Artist	Song
Glenn Miller	In the Mood
from The Essential Glenn Miller (2005)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra	Sing, Sing, Sing
from Sing, Sing, Sing (Remastered) (1987)
Billy Strayhorn	Take the a Train
from Billy Strayhorn Piano Passion (2005)
Count Basie & Quincy Jones and His Orchestra	Jumpin' at the Woodside
from The Best of Early Basie (1996)
Cab Calloway Orchestra	Minnie the Moocher ("Theme Song")
from The Very Best Of (2008)
Coleman Hawkins	Body and Soul
from Body and Soul (2008)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra	Begin the Beguine
from Artie Shaw - Stardust (2008)
Billie Holiday	All Of Me
from Love Songs: Billie Holiday (1996)
Count Basie	Lester Leaps In
from The Count Basie Story (2004)
Fletcher Henderson	King Porter Stomp
from Ken Burns Jazz - Fletcher Henderson (2000)
Charlie Christian	Solo Flight
from The Genius of the Electric Guitar (1987)
Ella Fitzgerald	How High the Moon (1st Take)
from Ella: The Legendary Decca Recordings (1995)
Illinois Jacquet, Lionel Hampton & Quincy Jones and His Orchestra	Flying Home (Single Version)
from Priceless Jazz Collection: Sampler No. 5 (1999)
The Andrews Sisters	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Andrews Sisters (2000)
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli	Honeysuckle Rose
from Souvenirs (1988)
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Choo Choo Ch'Boogie (1946 Single Version)
from Louis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll - The Anthology 1938-1953 (2008)
Louis Prima	Jump, Jive, An' Wail
from Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima (2000)
Duke Ellington	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
from The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962) (2004)
Billie Holiday	God Bless the Child
from Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits (1995)
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra	Caravan
from Highlights from the Centennial Edition (1999)
Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra	Blue Skies
from Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey: Platinum & Gold Collection (Remastered) (2003)
The Nat "King" Cole Trio	Sweet Lorraine
from Hit That Jive Jack: The Earliest Recordings (1996)
Stan Kenton	Artistry in Rhythm
from The Best of Stan Kenton (1995)
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra	I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
from The Homefront 1941-1945 (1990)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra	Four Brothers
from Blowin' Up a Storm - The Columbia Years (1945-1947) (2001)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra	Let's Dance
from The Classic Swing Collection (2005)
Buck Clayton, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Herschel Evans & Lester Young	One O'Clock Jump
from Count Basie's Finest Hour (2002)
Artie Shaw	Frenesi
from Diamond Master Series - Artie Shaw (2007)
Duke Ellington	Satin Doll
from Jazz Party (1987)
The Benny Goodman Quartet	Stompin' At the Savoy
from Greatest Jazz Quartets (2008)
Count Basie & Joe Williams	Every Day I Have the Blues
from Count Basie Swings - Joe Williams Sings (1993)
Bunny Berigan	I Can't Get Started
from Big Band Classics (2007)
Duke Ellington	Cotton Tail
from Never No Lament (The Blanton-Webster Band) (2003)
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra	Tuxedo Junction
from Tuxedo Junction (Remastered) (1990)
Rosemary Clooney	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
from Sentimental Journey -- the Girl Singer and Her New Big Band (2006)
Benny Goodman	Seven Come Eleven
from Jazz Cafe Presents Benny Goodman (2005)
Charlie Christian & Benny Goodman Sextet	Flying Home
from Charlie Christian, The First Master Of The Electric Guitar - CD A (2006)
Glenn Miller	Chattanooga Choo Choo
from The Essential Glenn Miller (2005)
Harry James and His Orchestra	Ciribibin
from 16 Most Requested Songs: The 1940's, Vol. 2 (1989)
Billie Holiday	Fine and Mellow
from The Commodore Master Takes (1939-44) (2000)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra	Are You Hep to the Jive? (Yas, Yas)
from Are You Hep to the Jive? (1994)
Ella Fitzgerald	A-Tisket, A-Tasket
from The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald (2003)
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli	Nuages
from Souvenirs (1988)
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra	Drum Boogie
from Best of the Big Bands - Drum Boogie (1993)
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Five Guys Named Moe
from Louis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll - The Anthology 1938-1953 (2008)
Woody Herman & Quincy Jones and His Orchestra	Woodchopper's Ball
from Woody Herman's Finest Hour (2001)
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra	Limehouse Blues
from Tidal Wave (1994)
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Jack Leonard & Chorus & Bunny Berigan	Marie
from The Best of Tommy Dorsey (Remastered) (1992)
Stan Kenton	The Peanut Vendor
from The Best of Stan Kenton (1995)
Don Redman	Chant of the Weed
from Black Legends of Jazz (1994)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra & Vocal by Peggy Lee	Why Don't You Do Right
from Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman: The Complete Recordings 1941-1947 (1999)
Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra	I'll Be Seeing You (From "The Royal Palm Revue")
from Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey: Platinum & Gold Collection (Remastered) (2003)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra	Little Brown Jug
from Platinum Glenn Miller (2003)
The Harry James Orchestra	I'm Beginning to See the Light
from The Harry James Orchestra: The Best of the War Years (2006)
Andy Kirk	Until the Real Thing Comes Along
from Musicworld, Vol. 9: Classic Songs (2008)
Billy Eckstine	Cool Breeze
from Mr. B's Legendary Orchestra, Vol. 4 (2007)
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli	Daphne
from Souvenirs (1988)
Buck Clayton, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing & Lester Young	Blues In the Dark
from Black Legends of Jazz (1994)
Chick Webb & Quincy Jones and His Orchestra	Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
from Swingsation - Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb (1998)
Duke Ellington	Mood Indigo
from The Okeh Ellington (1991)
Fats Waller	The Joint Is Jumpin'
from Fats Waller - Thru the 30's, Vol. 2 (2008)
The Nat "King" Cole Trio	Hit That Jive, Jack!
from Hit That Jive Jack: The Earliest Recordings (1996)
Joe Venuti & Zoot Sims	The Blue Room
from Joe & Zoot & More (2002)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	For Dancers Only
from Swingsation: Jimmie Lunceford (1998)
Jimmy Dorsey & Quincy Jones and His Orchestra	Tangerine
from Contrasts (Decca Jazz) (1993)
Gene Krupa	Let Me Off Uptown
from I'm Beginning to See the Light: Dance Hits from the Second World War (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2007)
Gene Ammons	Somewhere Along the Way
from Young Jug (2004)
Slim Gaillard & His Orchestra	Flat Foot Boogie
from All That Jive (2003)
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra	Passion Flower
from Highlights from the Centennial Edition (1999)
Mercer Ellington & Quincy Jones and His Orchestra	Blue Serge
from Black Legends of Jazz (1994)
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra	Big Noise from Winnetka
from South Rampart Street Parade (1992)
Lionel Hampton & Quincy Jones and His Orchestra	Midnight Sun
from Swingsation: Lionel Hampton (1998)
Ray Noble and His Orchestra	Linda
from 16 Most Requested Songs: The 1940s, Vol. 1 (1989)
Billy Taylor	Thou Swell
from The Billy Taylor Touch (2005)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra	Moonlight Serenade
from Platinum Glenn Miller (2003)

Comment:

Swing started kicking into high gear in the ’30s, when everything from art to industry sped up to a supersonic pace, and the same old rhythms just couldn’t keep up with the whirlwind of the new world. The sound’s arrival was like a great big window being flung open, letting in a breath — no, make that a blast — of fresh air, an open invitation to dance, and ample encouragement for the unleashed libidos of a restless generation. In the bold, brassy hands of a big band in full flight, swing could be either a sweet or scorching thing. It lured lovers into each other’s arms with cooing clarinets and commanded a rush to the dance floor for the carefully choreographed flailing of arms and legs in syncopation with the beat. From the bluesy, boppin’ bonfire of Count Basie’s “Jumpin’ at the Woodside” to the uptown elegance of Duke Ellington’s “Satin Doll,” we’re serving up swing’s mightiest moments on a silver platter.

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