Up from the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II is a book by Jason Berry, Jonathan Foose and Tad Jones.

[4][6] The book is not all encompassing in term of genres, and transformations in traditional jazz, Dixieland and gospel are intentionally left out by the authors.

[1] Gary Giddins of The Village Voice wrote, the authors "show how subsequent generations of New Orleans musicians helped spark the postwar phenomena of rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and even avant-garde jazz," and said the book "makes a worthy contribution in demystifying the still vibrant music of New Orleans.

"[1] Kenan Torrans of The Washington Times wrote, the "personal interviews" and "interwoven stories of various New Orleans neighborhoods, nightclubs, bars and other historic music venues (...) give the reader a very real sense of life in the Big Easy.

"[7] In the Journal of American Studies, Andrew Clark wrote, the book pays "tribute to the variety and durability of music as the city's historic language and bi-racial culture," and called the presentation an "oral record".