Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Jump for Joy - Duke Ellington
2. Chelsea Bridge - Duke Ellington
3. Johnny Come Lately - Duke Ellington
4. Moon Mist - Duke Ellington
5. Main Stem - Duke Ellington
6. What Am I Here For? - Duke Ellington
7. Perdido - Duke Ellington
8. C Jam Blues - Duke Ellington
9. I'm Beginning to See the Light - Duke Ellington
10. Things Ain't What They Used to Be - Duke Ellington
11. In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington
12. Caravan - Duke Ellington
13. Black and Tan Fantasy - Duke Ellington
14. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington
15. Sultry Sunset - Duke Ellington
16. Blue Skies [Trumpet No End] - Duke Ellington
17. Magenta Haze - Duke Ellington
18. On a Turquoise Cloud - Duke Ellington
19. Park at 106th - Duke Ellington
20. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me - Duke Ellington

Disc 2:

1. Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues - Duke Ellington
2. I'm Beginning to See the Light - Duke Ellington
3. Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know) - Duke Ellington
4. I Didn't Know About You - Duke Ellington
5. Word Song - Duke Ellington
6. Come Sunday - Duke Ellington
7. Blues - Duke Ellington
8. Three Dances - Duke Ellington
9. Carnegie Blues - Duke Ellington
10. Blue Cellophane - Duke Ellington
11. Mood to Be Wooed - Duke Ellington
12. My Heart Sings - Duke Ellington
13. Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington
14. Bug in a Rug - Duke Ellington
15. Mooche - Duke Ellington
16. Kandylamb - Duke Ellington
17. Perfume Suite, Pt. 1: Under the Blacony/Strange Feeling - Duke Ellington
18. Perfume Suite, Pt. 2: Dancers in Love/Coloatura - Duke Ellington

Disc 3:

1. Jumpin' at the Woodside - Count Basie
2. One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie
3. Swingin' in the Blues - Count Basie
4. Topsy - Count Basie
5. Every Tub - Count Basie
6. Twelfth Street Rag - Count Basie
7. Oh, Lady Be Good - Count Basie
8. Jive at Five - Count Basie
9. Texas Shuffle - Count Basie
10. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie - Count Basie
11. Tickle Toe - Count Basie
12. I Never Knew - Count Basie
13. Love Jumped Out - Count Basie
14. Super Chief - Count Basie
15. Red Bank Boogie - Count Basie
16. Rhythm Man - Count Basie
17. Fiesta in Blue - Count Basie
18. Yeah Man! - Count Basie

Disc 4:

1. Dance of the Gremlins - Count Basie
2. G.I. Stomp [Red Bank Boogie] - Count Basie
3. Yeah Man! - Count Basie
4. Rhythm Man - Count Basie
5. Kansas City Stride - Count Basie
6. Beaver Junction - Count Basie
7. Circus in Rhythm - Count Basie
8. Aunt Hagar's Country Home - Count Basie
9. Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You? - Count Basie
10. Basie Strides Again (Along Avenue C) - Count Basie
11. Harvard Blues - Count Basie
12. Jimmy's Blues - Count Basie
13. I Didn't Know About You - Count Basie
14. Red Bank Boogie - Count Basie
15. Taps Miller - Count Basie
16. Jimmy's Blues - Count Basie
17. Take Me Back, Baby - Count Basie
18. Playhouse No. 2 Stomp [Variations on "I Got Rhythm"] - Count Basie
19. Old Manuscript - Count Basie
20. On the Upbeat - Count Basie

Disc 5:

1. Camel Hop - Benny Goodman
2. True Confession - Benny Goodman
3. Life Goes to a Party - Benny Goodman
4. I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) - Benny Goodman
5. It's Wonderful - Benny Goodman
6. Thanks for the Memory - Benny Goodman
7. Life Goes to a Party - Benny Goodman
8. If Dreams Come True - Benny Goodman
9. I'm Like a Fish Out of Water - Benny Goodman
10. Sweet Stranger - Benny Goodman
11. Please Be Kind - Benny Goodman
12. Ti-Pi-Tin - Benny Goodman
13. Oooooh-Oh Boom! - Benny Goodman
14. Always and Always - Benny Goodman
15. Make Believe - Benny Goodman
16. Blue Room - Benny Goodman

Disc 6:

1. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Benny Goodman
2. Silhouetted in the Moonlight - Benny Goodman
3. Loch Lomond - Benny Goodman
4. Thanks for the Memory - Benny Goodman
5. Bei Mir Bist du Sch�n, Pts. 1 & 2 - Benny Goodman
6. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - Benny Goodman
7. This Can't Be Love - Benny Goodman
8. And the Angels Sing - Benny Goodman
9. Get Rhythm in Your Feet (and Music in Your Soul) - Benny Goodman
10. It's Been So Long - Benny Goodman
11. Goody Goody - Benny Goodman
12. All My Life - Benny Goodman
13. Too Good to Be True - Benny Goodman
14. These Foolish Things - Benny Goodman
15. There's a Small Hotel - Benny Goodman
16. You Turned the Tables on Me - Benny Goodman

Disc 7:

1. Little Brown Jug - Glenn Miller
2. Sunrise Serenade - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
3. Jumpin' Jive - Glenn Miller
4. Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
5. Hallelujah! - Glenn Miller
6. In the Mood - Glenn Miller
7. Farewell Blues - Glenn Miller
8. Johnson Rag - Glenn Miller
9. My Melancholy Baby - Glenn Miller
10. Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller
11. Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller
12. Anvil Chorus - Glenn Miller
13. Under a Blanket of Blue - Glenn Miller
14. Song of the Volga Boatmen - Glenn Miller
15. Sun Valley Jump - Glenn Miller
16. Perfidia - Glenn Miller
17. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
18. String of Pearls - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
19. American Patrol - Glenn Miller
20. (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller
21. Serenade in Blue - Glenn Miller
22. St. Louis Blues - Glenn Miller
23. Anvil Chorus - Glenn Miller

Disc 8:

1. Farewell Blues - Glenn Miller
2. St. Louis Blues March - Glenn Miller
3. Stardust - Glenn Miller
4. Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller
5. Poinciana - Glenn Miller
6. Blues in My Heart - Glenn Miller
7. Begin the Beguine - Glenn Miller
8. Over There - Glenn Miller
9. Here We Go Again - Glenn Miller
10. Everybody Loves My Baby - Glenn Miller
11. Sun Valley Jump - Glenn Miller
12. Juke Box Saturday Night - Glenn Miller
13. My Blue Heaven - Glenn Miller
14. Jeep Jockey Jump - Glenn Miller
15. Flying Home - Glenn Miller

Disc 9:

1. Where Are You? - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
2. That Foolish Feeling - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
3. There's Frost on the Moon - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
4. Tea on the Terrace - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
5. I'm in a Dancing Mood - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
6. Jamboree - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
7. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now - Tommy Dorsey
8. Goona Goo - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
9. If My Heart Could Only Talk - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
10. Mr. Ghost Goes to Town - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
11. Lookin' Around Corners for You - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
12. Who'll Buy My Violets? - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
13. On a Little Bamboo Bridge - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
14. How Could You? - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
15. Melody in F - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
16. You're Here, You're There, You're Everywhere - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
17. Song of India - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
18. Marie - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
19. Dedicated to You - Tommy Dorsey
20. Sweet Is the World for You - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
21. In a Little Hula Heaven - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
22. I'll Dream My Way to Heaven - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey

Disc 10:

1. Weary Blues - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
2. Royal Garden Blues - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
3. Liebestraum - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
4. Mendelssohn's Spring Song - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
5. Sheik of Araby - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
6. Boogie Woogie - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
7. Hawaiian War Chant - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
8. Imagination - Tommy Dorsey
9. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
10. Whispering - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
11. Stardust - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
12. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
13. Yes, Indeed! - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
14. Blue Skies - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
15. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
16. Well Git It - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
17. There Are Such Things - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
18. Opus One - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
19. On the Sunny Side of the Street - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
20. Chicago - Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey
21. I'm Getting Sentimental over You - Tommy Dorsey

Disc 11:

1. Jubilee - Harry James
2. When We're Alone - Harry James
3. Can't I? - Harry James
4. Life Goes to a Party - Harry James
5. Texas Chatter - Harry James
6. Song of the Wanderer - Harry James
7. It's the Dreamer in Me - Harry James
8. One O'Clock Jump - Harry James
9. Out of Nowhere - Harry James
10. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) - Harry James
11. Lullaby in Rhythm - Harry James
12. Little White Lies - Harry James
13. Boo Woo - Harry James
14. Woo-Woo - Harry James
15. Home James - Harry James
16. Jesse - Harry James
17. Ciribiribin (They're So in Love) - Harry James
18. Sweet Georgia Brown - Harry James
19. Blame It on My Last Affair - Harry James
20. Love's a Necessary Thing - Harry James
21. 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) - Harry James
22. Two O'Clock Jump - Harry James

Disc 12:

1. And the Angels Sing - Harry James
2. (Back Home Again In) Indiana - Harry James
3. Got No Time - Harry James
4. King Porter Stomp - Harry James
5. Comes Love - Harry James
6. I Can't Afford to Dream - Harry James
7. I Found a New Baby - Harry James
8. Fannie May - Harry James
9. From the Bottom of My Heart - Harry James
10. Sugar Daddy - Harry James
11. Melancholy Mood - Harry James
12. Avalon - Harry James
13. My Buddy - Harry James
14. Vol Vistu Gaily Star - Harry James
15. Flash - Harry James
16. It's Funny to Everyone But Me - Harry James
17. Here Comes the Night - Harry James
18. Willow Weep for Me - Harry James
19. Feet Draggin' Blues - Harry James
20. All or Nothing at All - Harry James
21. On a Little Street in Singapore - Harry James
22. Who Told You I Cared? - Harry James
23. Sleepy Time Gal - Harry James

Disc 13:

1. Concerto for Clarinet, Pts. 1 & 2 - Artie Shaw
2. King for a Day - Artie Shaw
3. Stardust - Artie Shaw
4. Prelude in C Major - Artie Shaw
5. Chantez Les Bas (Sing 'Em Low) - Artie Shaw
6. What Is There to Say? - Artie Shaw
7. Who's Excited? - Artie Shaw
8. Confessin' (That I Love You) - Artie Shaw
9. Solid Sam - Artie Shaw
10. Take Your Shoes off Baby (And Start Runnin' Through My Mind) - Artie Shaw
11. Love Me a Little Little - Artie Shaw
12. Blues in the Night - Artie Shaw
13. Beyond the Blue Horizon [From the Paramount Film "Monte Carlo"] - Artie Shaw
14. Deuces Wild - Artie Shaw
15. Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat - Artie Shaw
16. Rockin' Chair - Artie Shaw
17. Just Kiddin' Around - Artie Shaw
18. Carnival - Artie Shaw
19. St. James Infirmary - Artie Shaw
20. Needlenose - Artie Shaw
21. Two in One Blues - Artie Shaw

Disc 14:

1. Japanese Sandman - Artie Shaw
2. Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody - Artie Shaw
3. I Used to Be Above Love - Artie Shaw
4. No Regrets - Artie Shaw
5. South Sea Island Magic - Artie Shaw
6. It Ain't Right - Artie Shaw
7. Sugar Foot Stomp - Artie Shaw
8. Thou Swell - Artie Shaw
9. You're Giving Me a Song and Dance - Artie Shaw
10. One, Two, Button Your Shoe - Artie Shaw
11. Let's Call a Heart a Heart - Artie Shaw
12. Skeleton in the Closet - Artie Shaw
13. There's Something in the Air - Artie Shaw
14. Take Another Guess - Artie Shaw
15. There's Frost on the Moon - Artie Shaw
16. Love and Learn - Artie Shaw
17. Moon Face - Artie Shaw
18. Same Old Line - Artie Shaw
19. You Can Tell She Comes from Dixie - Artie Shaw

Disc 15:

1. Woodchopper's Ball - Woody Herman
2. Northwest Passage - Woody Herman
3. I've Got News for You - Woody Herman
4. Bijou - Woody Herman
5. Goof and I - Woody Herman
6. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe - Woody Herman
7. Early Autumn [Summer Sequence Pt. 4] - Woody Herman
8. Sidewalks of Cuba - Woody Herman
9. Keen and Peachy - Woody Herman
10. Everywhere - Woody Herman
11. Four Brothers - Woody Herman
12. Goosey Gander - Woody Herman
13. Blowin' up a Storm - Woody Herman
14. Keeper of the Flame - Woody Herman
15. Early Autumn - Woody Herman
16. Lemon Drop - Woody Herman

Disc 16:

1. At the Woodchopper's Ball - Woody Herman
2. It's a Blue World - Woody Herman
3. Indian Boogie Woogie - Woody Herman
4. Four of Five Times - Woody Herman
5. East Side Kick - Woody Herman
6. Blues Downstairs - Woody Herman
7. Yardbird Shuffle - Woody Herman
8. Golden Wedding - Woody Herman
9. Fan It - Woody Herman
10. Careless - Woody Herman
11. Who Dat up Dere? - Woody Herman
12. South - Woody Herman
13. Get Your Boots Laced, Papa - Woody Herman
14. Blue Ink - Woody Herman
15. Fort Worth Jail - Woody Herman
16. Blues - Woody Herman
17. Herman at the Sherman - Woody Herman
18. Too Late - Woody Herman
19. Junkin' - Woody Herman
20. Blues on Parade - Woody Herman
21. Woodsheddin' With Woody - Woody Herman

Disc 17:

1. Virginia, Georgia and Caroline - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
2. I See a Million People (But All I Can See Is You ) - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
3. Blues in the Night - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
4. Mermaid Song - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
5. Tappin' Off - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
6. I Get the Neck of the Chicken - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
7. Lordy - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
8. Conchita - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
9. Hey, Doc! - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
10. Moment I Laid Eyes on You - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
11. I Want to Rock - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
12. Says Who? Says You, Says I! - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
13. Who Calls? - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
14. I'll Be Around - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
15. Minnie the Moocher - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
16. Let's Go Joe - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
17. Nain Nain (No No) - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
18. Tain't No Good - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
19. Ogeechee River Lullaby - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
20. I Get the Neck of the Chicken - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
21. Mrs. Finnigan - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
22. Smo-O-O-Oth One - Cabell "Cab" Calloway

Disc 18:

1. Hep Cat's Love Song - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
2. Hot Air - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
3. Willow Weep for Me - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
4. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
5. Special Delivery - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
6. St. James Infirmary - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
7. St. James Infirmary - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
8. Chicken Ain't Nothin' But a Bird - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
9. Make Yourself at Home - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
10. You Are the One in My Heart - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
11. Goin' Conga - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
12. Lonesome Nights - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
13. Workers` Train - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
14. Take the "A" Train - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
15. Ebony Silhouette - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
16. Are You All Reet? - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
17. Jonah Joins the Cab - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
18. Run Little Rabbit - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
19. My Gal - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
20. We Go Well Together - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
21. North of the Mohawk Trail - Cabell "Cab" Calloway
22. Geechy Joe - Cabell "Cab" Calloway

Disc 19:

1. You're Breaking My Heart All Over Again - Gene Krupa
2. Down Argentina Way - Gene Krupa
3. Moon Over Burma - Gene Krupa
4. High on a Windy Hill - Gene Krupa
5. I Hear Music - Gene Krupa
6. Like the Fella Once Said - Gene Krupa
7. Somewhere - Gene Krupa
8. I'd Know You Anywhere - Gene Krupa
9. How 'Bout That Mess? - Gene Krupa
10. You Danced With Dynamite - Gene Krupa
11. When You Awake - Gene Krupa
12. It All Comes Back to Me Now - Gene Krupa
13. Hamtramck - Gene Krupa
14. Yes, My Darling Daughter - Gene Krupa
15. Full Dress Hop - Gene Krupa
16. Sweet Georgia Brown - Gene Krupa
17. Oh! They're Making Me All Over in the Army - Gene Krupa
18. Deep in the Blues - Gene Krupa
19. You Are the One - Gene Krupa
20. Isn't That Just Like Love? - Gene Krupa
21. You Forgot About Me - Gene Krupa

Disc 20:

1. Bolero at the Savoy - Gene Krupa
2. I Know That You Know - Gene Krupa
3. Fare Thee Well, Annie Laurie - Gene Krupa
4. Wire Brush Stomp - Gene Krupa
5. Nagasaki - Gene Krupa
6. Jeepers Creepers - Gene Krupa
7. Murdy Purdy - Gene Krupa
8. To-Ra-Ra-Boom-Der-E - Gene Krupa
9. Grandfather's Clock - Gene Krupa
10. Apurksody - Gene Krupa
11. Never Felt Better, Never Had Less - Gene Krupa
12. Do You Wanna Jump, Children? - Gene Krupa
13. Madam Swings It - Gene Krupa
14. Dracula - Gene Krupa
15. Symphony in Riffs - Gene Krupa
16. Drummin' Man - Gene Krupa
17. Georgia on My Mind - Gene Krupa
18. Fool Am I - Gene Krupa

Disc 21:

1. Intermission Riff - Stan Kenton
2. Artistry Jumps - Stan Kenton
3. Painted Rhythm - Stan Kenton
4. Peg O' My Heart - Stan Kenton
5. Ecuador - Stan Kenton
6. Opus in Pastels - Stan Kenton
7. Capitol Punishment - Stan Kenton
8. Rhythm Incorporated - Stan Kenton
9. Lover - Stan Kenton
10. Chorale for Brass, Piano and Bongo - Stan Kenton
11. Abstraction - Stan Kenton
12. Cuban Carnival - Stan Kenton
13. Journey to Brazil - Stan Kenton

Disc 22:

1. Two Moose in a Caboose - Stan Kenton
2. Body and Soul - Stan Kenton
3. I Never Thought I'd Sing the Blues - Stan Kenton
4. Solitude - Stan Kenton
5. On the Sunny Side of the Street - Stan Kenton
6. Begin the Beguine - Stan Kenton
7. Scotch and Water - Stan Kenton
8. Yesterdays - Stan Kenton
9. Easy Street - Stan Kenton
10. No Baby, Nobody But You - Stan Kenton
11. Lover - Stan Kenton
12. Everybody Swing - Stan Kenton
13. I Got the Sun in the Morning - Stan Kenton
14. It's Never Too Late to Pray - Stan Kenton
15. Who's Got a Tent Fo Rent - Stan Kenton
16. Tea for Two - Stan Kenton
17. Come Rain or Come Shine - Stan Kenton
18. Reed Rapture - Stan Kenton
19. One Twenty - Stan Kenton
20. Lover Man - Stan Kenton
21. Cocktails for Two - Stan Kenton
22. I Surrender, Dear - Stan Kenton
23. End of the World - Stan Kenton

Disc 23:

1. Are You Here to Stay? - Chick Webb
2. Moonlight and Magnolias - Chick Webb
3. I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful) - Chick Webb
4. Facts and Figures - Chick Webb
5. Go Harlem - Chick Webb
6. Love Marches On - Chick Webb
7. There's Frost on the Moon - Chick Webb
8. Gee But You're Swell - Chick Webb
9. Rusty Hinge - Chick Webb
10. Wake up and Live - Chick Webb
11. It's Swell of You - Chick Webb
12. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie - Chick Webb
13. That Naughty Waltz - Chick Webb
14. In a Little Spanish Town - Chick Webb
15. I Got Rhythm - Chick Webb
16. I Ain't Got Nobody - Chick Webb
17. Strictly Jive - Chick Webb

Disc 24:

1. Stompin' at the Savoy - Chick Webb
2. That's My Home - Chick Webb
3. If Dreams Come True - Chick Webb
4. Don't Be That Way - Chick Webb
5. Down Home Rag - Chick Webb
6. Love and Kisses - Chick Webb
7. Rhythm and Romance - Chick Webb
8. Sweet Sue, Just You - Chick Webb
9. Squeeze Me - Chick Webb
10. Harlem Congo - Chick Webb
11. Hallelujah - Chick Webb
12. Midnite in a Madhouse (Midnite in Harlem) - Chick Webb
13. Dipsy Doodle - Chick Webb
14. Azure - Chick Webb
15. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) - Chick Webb
16. Spinnin' the Webb - Chick Webb
17. Who Ya Hunchin'? - Chick Webb

Disc 25:

1. Four or Five Times - Jimmie Lunceford
2. Organ Grinder's Swing - Jimmie Lunceford
3. Harlem Shout - Jimmie Lunceford
4. For Dancers Only - Jimmie Lunceford
5. Margie - Jimmie Lunceford
6. 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) - Jimmie Lunceford
7. Jazz Hot - Jimmie Lunceford
8. Cheatin' on Me - Jimmie Lunceford
9. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - Jimmie Lunceford
10. Lonesome Road - Jimmie Lunceford
11. Mandy, Make up Your Mind - Jimmie Lunceford
12. Ain't She Sweet - Jimmie Lunceford
13. Well, All Right Then - Jimmie Lunceford
14. Uptown Blues - Jimmie Lunceford
15. Twenty-Four Robbers - Jimmie Lunceford
16. Blues in the Night, Pts. 1 & 2 - Jimmie Lunceford
17. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, Pt. 1-2 - Jimmie Lunceford
18. Back Door Stuff, Pts. 1 & 2 - Jimmie Lunceford

Disc 26:

1. Strictly Instrumental - Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
2. I'm Gonna See My Baby - Jimmie Lunceford
3. Knock Me a Kiss - Jimmie Lunceford
4. I Dream a Lot About You - Jimmie Lunceford
5. Keep Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy - Jimmie Lunceford
6. Easy Street - Jimmie Lunceford
7. I'm Losing My Mind (Because of You) - Jimmie Lunceford
8. It Had to Be You - Jimmie Lunceford
9. I'm in a Jam With Baby - Jimmie Lunceford
10. Life Is Fine - Jimmie Lunceford
11. Baby, Are You Kiddin'? - Jimmie Lunceford
12. Honeydripper - Jimmie Lunceford
13. Buzz-Buzz-Buzz - Jimmie Lunceford
14. That Someone Must Be You - Jimmie Lunceford
15. This Is My Confession to You - Jimmie Lunceford
16. Jeep Rhythm - Jimmie Lunceford
17. Blue Lou - Chick Webb

Disc 27:

1. Shipyard Ramble - Erskine Hawkins

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Product Details

• Released on: 2005-02-18
• Number of discs: 40
• Formats: Import, Box set, Compilation

Album Description
Budget-priced box featuring 40(!) digitally remastered CDs packed with all the best from the top names of the Big Band era during the Great Depression and World War II. Each disc contains music by just one artist, though most of the stars have two hits-packed CDs and Duke Ellington has three! Other featured acts include Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Cab Calloway, Gene Krupa, Stan Kenton and many others. Packed with a walloping 792 tracks, this collection is guaranteed to keep all swingin' guys and dolls' toes tappin' and hands clappin'! An affordable & unique Christmas present that Grandma & Grandpa will love since they grew up listening to these cats, Mom & Dad can now appreciate and the smart kids who know better than to accept lame modern day imposters like Cherry Poppin' Daddies and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy when they can have the real deal! Housed in a sealed, full color 5' x 6'

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Customer Reviews

When popular music was good, and good music popular
As a youngster some 25 years ago I was fortunate enough to have a neighbor who had records of big band music that he shared.
Long evenings spent listening in my attic room as the old tube amplified record player would reproduce big band music faithfully through a big, old Wurlitzer jukebox speaker. Miller, Goodman, Dorsey, Herman, Armstrong, and others educated me in the art of the big band. For hours on end I would listen to the music pouring forth from the big speaker, and on warm evenings when my window was open the neighbors would also. If I recall correctly I even got requests.
In both repertoire and sonics the "Big Band Box" easily holds its own against the compilations from Time Life, Longines Symphonette Society, Readers Digest, and various others.
The artists picked are some of the most influential of the Swing Era- Benny Goodman, who is credited with starting the big band era circa 1935. Duke Ellington, who is truly an artist "Beyond category." Chick Webb- the harlem dynamo who gave Ella Fitzgerald her start with a Big Band. Fletcher Henderson- a genius whose arrangements often had multiple layers some on top, but others not revealing themselves until multiple listenings. Gene Krupa- the giant of percussion who is still one of the most revered drummers today.
Harry James- The child prodigy from a circus family whose best work was electrifying, but descended into alcoholism and gambling, but stayed true to his craft up until the end. His last recordings revealed a purity of tone and melody that denied he only had weeks to live...
The music selections are also excellant, and reveal a real sensitivty of the big bands real flavorings. A mixture of old chestnuts and seldom heard tunes provide a glimpse of what the music may have sounded like during a club date or radio program. This is a refreshing contrast to the usual "Best of" albums which are often reissued today, which often descend almost to parody, indicating that a band only had perhaps ten songs they played. In reality, the musicians and performers of the big band era were incredibly versatile and productive. This collection allows the neophyte a chance to hear what it was like during those incredible years, and even allows this old amateur disc jockey a few surprise numbers.
The sound quality is really quite good, with the almost total elimination of surface noise. Almost all the Big band recordings were made directly to disc, this was before the adoption of analog tape as a recording medium. The equalization is also very good and sounds very natural and musical. The quality of these old monaural recordings has rarely sounded as good as this.
Liner notes have a summary of each of the covered artists lives as well as their careers. Also the session dates as well as the arrangers and performers are also listed.
May I suggest for future releases that the company include some information on the audio restoration process used. To my untrained ear the restoration is very similar to the "Cedar" process, it would be nice to know what process was used. On the next issuing perhaps they could include some live performances, as like the bands of today, big bands come most alive when they interact with their audiences.
Nit picking aside, if one has even a modicum of interest in Swing music then this set is an absolute bargain, and a must have. We all know that in movies the sequel is seldom the equal of the original. It is often so in music as well. That which was done well originally is difficult to equal, let alone surpass. The time in which this music was created is long gone, as are most of the people who created it. Yet their legacy lives on and has seldom shone greater in recent years than on this "Big Band Box."
Also I recommend the "Cradle of Jazz" set as does reviewer jka1215- ASIN: B00004S7HQ.

An education in big band music
With well over 40 hours of music from around forty artists I feel enlighted from this collection.

I'm a new comer to the jazz scene and although listening to one collection won't put me shoulder to shoulder with the experts, it's a pretty good start.

Thanks to this collection, I am familiar with the styles of very famous big band names such as Benny Goodman and Cab Calloway, but also with artists I had never heard of such as Woody Herman and Stan Kenton.

Some of the music on these CDs is great, but some is pretty forgettable, while some is downright irritating. But due to the scope of the project this almost goes without saying.

The sound quality is generally acceptable and since the cost is only around a buck and a half per CD, even if you only like a tenth of the songs, you've gotten your money's worth.

Speaking for myself, I feel like I have taken a crash course in American pops from when my grandma was a young person and from this perspective, I'm really glad I bought it.

Great Deal
Nearly 40 hours of digitally remastered original 78s and 45s for less than $1 each. No, you aren't getting the 1000 greatest hits of the 30s & 40s, but this is a great collection, but at 10% of the price, you get a lot of standards.

Also see the similarly priced "Cradle of Jazz" and "Great Vocalists of Jazz and Entertainment" collections by the German "History" label.