| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Minor Swing | Quintette du Hot Club de France | 1 | 3:17 |
| 2 | Mary’s Idea | Mary Lou Williams with Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy | | 3:00 |
| 3 | When Lights Are Low | Lionel Hampton | | 2:16 |
| 4 | Body and Soul- alto saxophone:
- Jackie Fields (on 1939-10-11) and Eustis Moore (on 1939-10-11)
- double bass:
- William Oscar Smith (on 1939-10-11)
- drums (drum set):
- Arthur Herbert (on 1939-10-11)
- piano:
- Gene Rodgers (on 1939-10-11)
- tenor saxophone:
- Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-10-11)
- trombone:
- Earl Hardy (on 1939-10-11)
- trumpet:
- Joe Guy (on 1939-10-11) and Tommy Lindsay (on 1939-10-11)
- recorded at:
- RCA Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-11)
- instrumental recording of:
- Body and Soul (on 1939-10-11)
- lyricist:
- Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
- composer:
- Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (in 1930)
- publisher:
- Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. , WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
- sub-publisher:
- ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra | | 3:03 |
| 5 | Honeysuckle Rose | Benny Goodman and His Orchestra | | 3:06 |
| 6 | Tiger Rag | Art Tatum | | 2:18 |
| 7 | Ko‐Ko | Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra | | 2:43 |
| 8 | Hard Times (Topsy Turvy)- alto saxophone:
- Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
- baritone saxophone and saxophone:
- Andrew Brown (on 1940-05-15)
- double bass:
- Milt Hinton (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16)
- drums (drum set):
- Cozy Cole (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16)
- guitar:
- Danny Barker (on 1940-05-15)
- piano:
- Benny Payne (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16)
- reeds:
- Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15)
- reeds [clarinet, alto saxophone]:
- Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15), Andrew Brown (on 1940-05-15) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
- tenor saxophone:
- Chu Berry (on 1940-05-15) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-05-15)
- trombone:
- Tyree Glenn (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16) and Keg Johnson (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16)
- trumpet:
- Lammar Wright (in 1940, on 1940-05-15), Mario Bauzá (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16) and Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-05-15, on 1940-05-16)
- lead vocals:
- Cab Calloway (on 1940-05-16)
- vocals and conductor:
- Cab Calloway (on 1940-05-15)
- orchestra:
- Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (on 1940-05-15)
- recorded at:
- Liederkranz Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-15)
- part of:
- Vocalion (number: 27299-1)
| Cab Calloway and His Orchestra | | 3:21 |
| 9 | I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me | The Chocolate Dandies | | 4:15 |
| 10 | Stardust- recorded in:
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-10-07)
- alto saxophone:
- Bus Bassey (on 1940-10-07) and Neely Plumb (on 1940-10-07)
- cello:
- F. Goerner (on 1940-10-07)
- clarinet:
- Artie Shaw (on 1940-10-07)
- double bass and double bass [bass]:
- Jud DeNaut (on 1940-10-07)
- drums (drum set):
- Nick Fatool (on 1940-10-07)
- electric guitar and guitar:
- Al Hendrickson (on 1940-10-07)
- piano:
- Johnny Guarnieri (on 1940-10-07)
- tenor saxophone:
- Jerry Jerome (on 1940-10-07) and Les Robinson (on 1940-10-07)
- trombone:
- Vernon Brown (on 1940-10-07) and Jack Jenney (on 1940-10-07)
- trumpet:
- Billy Butterfield (on 1940-10-07), J. Cathcart (on 1940-10-07) and George Wendt (on 1940-10-07)
- viola:
- A. Harshman (on 1940-10-07) and K. Collins (on 1940-10-07)
- violin:
- Al Beller (on 1940-10-07), B. Bower (on 1940-10-07), B. Morrow (on 1940-10-07), E. Lamas (on 1940-10-07), T. Boardman (on 1940-10-07) and T. Klages (on 1940-10-07)
- orchestra:
- Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (on 1940-10-07)
- conductor:
- Artie Shaw (on 1940-10-07)
- instrumental recording of:
- Stardust (on 1940-10-07)
- lyricist:
- Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
- composer:
- Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
- publisher:
- Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. , EMI Music Publishing Ltd. , Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd.
- sub-publisher:
- イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
- part of:
- American Splendor
| Artie Shaw and His Orchestra | 3 | 3:35 |
| 11 | Let Me Off Uptown | Gene Krupa and His Orchestra | | 3:07 |
| 12 | Shaw ’Nuff | Dizzy Gillespie's All-Star Quintette | | 3:02 |
| 13 | Manteca | Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra | | 3:10 |
| 14 | Virgo From the Zodiac Suite | Mary Lou Williams | | 3:29 |
| 15 | Dexter Rides Again | Dexter Gordon | | 3:17 |
| 16 | I Want to Be Happy | Lester Young-Buddy Rich Trio | | 4:01 |
| 17 | Indiana | Bud Powell | | 2:46 |
| 18 | Embraceable You | Charlie Parker Quintet | | 3:48 |
| 19 | Four Brothers | Woody Herman and His Orchestra | | 3:19 |
| 20 | Misterioso | Thelonious Monk Quartet | | 3:25 |
| 21 | Lady Bird | Tadd Dameron Sextet | | 2:54 |
| 22 | Tanga | Machito and His Afro-Cuban Orchestra | | 5:11 |
| 23 | September in the Rain | The George Shearing Quintet | | 3:17 |
| 24 | Wow | Lennie Tristano Sextet | | 3:20 |