Gene Lees

• The Modern Rhyming Dictionary : How to Write Lyrics A Practical Guide to Lyric Writing for Songwriters and Poets (1987). (ISBN 9780895243171)

• Meet Me at Jim & Andy's: Jazz Musicians and Their World (1988), (ISBN 0-19-504611-0)
• Waiting for Dizzy (1991), (ISBN 0-19-505670-1)
• Friends Along the Way: A Journey Through Jazz (2003), (ISBN 0-300-09967-3)
• Arranging the Score: Portraits of the Great Arrangers (2000) (ISBN 0304704881)
• Singers & The Song (1987), (ISBN 0-19-504293-X)
• Cats of Any Color : Jazz Black and White (1994). (ISBN 9780195084481)
• You Can't Steal a Gift : Dizzy, Clark, Milt and Nat. (2001). (ISBN 0803280343)

• Johnny Mercer – Portrait of Johnny: The Life of John Herndon Mercer (2004) (ISBN 9780375420603)
• Oscar Peterson – Oscar Peterson: The Will to Swing (1988, 2^e édition 2000). (ISBN 9780815410218)
• Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe – Inventing Champagne: The Worlds of Lerner and Loewe (1990). (ISBN 9780312051365)
• Woody Herman – Leader of the Band : The Life of Woody Herman (1995). (ISBN 9780195056716)

• Henry Mancini – Did They Mention the Music ? : The Autobiography of Henry Mancini (1989). (ISBN 9780815411758)

• And Sleep Till Noon (1967)
• Song Lake Summer (2008)

• Circa 1970 : Gene Lees Sings the Gene Lees Songbook
• 1998 : Gene Lees Sings Gene Lees
• 1999 : Leaves on the Water - avec Roger Kellaway
• 2000 : Yesterday I Heard the Rain - avec Don Thompson

On peut citer comme chansons pour lesquelles Gene Lees a écrit des paroles (souvent des paroles anglaises remplaçant les paroles originales) :

• Bill Evans : Waltz for Debby, Turn out the stars, My bells
• Antonio Carlos Jobim : Quiet nights of quiet stars (Corcovado), Someone to light up my life (Se todos fossem iguais a voce), Song of the jet (Samba do Aviao), This happy madness (Estrada branca), Double rainbow (Chovendo na Roseira), Dreamer (Vivo sonhando), Off-key (Desafinado)
• Charles Aznavour : Paris is at her best in may (J'aime Paris au mois de mai), Venice Blue (Que c'est triste Venise), Little train (Rendez-vous à Brasilia), There is a time (Le Temps)
• Milton Nascimento : Bridges (Travessia)
• Armando Manzanero : Yesterday I heard the rain (Esta tarde vi llover)

Lees a aussi traduit un cycle de poèmes de Jean-Paul II qui a été enregistré en 1985 sous le titre One world, one peace par Sarah Vaughan.