Many tracks are by groups specially formed for the V-Disc program, with several examples of vocalists with groups with whom they did not record elsewhere.
Contains tracks by all the well-known and some lesser-known big bands as well as many vocalists and small jazz groups.
All 72 of these tracks are from dedicated V-disc sessions or American Government sponsored broadcasts, nothing is from commercial recordings.
Includes a 24 page booklet with a complete discography and comprehensive notes on the V-disc program and bands by George Hulme.
Disc 1
- Jammin On A V-Disc - New York Stars
- Screaming Boogie - Lionel Hampton
- I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Louis Jordan
- I Understand - Bob Eberly
- Fried Chicken O routee - Slim Gaillard
- Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Connee Boswell
- Stomping At The Savoy - Randy Brooks
- High Tide (I Ain't Mad At You) - Count Basie
- Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen - Kay Starr with Charlie Barnet
- That's Rich - Buddy Rich
- Brotherly Jump - Dorsey Brothers
- Ooh, Hot Dawg - Gene Krupa
- How High The Moon - Les Paul Trio
- Tiger Rag - Original Dixieland Jazz Band
- (There's Gonna Be A) Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin - Frank Sinatra
- It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington
- When I Grow Too Old To Dream - Lt Bob Crosby
- Beyond The Blue Horizon - Martha Tilton
Disc 2
- Melodrama In A V-Disc Record Room - Benny Carter
- Stormy Weather - Capt Glenn Miller
- Jack Armstrong Blues - Louis Armstrong & Jack Teagarden
- Seventh Avenue - T/Sgt Sy Oliver
- Ac-Cen-Tuate The Positive - Johnny Mercer
- Pistol Packing Mama - Don Redman
- Southern Scandal - Stan Kenton
- So Tired - Russ Morgan
- Dinah - Sam Donahue
- Waller Jive - Fats Waller
- Just You Just Me - Eddie Heywood
- You Can't Escape From Me - Bunk Johnson
- Sleepy Time Gal - T/Sgt Jack Leonard
- The Sheik Of Araby - Hot Lips Page
- For Dancers Only - Jimmie Lunceford
- Ah, Your Father's Mustache - Woody Herman
- Goodbye Sue - Perry Como
- Hollywood Hangover - Duke Ellington
Disc 3
- Flyin On A V-Disc - Lionel Hampton
- Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag - Lt Bob Crosby
- After You ve Gone - Benny Goodman
- Pee Wee Speaks - Muggsy Spanier
- Apple Honey - Woody Herman
- Flying Home - Red Norvo
- Just A Gigolo - Louis Prima
- How Little We Know - Cpl Buddy Clark
- Main Stem - Duke Ellington
- I'll Always Be In Love With You - Ella Fitzgerald
- Billy A Dick - Hoagy Carmichael
- Beaver Junction - Count Basie
- Victory Polka - Kay Kyser
- Downhearted Blues - Mildred Bailey with Red Norvo
- Cuddle Up A Little Closer - Sammy Kaye
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Lena Horne with Charlie Spivak
- Singin' In The Rain - Hal Mcintyre
- Rose Room - Harry James
Disc 4
- Bouncing On A V-Disc - Fats Waller
- Willie - Elliott Lawrence
- I Get The Blues When It Rains - Peggy Lee
- Nancy - Frank Sinatra
- Kansas City Stride - Count Basie
- Henderson Stomp - Benny Goodman
- Blue Moon - Jo Stafford
- Paramount On Parade - Tommy Dorsey
- My Melancholy Baby - Sam Donahue
- Love Is Just Around The Corner - The V-Disc Jumpers
- Stardust - Hoagy Carmichael
- I Found A New Baby - Roy Eldridge
- Candy - Nat King Cole Trio
- If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight - Jack Teagarden
- Harvard Blues - Jimmy Rushing with. Count Basie
- Tail End Charlie - Capt Glenn Miller
- Oh, What A Beautiful Morning - Jimmy Dorsey
- Ride On - Stan Kenton
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