Tracks
| # | Title | Sung by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Royal Garden Blues | Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars | 5:02 |
| 1.2 | At the Jazz Band Ball | Wild Bill Davison & Eddie Condon and His All-Stars | 4:46 |
| 1.3 | Singin' the Blues | Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra | 3:01 |
| 1.4 | That's A Plenty | Bobby Hackett | 4:32 |
| 1.5 | All the Cats Join In | Buck Clayton | 7:18 |
| 1.6 | East St. Louis Toodle-Oo | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | 3:39 |
| 1.7 | I Know That You Know | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins & Sonny Stitt | 5:31 |
| 1.8 | Jordu | The Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet | 7:10 |
| 1.9 | Swahili | Clark Terry | 6:09 |
| 1.10 | Jubilation | The Cannonball Adderley Quintet | 5:30 |
| 1.11 | Autumn In New York | Chet Baker Quartet | 7:07 |
| 1.12 | Night in Tunisia | Lee Morgan | 9:25 |
| 1.13 | Dexy | Miles Davis Quintet | 4:54 |
| 2.1 | Half Step Down, Please | Coleman Hawkins and His All Stars | 3:05 |
| 2.2 | Body and Soul | Chu Berry and His “Little Jazz” Ensemble | 3:53 |
| 2.3 | Louer Come Backto Me | The Ben Webster Quintet | 8:28 |
| 2.4 | All of Me | Pres and Teddy | 5:08 |
| 2.5 | The Steeplechase | Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray All Stars | 13:51 |
| 2.6 | These Foolish Thinqs | Stan Getz | 3:24 |
| 2.7 | I'm An Old Cowhand | Sonny Rollins Trio | 5:41 |
| 2.8 | 'Round about Midníght | Miles Davis Quintet | 5:24 |
| 2.9 | Things Ain't What They Used to Be | Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra | 3:39 |
| 2.10 | Makin' Whoopee | Art Tatum, Benny Carter & Louie Bellson | 6:16 |
| 2.11 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker Quartet | 3:04 |
| 2.12 | Rockin' Chair | Herb Geller Sextette | 5:01 |
| 2.13 | The Song Is You | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 5:42 |
| 2.14 | Fallen Feathers | Cannonball Adderley All-Stars | 3:48 |
| 2.15 | Invisible | Ornette Coleman | 4:15 |
| 3.1 | Swing Pan Alley | Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters | 2:36 |
| 3.2 | I Can 't Believe That You're In Love With Me | Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters | 2:57 |
| 3.3 | Tía Roof Blues | Bobby Hackett and His Orchestra | 5:34 |
| 3.4 | Blue Serqe | Serge Chaloff | 6:04 |
| 3.5 | I've Got the World on a String | Serge Chaloff | 6:45 |
| 3.6 | Goin' to Minton's | 'Fats' Navarro and His Thin Men | 2:52 |
| 3.7 | Surmmertíme | Mundell Lowe And His Orchestra | 4:48 |
| 3.8 | Dakar | The Prestige All Stars | 7:10 |
| 3.9 | My Funny Valentine | Gerry Mulligan Quartet | 2:58 |
| 3.10 | Bouncin'In Rhythm | Adrian Rollini & His Tap Room Gang | 2:48 |
| 3.11 | Ko-Ko | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | 2:45 |
| 3.12 | What A Dream | Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra | 2:52 |
| 3.13 | Halle Hallelujah | Sidney Bechet & Claude Luter et son orchestre | 7:02 |
| 3.14 | Pyramid | Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra | 2:54 |
| 3.15 | Jitterbug's Lullaby | Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra | 3:03 |
| 3.16 | The Rabbit's Jump | Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra | 2:44 |
| 3.17 | My Favorite Things | John Coltrane Quartet | 13:42 |
| 4.1 | Basin Street Blues | Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars | 5:51 |
| 4.2 | Nobody's Sweetheart | Bud Freeman & His Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 4.3 | St. James Infirmary | Henry “Red” Allen’s All Stars | 3:47 |
| 4.4 | Original Dixieland One-Step | Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra | 3:24 |
| 4.5 | Jack Hits the Road | Bud Freeman & His Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | 4:53 |
| 4.6 | AC-DC Current | The Benny Goodman Sextet | 2:23 |
| 4.7 | The Train and the River | Jimmy Giuffre | 4:46 |
| 4.8 | Overtime | Metronome All Stars | 4:36 |
| 4.9 | Blues For Ava | Tony Scott Quartet | 5:54 |
| 4.10 | I Got Rhythm | Chick Webb and His Little Chicks | 2:34 |
| 4.11 | Flute Juice | The Count Basie Orchestra | 3:07 |
| 4.12 | Blue Lou | Red Norvo Quintet | 2:57 |
| 4.13 | Lotus Bud | The Bud Shank Quintet | 3:23 |
| 4.14 | Baia | Herbie Mann | 2:52 |
| 4.15 | Aquarium | Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All‐Stars | 3:06 |
| 4.16 | In the Kitchen | Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis | 12:47 |
| 5.1 | Dead Man Blues | Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers | 3:24 |
| 5.2 | Ir Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | 3:12 |
| 5.3 | After You've Gone | Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra | 7:13 |
| 5.4 | Peq O 'My Heart | Miff Mole & His Nicksieland Band | 4:38 |
| 5.5 | Caravan | Louis Bellson and His Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 5.6 | Blues For Duke | Lawrence Brown | 7:19 |
| 5.7 | Dickie's Dream | Count Basie All Stars | 3:10 |
| 5.8 | At Sundown | Bud Freeman & His Summa Cum Laude Orchestra | 4:45 |
| 5.9 | Undecided | Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars | 3:45 |
| 5.10 | Bill, Not Phil | Bill Harris and His Orchestra | 2:45 |
| 5.11 | Yesterdays | Jay Jay Johnson's Bop Quintet | 3:02 |
| 5.12 | Autobahn | Jay Jay Johnson's Beboppers | 2:49 |
| 5.13 | A Night on Bop Mountain | Kai Winding Sextet | 3:35 |
| 5.14 | It's All Right With Me | Jay and Kai Quintet | 5:07 |
| 5.15 | He Ain't Got Rhythm | Bob Brookmeyer | 4:02 |
| 5.16 | Lullaby of Birdland | Urbie Green | 6:33 |
| 5.17 | Oscalypso | Curtis Fuller | 5:42 |
| 6.1 | Boogie Koogie | Pete Johnson | 2:45 |
| 6.2 | If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight | James P. Johnson | 2:49 |
| 6.3 | Rosetta | Earl Hines | 3:07 |
| 6.4 | Handful of Keys | Fats Waller | 2:50 |
| 6.5 | Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) | Teddy Wilson | 3:00 |
| 6.6 | Deep Purple | Art Tatum | 3:19 |
| 6.0 | What Is This Thing Called Lave | The Nat King Cole Trio | 3:01 |
| 6.8 | Ornithology | Bud Powell Trio | 2:24 |
| 6.9 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | The Oscar Peterson Trio | 5:25 |
| 6.10 | Marionette | Lennie Tristano Sextet | 3:08 |
| 6.11 | They Can't Take That Away From Me | Erroll Garner Trio | 4:15 |
| 6.12 | Django | John Lewis & The Modern Jazz Quartet | 7:05 |
| 6.13 | Opus De Funk | The Horace Silver Trio | 3:30 |
| 6.14 | 'Round Midnight | Thelonious Monk | 6:42 |
| 6.15 | Odd Number | Hank Jones Trio | 3:35 |
| 6.16 | Undecided | The Dave Brubeck Trio | 2:30 |
| 6.17 | Easy Living | Bill Evans Trio | 3:52 |
| 6.18 | Medium Rock | Bobby Timmons & Chet Baker and His Orchestra | 5:33 |
| 6.19 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | John Coltrane Quartet | 5:42 |
| 7.1 | Maryland, My Maryland | Tony Parenti's All-Stars | 6:10 |
| 7.2 | Shoe Shine Boy | Jo Jones | 5:53 |
| 7.3 | Jack the Bear | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | 3:19 |
| 7.4 | Play Fiddle, Play | Slam Stewart Quartet | 2:56 |
| 7.5 | Slow Boat | Clark Terry | 4:30 |
| 7.6 | Swingin' on a Star | The Oscar Peterson Trio | 4:54 |
| 7.7 | How High the Moon | Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars | 6:27 |
| 7.8 | One Bass Hit | The Modern Jazz Quartet | 3:02 |
| 7.9 | For No Reason At All In C | Tram, Bix and Eddie | 3:08 |
| 7.10 | You're Driving Me Crazy | Quintette du Hot Club de France | 2:55 |
| 7.11 | What Is This Thing Called Love | Oscar Moore & The Nat King Cole Trio | 3:41 |
| 7.12 | Moten Swing | Les Paul & Willie Smith | 3:00 |
| 7.13 | Stardust | Charlie Christian & The Benny Goodman Sextet | 3:17 |
| 7.14 | Blue Room | Tal Farlow & Red Norvo Quintet | 3:12 |
| 7.15 | Blues For Junior | Herb Ellis | 7:15 |
| 7.16 | Jersey Bounce | Barney Kessel and His All-Stars | 9:32 |
| 8.1 | Steak Yace | Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars | 7:11 |
| 8.2 | Crescendo in Drums | Cab Calloway and His Orchestra | 2:50 |
| 8.3 | Hampton Stomp | Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra | 3:11 |
| 8.4 | Gene's Blues | Gene Krupa | 7:45 |
| 8.5 | Caravan | Jo Jones | 4:00 |
| 8.6 | The Yellow Rose of Brooklyn | Buddy Rich | 4:34 |
| 8.7 | Skin Deep | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | 7:37 |
| 8.8 | Cinerama | Kenny Clarke & Martial Solal | 4:20 |
| 8.9 | Stardust | Oscar Pettiford Sextet | 5:09 |
| 8.10 | Tale of the Fingers | Paul Chambers | 4:45 |
| 8.11 | Get Me to the Church On Time | Shelly Manne & His Friends | 4:12 |
| 8.12 | Take Five | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | 5:27 |
Source: MusicBrainz release group e6dc5eae-5475-44ae-8359-701b502ac80c (CC0). Cover: Cover Art Archive.