Rare performances by the legends of jazz See and hear 27 rare performances by the giants of swing-era jazz From the hidee-hidee-hidee-hi of Cab Calloway to the swingin' sounds of Artie Shaw, see and hear performances of timeless classics by the jazz greats of the 1940s and '50s. Culled from an archive of rare short films - many made for "soundie" machines, the visual jukeboxes of the era - this collection allows you to experience jazz as it was performed in the nightclubs and music halls where it was born.

You'll be jumpin' and jivin' to the sounds of Louis Jordan ("Honey Chile"), Fats Waller ("Ain't Misbehavin", "Your Feet's Too Big," "Honeysuckle Rose"), the Count Basie Orchestra ("Take Me Back Baby"), Gene Krupa ("Let Me Off Uptown"), the Delta Rhythm Boys ("Take the 'A' Train"), the Treniers ("It"s Rock, It's Roll, It's Swing"), Dizzy Gillespie ("Oop Bop Sh Bam"), Lena Horne ("Unlucky Woman"), Billy Eckstine ("Rhythm in a Riff"), Duke Ellington ("Sophisticated Lady"), and many more!