Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Moonlight Cocktail - Glenn Miller
2. One O'Clock Jump - Duke Ellington
3. I Found a New Baby - Benny Goodman
4. In a Little Spanish Town - Tommy Dorsey
5. Lester Leaps In - Count Basie
6. Mooche - Duke Ellington
7. Bugle Call Rag - Benny Goodman
8. I Got Rhythm - Jimmy Dorsey
9. Serenade in Blue - Glenn Miller
10. Sweet Lorraine - Woody Herman
11. Get Happy - Benny Goodman
12. Stardust - Artie Shaw
13. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me - Duke Ellington

Disc 2:

1. Moonlight in Vermont - Tommy Dorsey
2. Frankie and Johnny - Duke Ellington
3. Surrender - Woody Herman
4. That's A-Plenty - Benny Goodman
5. Johnson Rag - Glenn Miller
6. How High the Moon - Duke Ellington
7. Stormy Monday Blues - Count Basie
8. Jumpin' at the Woodside - Benny Goodman
9. Shine on Harvest Moon - Jimmy Dorsey
10. Anvil Chorus - Glenn Miller
11. In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington
12. Blues in the Night - Artie Shaw
13. Fascinating Rhythm - Benny Goodman

Disc 3:

1. Whispering - Benny Goodman
2. That Old Black Magic - Glenn Miller
3. I Should Care - Tommy Dorsey
4. Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington
5. Hittin' Twelve - Count Basie
6. Roll 'Em - Benny Goodman
7. Perdido - Duke Ellington
8. Indian Summer - Glenn Miller
9. Sunset Strip - Jimmy Dorsey
10. Ain't Misbehavin' - Woody Herman
11. Down South Camp Meeting - Benny Goodman
12. My Heart Stood Still - Artie Shaw
13. Stardust - Duke Ellington

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #415561 in Music
• Released on: 1994-09-09
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set

Customer Reviews

What a value!
I am usually wary of multi-disc collections of jazz works because frequently the audio quality is dismal. This is happily not the case here, and the value is astounding. I have all of these tracks on various other albums, but purchased this so I can have a convenient way to listen to the music in the car. This is a great collection of jazz works and the audio quality is quite good. There are some tracks which have a little too much background hiss, the Ellington songs in particular, but the bulk of the disc is excellent. There are no live versions here, so if you're searching for the original recordings, you'll find them here.

I might quibble with the curious inclusion of Artie Shaw's "Stardust," hardly a jazz tune, but the majority of the songs will have you dancing in the aisles.
A magnificent stand out is Benny's "Jumpin' at the Woodside," and this is the 40's version, not the inferior 1952 Be Bop version which he released and is only included in various Big Band collections. You can't go wrong with this set. Three discs for under ten bucks is a small investment to hear some of the greatest music of the 20th century.