
A single-CD compilation that offers a 20-song overview to the PBS series. Features signature recordings by Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday among others.
1) Star Dust - Louis Armstrong ; His Orchestra
2) Dead Man Blues - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
3) Dear Old Southland - Noble Sissle ; His Orchestra Featuring Sidney Bechet
4) Singin' the Blues - Frankie Trumbauer ; His Orchestra Featuring Bix Beiderbecke
5) St. Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong ; His Orchestra
6) The Mooche - Duke Ellington ; His Orchestra
7) Hotter Than 'Ell - Fletcher Henderson ; His Orchestra
8) King Porter Stomp - Benny Goodman ; His Orchestra
9) Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw ; His Orchestra
10) Cotton Tail - Duke Ellington ; His Orchestra
11) Jumpin' at the Woodside - Count Basie ; His Orchestra
12) Solitude - Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood ; His Orchestra
13) Groovin' High - Dizzy Gillespie Featuring Charlie Parker
14) Straight No Chaser - Thelonious Monk
15) They Can't Take That Away from Me - Sarah Vaughan ; Her Trio
16) Take Five - the Dave Brubeck Quartet
17) Doodlin' - Horace Silver ; The Jazz Messengers
18) Giant Steps - John Coltrane Quartet
19) So What - Miles Davis Sextet
20) Take the "A" Train - the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra