Editorial Review:

Album Description:
Budget-priced box featuring 40(!) digitally remastered CDs that serve up 727 of the best jazz recordings from the late '20s to the '50s, giving listeners an abundance of material from the top practitioners of the classic jazz styles Swing, Big Band and Be-Bop. Most of the discs contain only recordings by one artist, but with some of the stars --like Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Django Reinhardt, Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins for instance-- you get a double dose! For anyone interested in curious about the formative years of jazz, or for anyone looking to build a quality jazz library without spending a fortune, this collection is a must have. Housed in a sealed, full color 5' x 6' x 8' box, it contains 20 double slimline jewel cases. Artist Listing: Roy Eldridge (2 CDs)

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Disc 1:

1. All the Things You Are - Kern, Jerome
2. Step on It
3. Riding on 52nd Street - Hawkins, Coleman
4. Memories of You - Blake, Eubie
5. Out to Lunch - Davis, Jimmy [1]
6. In the Hush of the Night - Hoffman, Al
7. Look Out Jack! - Davis, Jimmy [1]
8. Every Man for Himself - Davis, Jimmy [1]
9. I'm Yours - Green, Johnny
10. Under a Blanket of Blue - Livingston, Jerry
11. Beyond the Blue Horizon - Harling, W. Frank
12. A Shanty in Old Shanty Town - Little, Little Jack
13. My Man - Charles, Jacques
14. El Salon de Gutbucket - Shavers, Charlie
15. Embraceable You - Gershwin, George
16. Undecided - Robin, Sydney
17. Recollections - Thomas, Walter
18. Drifting on a Reed - Thomas, Walter
19. Flyin' Hawk - Thomas, Walter
20. Sportsman's Hop - Thompson, Sir Charl
21. Bean Stalkin' - Hawkins, Coleman
22. Ready for Love - McGhee, Howard

Disc 10:

1. A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody - Berlin, Irving
2. More Than You Know - Eliscu, Edward
3. How Could You? - Dubin, Al
4. These Foolish Things - Link, Harry
5. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise - Hammerstein, Oscar
6. You Stepped Out of a Dream - Brown, Nacio Herb
7. Spookie Woogie - Shearing, George
8. Moonray - Madison, Paul
9. Rosetta - Hines, Earl
10. I'll Never Let a Day Pass By - Loesser, Frank
11. Coquette - Green, Johnny
12. Out of Nowhere - Green, Johnny
13. Can't We Be Friends? - James, Paul
14. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You - Crosby, Bing
15. Guilty - Kahn, Gus
16. Sweet Lorraine - Burwell, Carter
17. I Found a New Boogie - Shearing, George

Disc 11:

1. How High the Moon - Hamilton, Nancy
2. Russian Lullaby - Berlin, Irving
3. I Know That You Know - Caldwell, Anne
4. Blues
5. Stompin' at the Savoy - Goodman, Benny
6. Undecided - Robin, Sydney
7. China Boy - Boutelje, Phil
8. Just You, Just Me - Greer, Jesse
9. Just for You Blues - Wilson, Teddy
10. This Heart of Mine - Freed, Arthur
11. Bugle Call Rag - Meyers, Billy
12. Runnin' Wild - Gibbs, Arthur
13. I Surrender, Dear - Barris, Harry
14. Memories of You - Blake, Eubie
15. If Dreams Come True - Mills, Irving
16. I Can't Get Started - Duke, Vernon
17. Stompin' at the Savoy - Goodman, Benny
18. Blues Too - Wilson, Teddy
19. B Flat Swing - Wilson, Teddy

Disc 12:

1. Somebody Loves Me - DeSylva, Buddy
2. I'm Painting the Town Red - Newman, Charles
3. All My Life - Mitchell, Sidney
4. Why Do I Lie to Myself About You? - Coots, J. Fred
5. The Way You Look Tonight - Kern, Jerome
6. Sailin' - Wilson, Teddy
7. I've Found a New Baby - Williams, Spencer
8. Just a Mood - Wilson, Teddy
9. If Dreams Come True - Goodman, Benny
10. I Got Rhythm - Gershwin, George
11. Jumpin' for Joy - Sampson, Edgar
12. Wham (Re Bop Boom Bam) - Sampson, Edgar
13. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) - Gershwin, George
14. 71 - Webster, Ben
15. China Boy - Boutelje, Phil
16. (Back Home Again In) Indiana - Hanley, James F.
17. I Want to Be Happy - Youmans, Vincent
18. Rose Room - Hickman, Art
19. Just Like a Butterfly (That's Caught in the Rain) - Dixon, Mort

Disc 13:

1. Avalon - DeSylva, Buddy
2. What a Diff'rence a Day Made - Adams, Stanley
3. Crazy Rhythm - Caesar, Irving
4. Honeysuckle Rose - Razaf, Andy
5. Out of Nowhere - Green, Johnny
6. Sweet Georgia Brown - Bernie, Ben
7. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - Arlen, Harold
8. Bugle Call Rag - Meyers, Billy
9. I Got Rhythm - Gershwin, George
10. Japanese Sandman - Egan, Raymond
11. Solid Old Man - Stewart, Rex
12. Hangin' Around Boudon - Wells, Dicky
13. Farewell Blues - Mares, Paul
14. Blue Light Blues - Ellington, Duke
15. I'm Coming Virginia - Cook, Will Marion
16. I Know That You Know - Youmans, Vincent
17. Finesse (Night Wind) - Taylor, Billy [Bass
18. Sweet Sue, Just You - Harris, Will J.

Disc 14:

1. After You've Gone - Creamer, Henry
2. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - McHugh, Jimmy
3. Limehouse Blues - Braham, Philip
4. Oriental Shuffle - Grappelli, Stephane
5. Nagasaki - Dixon, Mort
6. Swing Guitars - Grappelli, Stephane
7. Georgia on My Mind - Carmichael, Hoagy
8. Shine - Dabney, Ford
9. Sweet Chorus - Grappelli, Stephane
10. Exactly Like You - McHugh, Jimmy
11. Charleston - Johnson, James [01]
12. You're Driving Me Crazy - Donaldson, Walter
13. Ain't Misbehavin' - Brooks, Harry
14. Rose Room - Hickman, Art
15. When Day Is Done - DeSylva, Buddy
16. Runnin' Wild - Gibbs, Arthur
17. Chicago - Fisher, Fred
18. Minor Swing - Grappelli, Stephane

Disc 15:

1. Havin' a Ball - Kyle, Billy
2. Big Boy Blue - Lawrence
3. Margie - Davis, Benny
4. All You Want to Do Is Dance - Burke, Johnny
5. Handle My Heart with Care - Kyle, Billy
6. Girl of My Dreams - Clapp, Sonny
7. Lorna Doone Shortbread - Bailey, Buster
8. Afternoon in Africa - Frye
9. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - Warfield, Charles
10. A Wee Bit of Swing - Mathiesen, Leo
11. When Day Is Done - DeSylva, Buddy
12. The Song Is Ended - Berlin, Irving

Disc 16:

1. Tea for Two - Youmans, Vincent
2. Sophisticated Lady - Ellington, Duke
3. What Will I Tell My Heart? - Gordon, Irving
4. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Berlin, Irving
5. The Sheik of Araby - Smith, Harry [2] Be
6. Stormy Weather - Arlen, Harold
7. Gone With the Wind - Magidson, Herbert
8. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) - Ahlert, Fred E.
9. It Had to Be You - Jones, Jonah
10. Tiger Rag - DaCosta, Harry
11. Get Happy - Arlen, Harold
12. Sweet Lorraine - Burwell, Carter
13. St. Louis Blues - Handy, W.C.
14. Begin the Beguine - Porter, Cole
15. (Back Home Again In) Indiana - Hanley, James F.
16. Rosetta - Hines, Earl
17. Stompin' at the Savoy - Goodman, Benny
18. Battery Bounce - Tatum, Art

Disc 17:

1. Flying Home - Goodman, Benny
2. Stardust - Carmichael, Hoagy
3. Soft Winds - Goodman, Benny
4. Seven Come Eleven - Goodman, Benny
5. Honeysuckle Rose - Waller, Fats
6. AC/DC Current - Christian, Charlie
7. Till Tom Special - Goodman, Benny
8. Gone With 'What' Wind - Basie, Count
9. Poor Butterfly - Golden, John [Broad
10. Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) - Mundy, Jimmy
11. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) - Goodman, Benny
12. I Never Knew - Kahn, Gus
13. Lester's Dream - Basie, Count
14. Royal Garden Blues - Williams, Clarence
15. Wholly Cats - Goodman, Benny
16. As Long as I Live - Arlen, Harold
17. Benny's Bugle - Goodman, Benny
18. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - McHugh, Jimmy
19. Breakfast Feud - Goodman, Benny
20. I Found a New Baby - Williams, Spencer
21. Profoundly Blue - Lewis, Meade Lux
22. A Smo-O-O-Oth One - Goodman, Benny
23. Solo Flight - Christian, Charlie

Disc 18:

1. Black and Blue Bottom - Lang, Eddie
2. Stringin' the Blues - Venuti, Joe
3. Wild Cat - Lang, Eddie [1]
4. Sunshine - Lang, Eddie [1]
5. Goin' Places - Venuti, Joe
6. Doin' Things - Venuti, Joe
7. Kickin' the Cat - Venuti, Joe
8. Beatin' the Dog - Venuti, Joe
9. Cheese and Crackers - Lang, Eddie [1]
10. Penn Beach Blues - Venuti, Joe
11. Dinah - Akst, Harry
12. The Wild Dog - Venuti, Joe
13. Sweet Sue, Just You - Harris, Will J.
14. I've Found a New Baby - Palmer, Jack
15. I'll Never Be the Same - Kahn, Gus
16. Little Girl - Henry, Francis
17. The Wolf Wobble - Lang, Eddie [1]
18. Raggin' the Scale - Claypoole, Ed

Disc 19:

1. Hop, Skip and Jump - Stewart, Rex
2. Sherry Lynn Flip - Stewart, Rex
3. Three Blind Mices - Stewart, Rex
4. Blue, Brown and Beige - Stewart, Rex
5. Play Fiddle Play - Altman, Arthur
6. Dark Eyes - Traditional
7. Laff, Slam, Laff - Stewart, Rex
8. Jumpin' at the Deuces - Stewart, Rex
9. Haw Haw - Feather, Leonard
10. Dozin' - Feather, Leonard
11. Talkin' Back - Norvo, Red
12. The One That Got Away (Three Feathers) - Feather, Leonard
13. Honeysuckle Rose - Razaf, Andy
14. Mood to Be Stewed - Feather, Leonard
15. The Voice of the Turtle - Feather, Leonard
16. Slammin' the Gate - Feather, Leonard
17. Jingle Bells - Pierpont, J.S.
18. On the Upside Looking Down - Feather, Leonard
19. Time on My Hands - Adamson, Harold
20. A Bell for Norvo - Norvo, Red
21. Oh Me, Oh My, Oh Gosh - Stewart, Rex
22. Doctor Foo - Taylor, Billy [1]
23. Blues Collins - Collins
24. Coppin' Out - West

Disc 2:

1. Sugar Foot Stomp - Armstrong, Louis
2. Dinah - Akst, Harry
3. My Ideal - Chase, Newell
4. The Man I Love - Gershwin, George
5. Bu-Dee-Daht - Hart, C.
6. Yesterdays - Harbach, Otto
7. Pick-Up Boys - Feather, Leonard
8. On the Bean - Hawkins, Coleman
9. Indian Summer - Dubin, Al
10. Phantomesque - Hawkins, Coleman
11. April in Paris - Harburg, E.Y.
12. Picasso - Hawkins, Coleman

Disc 20:

1. The Beat - Cole, Cozy
2. Willow Weep for Me - Ronell, Ann
3. Comes the Don - Thomas, Walter
4. Look Here - Thomas, Walter
5. Memories of You - Blake, Eubie
6. Take It on Back - Cole, Cozy
7. When Day Is Done - De Syla
8. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You - Crosby, Bing
9. Lover, Come Back to Me - Hammerstein, Oscar
10. Smiles - Robert
11. All of Me - Simons, Seymour B.
12. They Didn't Believe Me - Kern, Jerome
13. Stompin' at the Savoy - Goodman, Benny
14. Strictly Drums - Cole, Cozy
15. Night Wind - Robertson
16. Hallelujah - Grey, Clifford
17. Dat's Love - Bennett, Robert Rus
18. Through for the Night - Young, Lester
19. Why Regret - Taylor, Billy [1]
20. Now's the Time - Dyas

Disc 21:

1. The Little Goose - Fleagle, Brick
2. I'm True to You - Fleagle, Brick
3. Zaza - Stewart, Rex
4. Swamp Mist - Stewart, Rex
5. 'Tain't Like That - Stewart, Rex
6. Dutch Treat - Stewart, Rex
7. Pawnee - Stewart, Rex
8. Three Horn Parlay - Stewart, Rex
9. Dreamer's Blues - Fleagle, Brick
10. Shady Side of the Street - Fleagle, Brick
11. Boy Meets Horn - Ellington, Duke
12. Jug Blues - Stewart, Rex
13. B.O. Blues - Myers
14. That's Rhythm - Stewart, Rex
15. Rexercise - Stewart, Rex

Disc 22:

1. Lust for Licks (Exactly Like You - Jones, Jonah
2. Just Like a Butterfly (That's Caught in the Rain) - Woods, Harry
3. B.H. Boogie (Trumpet Interlude) - Jones, Jonah
4. Twelfth Street Rag - Bowman, Euday L.
5. Broadway Holdover - Hinton
6. Bass Pandemonium - Hinton
7. Everywhere - Rivera
8. Beefsteak Charlie - Hinton
9. Rose of the Rio Grande - Gorman, Ross
10. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me - Fain, Sammy
11. Hubba Hubba Hub - Jones, Jonah
12. Stompin' at the Savoy - Goodman, Benny

Disc 23:

1. Undecided - Robin, Sydney
2. Rehearsin' for a Nervous Breakdown - Shavers, Charlie
3. Royal Garden Blues - Williams, Clarence
4. Blue Skies - Berlin, Irving
5. Opus 5 - Chopin
6. Front and Center - Shavers, Charlie
7. Sweet Georgia Brown - Bernie, Ben
8. It Feels Good - Shavers, Charlie
9. Andiology - Kirby, John [1]
10. Coquette - Berlin, Irving
11. Zooming at the Zombie - Shavers, Charlie
12. Jumpin' in the Pump Room - Shavers, Charlie
13. 20th Century Closet - Shavers, Charlie
14. Blues Petite - Shavers, Charlie
15. Can't We Be Friends? - James, Paul
16. Beethoven Riffs On - Singer
17. Prelude for Trumpet - Chopin, Frederic
18. The Peanut Vendor - Simons
19. Blue Fantasy - Peterson
20. Revolutionary Etude - Chopin
21. Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider - Leonard, Eddie
22. Echoes of Harlem - Ellington, Duke

Disc 24:

1. Don't You Miss Your Baby? - Basie, Count
2. Good Morning Blues - Basie, Count
3. Swingin' at the Daisy Chain - Basie, Count
4. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Hammerstein, Oscar
5. Why Was I Born? - Hammerstein, Oscar
6. I Want a Little Girl - Mencher, Murray
7. Blues in the Dark - Basie, Count
8. Song of the Islands - King, Charles [Voca
9. Dickie's Dream - Basie, Count
10. Love Jumped Out - Clayton, Buck
11. Fiesta in Blue - Mundy, Jimmy
12. Royal Garden Blues - Williams, Clarence
13. St. Louis Blues - Handy, W.C.
14. Destination K.C. - Clayton, Buck
15. A Shanty in Old Shanty Town - Little, Little Jack
16. Rattle and Roll - Clayton, Buck
17. Love Me or Leave Me - Donaldson, Walter
18. Them There Eyes - Pinkard, Maceo
19. You Came Along (Form out of Nowhere) - Green, Johnny
20. If Dreams Come True - Mills, Irving
21. Skip a Page - Hall, Edmond
22. I Don't Know His Name - Humes, Helen

Disc 25:

1. Jump Through the Window - Eldridge, Roy
2. The Gasser - Eldridge, Roy
3. Stardust - Carmichael, Hoagy
4. Minor Jive - Eldridge, Roy
5. Don't Be That Way - Goodman, Benny
6. I Want to Be Happy - Youmans, Vincent
7. Fiesta in Brass - Calloway, Cab
8. St. Louis Blues - Handy, W.C.
9. Flyin' on a V Disc, Pt. 1 (Flying Home) - Goodman, Benny
10. Flyin' on a V Disc, Pt. 2 (Flying Home) - Goodman, Benny
11. Fish Market - Eldridge, Roy
12. Twilight Time - Dunn, Alan
13. St. Louis Blues - Handy, W.C.
14. I Can't Get Started - Duke, Vernon
15. Body and Soul - Eyton, Frank
16. After You've Gone - Creamer, Henry

Disc 26:

1. When I Grow Too Old to Dream - Hammerstein, Oscar
2. (Lookie, Lookie, Lookie) Here Comes Cookie - Gordon, Mack
3. Big Chief de Sota (Grand Terrace Swing) - Arbello, Fernando
4. Stealin' Apples - Razaf, Andy
5. Blue Lou - Mills, Irving
6. Warmin' Up - Wilson, Teddy
7. Blues in C Sharp Minor - Wilson, Teddy
8. Mary Had a Little Lamb - Malneck, Matty
9. Heckler's Hop - Battle, Edgar
10. Florida Stomp - Battle, Edgar
11. Wabash Stomp - Battle, Edgar
12. After You've Gone - Creamer, Henry
13. Where the Lazy River Goes By - Adamson, Harold
14. That Thing - Eldridge, Roy
15. Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam!) - Durham, Eddie
16. Falling in Love Again - Hollander, Frederic
17. I'm Nobody's Baby - Ager, Milton
18. Let Me off Uptown - Evans, Redd

Disc 27:

1. A Lull at Dawn - Ellington, Duke
2. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) - Koehler, Ted
3. A Portrait of Louise - Kay, Roger
4. Soft and Warm - Kay, Roger
5. Tea for Two - Youmans, Vincent
6. Steps Steps Up - Bigard, Barney
7. Steps Steps Down - Bigard, Barney
8. Moonglow - DeLange, Eddie
9. Sugar - Alexander, Edna
10. Ain't Goin' No Place - Dexter
11. Someday Sweetheart - Spikes
12. That Old Feeling - Brown, Lew
13. Oh, Didn't He Ramble - Handy, W.C.
14. Crawfish Blues - Singleton
15. Long, Long Journey - Feather, Leonard
16. Salty Papa Blues - Feather, Leonard
17. Blow Top Blues - Feather, Leonard
18. Evil Gal Blues - Feather, Leonard
19. Lulu's Mood - Washington
20. Barney's Bounce - Bigard, Barney

Disc 28:

1. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You - Crosby, Bing
2. You, You and Especially You - Block
3. That Da Da Strain - Medina
4. Blues and Disillusioned - Davis, Jimmy [4]
5. At the Jazz Band Ball - Edwards, Eddie B.
6. Poor Butterfly - Golden, John [Broad
7. Doin' the New Low Down - Fields, Dorothy
8. If Dreams Come True - Sampson, Edgar

Disc 3:

1. Hello, Lola! - McKenzie, Red
2. One Hour (If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight) - Creamer, Henry
3. I Know That You Know - Hawkins, Coleman
4. Jamaika Shout - Henderson, Fletcher
5. Hocus Pocus - Hudson, Will
6. Mighty Like the Blues - Feather, Leonard
7. My Buddy - Donaldson, Walter
8. Body and Soul - Eyton, Frank
9. Meet Doctor Foo - Hawkins, Coleman
10. Fine Dinner - Hawkins, Coleman
11. When Day Is Done - DeSylva, Buddy
12. Bouncing with Bean - Hawkins, Coleman
13. My Blue Heaven - Donaldson, Walter
14. The Sheik of Araby - Smith, Harry [2] Be
15. Harmony in Harlem - Ellington, Duke
16. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me - Gaskill, Clarence
17. I Surrender, Dear - Barris, Harry
18. Smack - Feather, Leonard

Disc 4:

1. Little White Lies - Donaldson, Walter
2. Deep Purple - DeRose, Peter
3. Them There Eyes - Pinkard, Maceo
4. Out of Nowhere - Green, Johnny
5. Slam, Don't Shake Like That - Byas, Don
6. Dark Eyes - Traditional
7. Stardust - Parish, Mitchell
8. Three O'Clock in the Morning - Robledo, Julian
9. Laura - Raksin, David
10. One O'Clock Jump - Basie, Count
11. Harvard Blues - Frazier
12. Slam-In Around - Byas, Don
13. The Sheik of Araby - Smith, Harry [2] Be
14. Embraceable You - Gershwin, George
15. Gypsy - Reid
16. Super Session - Byas, Don
17. Poor Butterfly - Golden, John [Broad
18. Nancy - Silvers, Phil
19. Melody in Swing - Catlett, Big Sid

Disc 5:

1. Just You, Just Me - Greer, Jesse
2. I Never Knew - Kahn, Gus
3. (Back Home Again In) Indiana - Hanley, James F.
4. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You - Crosby, Bing
5. Jump Lester Jump - Young, Lester
6. Lester Blows Again - Young, Lester
7. D.B. Blues - Young, Lester
8. These Foolish Things - Link, Harry
9. Jumpin' at Mesner's - Young, Lester
10. Somebody Loves Me - DeSylva, Buddy
11. I Want to Be Happy - Youmans, Vincent
12. Jammin' With Lester - Young, Lester
13. After You've Gone - Creamer, Henry
14. Lover, Come Back to Me - Hammerstein, Oscar
15. Lester Leaps In - Young, Lester
16. She's Funny That Way - Moret, Neil
17. You're Driving Me Crazy - Donaldson, Walter
18. Lester's Be-Bop - Young, Lester
19. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid - Young, Lester
20. Lester Smooths It Out - Young, Lester
21. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) - Neiburg, Al J.

Disc 6:

1. Shoe Shine Boy - Cahn, Sammy
2. I Want a Little Girl - Moll, Billy
3. Countless Blues - Gabler, Milt
4. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - Creamer, Henry
5. Pagin' the Devil - Page, Walter
6. Them There Eyes - Pinkard, Maceo
7. China Boy - Boutelje, Phil
8. What's Your Number? - Clayton, Buck
9. Five O'Clock Whistle - Gannon, Kim
10. Broadway - Bird, Billy
11. Afternoon of a Basie-Ite - Young, Lester
12. Sometimes I'm Happy - Caesar, Irving
13. Lester Leaps Again - Clayton, Buck
14. Jo-Jo - Bushkin, Joe
15. Four O'Clock Drag - Gabler, Milt
16. Three Little Words - Ruby, Harry
17. Blue Lester - Young, Lester
18. I Got Rhythm - Gershwin, George

Disc 7:

1. Cotton Tail - Ellington, Duke
2. All Too Soon - Ellington, Duke
3. Conga Brava - Ellington, Duke
4. Bojangles - Ellington, Duke
5. My Greatest Mistake - Fulton, Jack
6. Chloe - Kahn, Gus
7. Blue Serge - Ellington, Mercer
8. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' - Ellington, Duke
9. Five O'Clock Drag - Ellington, Duke
10. Chelsea Bridge - Strayhorn, Billy
11. Rain Check - Strayhorn, Billy
12. Perdido - Drake, Ervin
13. What Am I Here For? - Ellington, Duke
14. Main Stem - Ellington, Duke
15. Sepia Panorama (Night House) - Ellington, Duke

Disc 8:

1. Woke up Clipped - Webster, Ben
2. After You're Gone - Creamer, Henry
3. Sleep - Lebeig, Earl
4. Linger Awhile - Owens, Harry
5. Memories of You - Blake, Eubie
6. Just a Riff - Catlett, Big Sid
7. Blue Skies - Berlin, Irving
8. Kat's Fur - Webster, Ben
9. I Surrender, Dear - Barris, Harry
10. Rug Cutter's Swing - Henderson, Horace
11. Tea for Two - Caesar, Irving
12. Early Session Hop - Wilson, Teddy
13. Dream Lullaby - Carter, Benny [1]
14. Cadillac Slim - Webster, Ben
15. Mobile Bay - Ellington, Duke
16. Linger Awhile - Owens, Harry
17. Some Saturday - Stewart, Rex

Disc 9:

1. Angry - Brunies, Henry
2. Grand Terrace Shuffle - Hines, Earl
3. Piano Man - Hines, Earl
4. G.T. Stomp - Hines, Earl
5. Father Steps In - Dixon, Mort
6. Rosetta - Hines, Earl
7. Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues - Handy, W.C.
8. Deep Forest - Foresythe, Reginald
9. Number 19 - Hines, Earl
10. Body and Soul - Eyton, Frank
11. Child of a Disordered Brain - Hines, Earl
12. Tantalizing a Cuban - Hines, Earl
13. Blues in Thirds - Hines, Earl
14. Up Jumped the Devil - Mundy, Jimmy
15. On the Sunny Side of the Street - Fields, Dorothy
16. My Melancholy Baby - Burnett, Ernie
17. Windy City Jive - Harding, Buster
18. The Earl - Powell, Mel
19. Second Balcony Jump - Eckstine, Billy

Rating: - A Good Mix of Jazz at a Reasonable Price
The History label has put out several box sets of 40 jazz CDs. I have three and plan to buy more.

Compared to the other two History label box sets I have, The Cradle of Jazz and The Big Band Box, the recordings in From Swing to Bebop are more recent than the other two, and so the sound quality is also markedly improved, although by no means flawless by today's standards.

As in the other two, this box set gives a good overview of the leading musicians of the time with two CDs by each of Charlie Parker, Django Reinhardt, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, and three CDs of music by Fats Navarro. Notably absent is bebop legend Dizzy Gillespie, although Gillespie can be heard on a few of the tracks featuring other musicians.

This collection is heavier on swing than it is with bebop, and purists would probably find fault with some of the selections and ommissions. However, given the price, I think any jazz fan can easily supplement gaps left behind in From Swing to Bebop and still save a bundle of cash as compared to trying to buy the music by all of these artists individually.