disc 1. Star dust (Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra) -- Soon one mornin' (Death come a-creepin' in my room) (Mississippi Fred McDowell) -- Memphis blues (Lieut. Jim Europe's 369th Infantry ("Hell Fighters") Band) -- Livery stable blues (The Original Dixieland Jazz Band) -- Charleston (James P. Johnson), etc. disc 2. It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) (Duke Ellington and his Orchestra) -- Echoes of Harlem (Duke Ellington and his Orchestra) -- Moten swing (Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra) -- St. Louis blues (Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra) -- Ain't misbehavin' (Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra), etc. disc 3. Body and soul (Coleman Hawkins) -- Cotton tail (Duke Ellington and his Orchestra) -- Take the "A" train (Duke Ellington and his Orchestra) -- Begin the beguine (Artie Shaw and his Orchestra) -- In the mood (Glenn Miller and his Orchestra), etc. disc 4. Doodlin' (Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers) -- I get a kick out of you (Clifford Brown and Max Roach) -- St. Thomas (Sammy Rollins) -- Django (Modern Jazz Quartet) -- Take five (The Dave Brubeck Quartet), etc. disc 5. Hello, Dolly! (Louis Armstrong) -- Desafinado (Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd) -- In a sentimental mood (John Coltrane and Duke Ellington) -- Tourist point of view (Duke Ellington and his Orchestra) -- E.S.P. (The Miles Davis Quintet), etc.

Various artists.

Recorded 1926-1992.