| Other author/creator | Astaire, Fred singer. |
| Other author/creator | Langford, Frances singer. |
| Other author/creator | Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 singer. |
| Other author/creator | Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 singer. |
| Other author/creator | Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Forrest, Helen singer. |
| Other author/creator | Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | James, Harry, 1916-1983 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Raye, Marhta, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Garland, Judy singer. |
| Other author/creator | Boswell, Connie, 1907-1976 singer. |
| Other author/creator | Ross, Shirley, 1913-1975, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Anderson, Ivie singer. |
| Other author/creator | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Horne, Lena singer. |
| Other author/creator | Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965 singer. |
| Included Work | Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Gay divorce. Night and day. |
| Included Work | Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Top hat. Isn't this a lovely day? |
| Included Work | Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 Top hat. Cheek to cheek. |
| Included Work | Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Swing time. Fine romance. |
| Included Work | Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Shall we dance. They can't take that away from me. |
| Included Work | McHugh, Jimmy, 1894-1969. Every night at eight. I feel a song coming on. |
| Included Work | Warren, Harry, 1893-1981 Going places. Jeepers creepers. |
| Included Work | Coots, J. Fred, 1897-1985 You go to my head. |
| Included Work | Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946. Great day. More than you know. |
| Included Work | Bloom, Rube Day in, day out. |
| Included Work | Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. Cabin in the sky (Musical). Takin' a chance on love |
| Included Work | Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981. Skylark. |
| Included Work | Green, Johnny, 1908-1989. Body and soul. |
| Included Work | Hanley, James F. (James Frederick), 1892-1942 Thumbs up. Zing! went the strings of my heart. |
| Included Work | Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Higher and higher. It never entered my mind. |
| Included Work | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Jump for joy (1941) I got it bad. |
| Included Work | Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986 Cotton club parade. Stormy weather. |
| Included Work | Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986 Cotton club parade. As long as I live. |
| Included Work | Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Girl crazy. Embraceable you. |
| Included Work | Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Girl crazy. But not for me. |
| Included Work | Burwell, Cliff, 1898-1976. Sweet Lorraine. |
| Other author/creator | Louis Armstrong Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Billie Holiday Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Artie Shaw Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | Benny Goodman Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | Harry James Orchestra. |
| Other author/creator | Duke Ellington Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | King Cole Trio performer. |
| Contents |
Night and day / Cole Porter (3:25) (Fred Astaire) -- Isn't this a lovely day (3:13) ; Cheek to cheek (3:15) / Irving Berlin (Fred Astaire) -- A fine romance / Jerome Kern ; Dorothy Fields (2:50) -- They can't take that away from me / George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin (3:01) (Fred Astaire) -- I feel a song comin' on / Jimmy McHugh ; Dorothy Fields (3:03) (Frances Langford) -- Jeepers creepers / Harry Warren ; Johnny Mercer (2:38) (Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong Orchestra) -- You go to my head / J. Fred Coots ; Haven Gillespie (2:52) (Billie Hoilday ; Billie Holiday Orchestra) -- More than you know / Vincent Youmans ; Billy Rose ; Edward Eliscu (3:05) (Teddy Wilson ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra ; Billie Holiday) -- Day in, day out / Rube Bloom ; Johnny Mercer (3:35) (Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest) -- Taking a chance on love / Vernon Duke ; John Latouche ; Ted Fetter (3:03) (Benny Goodman ; Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Helen Forrest) -- Skylark / Hoagy Carmichael ; Johnny Mercer (3:21) (Harry James ; Harry James Orchestra ; Helen Forrest) -- Body and soul / John Green ; Edward Heyman ; Robert Sour ; Frank Eyton (3:00) (Martha Raye) -- Zing! Went the strings of my heart /James Hanley (2:55) (Judy Garland) -- The nearness of you / Hoagy Carmichael ; Ned Washington (3:13) (Connie Boswell) -- It never entered my mind / Richard Rodgers ; Lorenz Hart (3:13) (Shirley Ross) -- I got it bad (and that ain't good) / Duke Ellington ; Paul Francis Webster (2:39) (Duke Ellington ; Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Ivie Anderson) -- Stormy weather (3:20) ; As long as I live (2:45) / Harold Arlen ; Ted Koehler (Lena Horne) -- Sweet Lorraine / Cliff Burwell ; Mitchell Parish (3:09) (King Cole Trio ; Nat "King" Cole) -- Embraceable you (3:24) (King Cole Trio ; Nat "King" Cole) ; But not for me (3:08) (Judy Garland) / George Gershwin ; Ira Gershwin. |
| General note | Smithsonian Collection: A 22010. |
| General note | Manufacturer's number on individual discs along with the set nunumbers: RD-031, A5 23373. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Booklet with notes by James R. Morris, J.R. Taylor and Dwight Blocker Bowers, including biographies of singers, songwriters, and composers, and bibliographies (152 p.: ill. ; 23 cm) accompanies 5 disc set. |
| Performer |
Fred Astaire ; Frances Langford ; Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra ; Billie Holiday and her Orchestra ; Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra ; Artie Shaw and his Orchestra ; Benny Goodman and his Orchestra (featuring Helen Forrest) ; Harry James and his orchestra (featuring Helen Forrest) ; Martha Raye ; Judy Garland ; Connie Boswell ; Shirley Ross ; Duke Ellington and his Orchestra (featuring Ivie Anderson) ; Lena Horne ; King Cole Trio (featuring Nat King Cole) |
| Publisher number | A 17985 Smithsonian Collection |
| Publisher number | RD 031 Smithsonian Collection |
| Publisher number | A5 17983 Smithsonian Collection |
| Publisher number | A5 23373 Smithsonian Collection |
| Publisher number | A 22010 Smithsonian Collection |