| 1 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | In The MoodBass – Rowland BundockDrums – Maurice PurtillGuitar – Richard FisherPiano – C. McGregorSaxophone [Sax] – Al Klink, Hal McIntyre, Harold Tennyson, Gordon Beneke, Wilbur SchwartzTrombone – Al Mastren, Glenn Miller, Paul TannerTrumpet – Clyde Hurley, Lee Knowles, R. McMickleWritten-By – Andy Razaf, Joe Garland | 3:31 |
| 2 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Don't Be That WayArranged By – Edgar SampsonBass – Harry GoodmanClarinet – Benny GoodmanDrums – Gene KrupaGuitar – Allan ReussPiano – Jess StacySaxophone [Sax] – Arthur Rollini, Babe Rusin, George Koenig, Herman SchertzerTrombone – Red Ballard, Vernon BrownTrumpet – Charles Griffin, Harry James , Ziggy ElmanWritten-By – Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish | 3:23 |
| 3 | –Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Take The "A" TrainBass – Jimmy BlantonDrums – Sonny GreerGuitar – Fred GuyPiano – Duke EllingtonSaxophone [Sax] – Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Johnny Hodges, Otto HardwickTrombone – Joseph Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence BrownTrumpet – Ray Nance, Rex Stewart, Wallace JonesWritten-By – Billy Strayhorn | 2:54 |
| 4 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Begin The BeguineBass – Sid WeissClarinet – Artie ShawDrums – Cliff LeemanGuitar – Al AvolaPiano – Lester BurnessSaxophone [Sax] – Hank Freeman, Les Robinson, Ronny Perry, Tony PastorTrombone – George Arus, Harry Rodgers, Ted VeselyTrumpet – Chuck Peterson, Claude Bowen, John BestWritten-By – Cole Porter | 3:15 |
| 5 | –Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra | SouthBanjo – Leroy BerryBass – Walter PageDrums – Willie McWashingtonSaxophone [Sax] – Harlan Leonard, Jack Washington, Laforet Dent, Woodie WalderTrombone – Thomas HayesTrumpet – Booker Washington, Ed LewisWritten-By – Bennie Moten, Thamon Hayes | 2:32 |
| 6 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Opus OneBass – Sidney BlockDrums – Buddy RichGuitar – Robert BainPiano – Milton GoldenSaxophone [Sax] – Albert Klink, Bruce Branson, Boniface "Buddy" deFranco, Gail Curtis, Sid CooperTrombone – Colin Satterwhite, Nelson Riddle, Jr., Tommy Dorsey, Walter BensonTrumpet – Dale Pierce, George Seaberg, Roger Ellick, Vito ManganoTuba – Joseph ParkViola – David Uchitel, Milton ThomasViolin – Alex Beller, Bernard Tinterow, Joseph Goodman, Leon Atkins, Manny Fiddler, Peter Dimitriades, Ruth GoodmanWritten-By – Sy Oliver | 2:54 |
| 7 | –Earl "Fatha" Hines And His Orchestra | Boogie Woogie On St. Louis BluesArranged By – Earl HinesBass – Quinn WilsonDrums – Alvin BurroughsGuitar – Claude RobertsPiano – Earl HinesSaxophone [Sax] – James Mundy, Leroy Harris, Omer Simeon, Robert Crowder Trombone – Edward Burke, Joe McLewis, John EwingTrumpet – Edward Simms, George Dixon, Milton Fletcher , Walter FullerWritten-By – William Christopher Handy | 2:47 |
| 8 | –Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra | CherokeeBass – Phil StephensDrums – Ray MichaelsGuitar – Bus EtriPiano – Bill Miller Saxophone [Sax] – Charlie Barnet, Donald McCook, Gene Kinsey, James Lamare, Kurt BloomTrombone – Ben Hall , Bill Robertson, Don RuppersbergTrumpet – Bill May, Robert Burnet, John OwensWritten-By – Ray Noble | 3:21 |
| 9 | –Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra | Pompton TurnpikeBass – Phil StephensDrums – Cliff LeemanGuitar – Bus EtriPiano – Bill Miller Saxophone [Sax] – Charlie Barnet, Gene Kinsey, James Lamare, Kurt Bloom, Leo WhiteTrombone – Bill Robertson, Don Ruppersberg, Spud MurphyTrumpet – Bill May, Robert Burnet, John Owens, Lyman FunkWritten-By – Dick Rogers, Will Osborne | 3:00 |
| 10 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Sing, Sing, Sing (Introducing "Christopher Columbus")Bass – Harry GoodmanClarinet – Benny GoodmanDrums – Gene KrupaGuitar – Allan ReussPiano – Jess StacySaxophone [Sax] – Arthur Rollini, George Koenig, Herman Schertzer, Vido MussoTrombone – Murray McEachern, Sterling BallardTrumpet – Gordon Griffin, Harry James , Ziggy ElmanWritten-By – Louis Prima | 8:42 |
| 11 | –Larry Clinton And His Orchestra | Study In BrownBass – Eddie SafranskiDrums – Jimmy CrawfordGuitar – Al CaiolaSaxophone [Sax] – Abraham Richman, Henry Ross, Phil Olivella, Sidney Cooper, Sol SchlingerTrombone – Jack Sutterfield, Lou McGarity, Marvin GoldTrumpet – Bernard Privin, Gordon "Chris" Griffin, Carl "Doc" Severinsen, James NottinghamWritten-By – Larry Clinton | 3:13 |
| 12 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra | Mister Roberts' RoostBass – W. PageDrums – J. JonesGuitar – F. GreenPiano – Count BasieSaxophone [Sax] – G. Tate, C. Price, P. Gonsalves, P. Love, R. WashingtonTrombone – W. Johnson, W. Wells, G. Simon, T. DonnellyTrumpet – E. Lewis, E. Berry, E. Young, H. EdisonWritten-By – Buster Harding, Count Basie, Milton Ebbins | 2:30 |
| 13 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | FrenesiBass – Jud DeNautBass Clarinet – Joe KrechterCello – Irving Lipschultz, Julius TannenbaumClarinet – Artie ShawDrums – Carl MausFlute – Morton RudermanGuitar – Bobby SherwoodHorn – Jack CaneOboe – Phil NemoliPiano – Sonny WrightsmanSaxophone [Sax] – Blake Reynolds, Bud Carleton, Dick Clark, Jack StaceyTrombone – Babe Bowman, William Rank, Randall MillerTrumpet – Charlie Margolies, George Thow, Manny KleinViola – Dave Sterkin, Jack Ray, Stanley SpiegelmanViolin – Alex Law, Dave Cracov, Harry Bluestone, Jerry Joyce , Mark Levant, Peter Eisenberg , Robert Burene, Sid BrokawWritten-By – Alberto Domínguez | 3:04 |
| 14 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | A String Of PearlsBass – Edward GoldbergDrums – Maurice PurtillGuitar – Robert HackettPiano – J. C. McGregorSaxophone [Sax] – Al Klink, Babe Rusin, Ernie Caceres, Gordon Beneke, Wilbur SchwartzTrombone – Frank D'Annolfo, Glenn Miller, Jim Priddy, Paul TannerTrumpet – Alec Fila, Bill May, John Best, R.D. McMickleWritten-By – Jerry Gray | 3:12 |
| 15 | –Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra | Tippin' InBass – Lee StanfieldDrums – Kelly MartinGuitar – Leroy KirklandPiano – Asa HarrisSaxophone [Sax] – Aaron Maxwell, Robert Smith, Frank Henry, Jimmy Mitchelle, Julian DashTrombone – David James , Donald Cole, Edward Sims, Norman GreeneTrumpet – Willie Moore, Jr., Robert Johnson, Jr., Charles Jones, Erskine Hawkins, Samuel LoweWritten-By – Bobby Lewis | 3:00 |
| 16 | –Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra | I Can't Get StartedBass – Hank WaylandDrums – George WettlingGuitar – Tom Morgan Piano – Joe LipmanSaxophone [Sax] – Clyde Rounds, George Auld, Joe Dixon, Mike DotyTrombone – Al George , Sonny LeeTrumpet – Bunny Berigan, Irving Goodman, Stephen LipkinsVocals – Bunny BeriganWritten-By – Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke | 4:45 |
| 17 | –Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra | After HoursBass – LeMire StanfieldDrums – James Morrison Guitar – William McLemorePiano – Avery ParrishSaxophone [Sax] – Haywood Henry, Jimmy Mitchelle, Julian Dash, Paul Bascomb, William JohnsonTrombone – Edward Sims, Robert RangeTrumpet – Erskine Hawkins, James Harris, Marcellus Green, Same LoweWritten-By – Avery Parrish | 3:20 |
| 18 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Song Of IndiaArranged By – Tommy DorseyBass – Gene TraxlerDrums – Dave ToughGuitar – Carmen MastrenPiano – Dick Jones Saxophone [Sax] – Bud Freeman, Clyde Rounds, Fred Stulce, Joe DixonTrombone – Les Jenkins, Red Bone , Tommy DorseyTrumpet – Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Welch , Joe Bauer , Bob CusumanoWritten-By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | 3:06 |
| 19 | –Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra | 12th Street RagBass – Bill TaylorDrums – Sonny GreerPiano – Clyde HartSaxophone [Sax] – Harry CarneyTrombone – Lawrence BrownTrumpet – Rex StewartVibraphone [Vibraharp] – Lionel HamptonWritten-By – Euday L. Bowman | 3:06 |
| 20 | –Ziggy Elman And His Orchestra | And The Angels SingDrums – Nick FatoolGuitar – Ben HellerPiano – Jack GuarnieriSaxophone [Sax] – Art Rollini, Jerry Jerome, Noni Bernardi, Toots MondelloTrumpet – Ziggy ElmanWritten-By – Johnny Mercer, Ziggy Elman | 3:16 |