Tracklist
| A1 | –Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra | Changes | 2:50 |
| A2 | –Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra | Lonely Melody | 2:55 |
| A3 | –Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra | Copenhagen | 2:55 |
| A4 | –Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra | Henderson Stomp | 2:50 |
| A5 | –Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra | Hop Off | 2:54 |
| A6 | –Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra | New King Porter Stomp | 3:06 |
| A7 | –Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra | Down South Camp Meetin' | 3:00 |
| A8 | –McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Put It There | 2:40 |
| A9 | –McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Stop Kidding | 2:35 |
| A10 | –Luis Russell And His Orchestra | Ol; Man River | 2:46 |
| A11 | –Jesse Stone And His Blue Serenaders | Starvation Blues | 3:09 |
| A12 | –The Missourians | Market Street Stomp | 3:21 |
| A13 | –The Casa Loma Orchestra* | Casa Loma Stomp | 3:18 |
| A14 | –Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra | Toby | 3:26 |
| B1 | –Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra | Motan Swing | 3:21 |
| B2 | –Earl Hines And His Orchestra | Madhouse | 2:42 |
| B3 | –Earl Hines And His Orchestra | Fat Babes | 3:12 |
| B4 | –Earl Hines And His Orchestra | Rock And Rye | 3:12 |
| B5 | –Earl Hines And His Orchestra | Grand Terrace Shuffle | 2:36 |
| B6 | –Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra* | Stomping At The Savoy | 3:09 |
| B7 | –Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Don't Be That Way | 2:32 |
| B8 | –Chick Webb And His Orchestra | THat Naughty Waltz | 2:55 |
| B9 | –Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Harlem Congo | 3:13 |
| B10 | –Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra | Mood Indigo | 2:51 |
| B11 | –Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra | Stratosphere | 2:12 |
| B12 | –Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra | Stomp It Off | 3:07 |
| B13 | –Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra | Organ Grinder's Swing | 2:37 |
| B14 | –Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra | Uptown Blues | 2:55 |
| C1 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Sometimes I'm Happy | 3:40 |
| C2 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | King Porter | 3:08 |
| C3 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Sing, Sing, Sing | 8:41 |
| C4 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Ridin' High | 2:31 |
| C5 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Mission To Moscow | 2:36 |
| C6 | –Andy Kirk And His Twelve Clouds Of Joy* | Big Jim Blues | 2:54 |
| C7 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Song Of India | 3:11 |
| C8 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Well, Git It! | 3:04 |
| C9 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | 3:15 |
| C10 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Opus No. One | 2:56 |
| C11 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | One O'Clock Jump | 3:00 |
| C12 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Sent For You Today | 2:52 |
| C13 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Jumpin' At The Woodside | 3:04 |
| D1 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Volcano | 2:48 |
| D2 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | 9:20 Special | 3:07 |
| D3 | –Count Basie And His Orchestra* | Shiny Stockings | 5:06 |
| D4 | –Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra | Cherokee | 3:22 |
| D5 | –Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra | Skyliner | 3:00 |
| D6 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Begin The Beguine | 3:14 |
| D7 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Rose Room | 3:11 |
| D8 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Star Dust | 3:29 |
| D9 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | I Got Rhythm | 3:02 |
| D10 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | In The Mood | 3:30 |
| D11 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | A String Of Pearls | 3:11 |
| D12 | –Harry James And His Orchestra | The Mole | 2:43 |
| D13 | –Harry James And His Orchestra | Friar Rock | 3:27 |
| E1 | –Benny Carter And His Orchestra | Shufflebug Shuffle | 2:47 |
| E2 | –Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra | Tuxedo Junction | 3:16 |
| E3 | –Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra | Midnight Stroll | 2:57 |
| E4 | –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* | A Gypsy Without A Song | 2:54 |
| E5 | –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* | Take The "A" Train | 2:54 |
| E6 | –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* | Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' | 3:33 |
| E7 | –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* | Perdido | 3:10 |
| E8 | –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* | The "C" Jam Blues | 2:37 |
| E9 | –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* | Main Stem | 2:47 |
| E10 | –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* | Happy Go Lucky Local | 5:41 |
| E11 | –Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra | Leap Frog | 2:57 |
| E12 | –Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra | Till Tom Special | 3:21 |
| E12 | –Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra | Flying Home | 3:10 |
| F1 | –Woody Herman And His Orchestra | Down Under | 2:47 |
| F2 | –Woody Herman And His Orchestra | Apple Honey | 3:13 |
| F3 | –Woody Herman And His Orchestra | Bijou (Rhumba A La Jazz) | 3:21 |
| F4 | –Woody Herman And His Orchestra | Four Brothers | 3:13 |
| F5 | –Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra | Cool Breeze | 2:50 |
| F6 | –Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra | A Night In Tunisia (Interlude) | 3:12 |
| F7 | –Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra | Boyd Meets Stravinsky | 2:49 |
| F8 | –Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | Our Delight | 2:29 |
| F9 | –Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra | Things To Come | 2:45 |
| F10 | –Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra | Robbins Nest | 3:18 |
| F11 | –Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra | Donna Lee | 3:02 |
| F12 | –Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra | Elevation | 2:34 |
| F13 | –Stan Kenton And His Orchestra | What's New | 5:38 |
Notes
Enclosed 54-page illustrated book.© Smithsonian Institution
℗ 1983 RCA
Difference from another cassette release: box is in square form, LP-sized box.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R 030, DMM 6-0610 | Various | Big Band Jazz: From The Beginnings To The Fifties (6xLP, Comp + Box) | Smithsonian Collection, Smithsonian Collection | R 030, DMM 6-0610 | US | 1983 |
| RC030, DMK3-0610 | Various | Big Band Jazz: From The Beginnings To The Fifties (3xCass, Comp + Box, Comp) | Smithsonian Collection, Smithsonian Collection | RC030, DMK3-0610 | US | 1983 |
| RD 030, DMC4 6-0610 | Various | Big Band Jazz: From The Beginnings To The Fifties (4xCD + Box, Comp, RE) | Smithsonian Collection, Smithsonian Collection | RD 030, DMC4 6-0610 | US | Unknown |
