Prefaces -- Appreciations: The Encyclopedia of Jazz / by Duke Ellington ; The jazz trend / by Benny Goodman ; About the author / by John Hammond -- Sixty years of jazz : an historical survey -- Chronology -- The anatomy of jazz -- Jazz in American society -- Giants of jazz -- Introduction to biographies -- Abbreviations -- Biographies -- The jazzman as critic : the blindfold test -- International polls -- Jazz overseas -- Jazz and classical lmusic / by Gunther Schuller -- Histories of jazz on records : recommended jazz records -- Musicians' birthdays -- Musicians' birthplaces -- Jazz organizations, schools and booking agencies -- Jazz record companies.