- Format: CD
- Label: Vanguard
- Genre: Folk
Featuring recordings from 1938 and 1939 recorded by John Hammond in both live and studio dates. Includes luminaries of the jazz world such as Lester Young and Charlie Christian.
Track listing:SWINGING THE BLUES -COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCHESTRA • BLUES WITH LIPS -HOT LIPS PAGE/COUNT BASIE • I NEVER KNEW / DON’T BE THAT WAY / OH, LADY BE GOOD! / ALLEZ-OOP / MORTGAGE STOMP -KANSAS CITY FIVE • EVERY TUB -COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCHESTRA • AFTER YOU’VE GONE / WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS / GOOD MORNING BLUES -KANSAS CITY SIX • I GOT RHYTHM / FLYING HOME / STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY / HONEYSUCKLE ROSE -BENNY GOODMAN SEXTET
