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.

1. Woody Herman - Four Brothers
2. Tommy Dorsey - East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
3. Benny Goodman - Let's Dance
4. Jimmy Dorsey - Yours (Quierme Mucho)
5. Earl Hines - Ridin' And Jivin'
6. Glenn Miller - Anvil Chorus
7. Count Basie - Do You Wanna Jump, Children?
8. Benny Carter - Plymouth Rock
9. Duke Ellington - Harlem Air Shaft
10. Jack Teagarden - A Hundred Years From Today
11. Chick Webb - Go Harlem
12. Stan Kenton - The Spider And The Fly
13. Artie Shaw - Begin The Beguine
14. Woody Herman - Apple Honey
15. Glenn Miller - I've Got A Heart Filled With Love (For You Dear)
16. Count Basie - Doggin' Around
17. Benny Goodman - Why Don't You Do Right?
18. Les Brown - Bizet Has His Day
19. Tommy Dorsey - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
20. Harry James - Trumpet Blues And Cantabile
21. Tony Pastor - Gonna Get A Girl
22. Stan Kenton - Intermission Riff
23. Artie Shaw - I Got The Sun In The Morning
24. Benny Goodman - When Buddha Smiles
25. Ella Fitzgerald - When My Sugar Walks Down The Street