida, George. Reminiscing in Swingtime: Japanese Americans in American Popular Music 1925-1960. San Francisco: National Japanese Historical Society, 1997.