The danceable tempos and alluring sounds presented in this wide ranging compilation come from a time when people craved the excitement afforded by the live presence of a big band.
- Woody Herman: Four Brothers
- Tommy Dorsey: East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
- Benny Goodman: Let's Dance
- Jimmy Dorsey: Yours (Quierme Mucho)
- Earl Hines: Ridin' And Jivin'
- Glenn Miller: Anvil Chorus
- Count Basie: Do You Wanna Jump, Children?
- Benny Carter: Plymouth Rock
- Duke Ellington: Harlem Air Shaft
- Jack Teagarden: A Hundred Years From Today
- Chick Webb: Go Harlem
- Stan Kenton: The Spider And The Fly
- Artie Shaw: Begin The Beguine
- Woody Herman: Apple Honey
- Glenn Miller: I've Got A Heart Filled With Love (For You Dear)
- Count Basie: Doggin' Around
- Benny Goodman: Why Don't You Do Right?
- Les Brown: Bizet Has His Day
- Tommy Dorsey: On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- Harry James: Trumpet Blues And Cantabile
- Tony Pastor: Gonna Get A Girl
- Stan Kenton: Intermission Riff
- Artie Shaw: I Got The Sun In The Morning
- Benny Goodman: When Buddha Smiles
- Ella Fitzgerald: When My Sugar Walks Down The Street