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| Introduction | ix | ||
| Prologue | xii | ||
| A Historical Overview Of The Jazz Culture | xxvi | ||
| Cut I Ella Fitzgerald: How The Ragamuffin From Yonkers, New York Became America's First Lady of Song | 2 | (30) | |
| Cut II The Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole | 32 | (34) | |
| Cut III Billie Holiday: The Motherless Child | 66 | (28) | |
| Cut IV John Birkes "Dizzy" Gillespie: A Musical Genius | 94 | (28) | |
| Cut V Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings The Band | 122 | (24) | |
| Cut VI Clark Terry: The Man Who Made The Trumpet and Flugelhorn Mumble at Each Other | 146 | (30) | |
| Cut VII Lester "Prez" Young: The Coolest of the Cool Cats | 176 | (16) | |
| Cut VIII Oscar Peterson: The Pianist With Forty Fingers | 192 | (14) | |
| Cut IX Coleman "Bean" Hawkins: Mr. Body and Soul | 206 | (20) | |
| Cut X Ben Webster: The Swinging Brute | 226 | (18) | |
| Cut XI Charlie "Yardbird" Parker: Co-Creator of Be-Bop With John "Dizzy" Gillespie | 244 | (16) | |
| Cut XII Gene Krupa: The Drummer Man | 260 | (12) | |
| Cut XIII Hamp: The Champ Of The Vibraphone | 272 | (16) | |
| Cut XIV The Epilogue From The "Duke" To The "White Moses" | 288 | (3) | |
| Bibliography | 291 | (5) | |
| Photo Credits | 296 | (2) | |
| Index | 298 |
