Rimasterizzato con tre bonus tracks.

Tracks 13-16 are bonus tracks.

Tracks 1-12 Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden and the V-Disc All-Stars 1941. Tracks 13-18 Woody Herman and the Vanderbilt All-Stars 1945.

Recorded in performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI; July 4, 1957.

Mixed to and mastered from digital tape using the Mitsubishi X-80 tape recorder.

Enregistrements d'origine monophonique / Original Mono Recording

1, 2: New York City; April 28, 1936.
3: New York City; April 29, 1936.
4 to 7: New York; May 18, 1936.
8 to 10: Los Angeles; August 7, 1936.
11, 12: New York; July 2, 1937.
13 to 15: New York; July 7, 1937.
16, 17: Los Angeles; November 15, 1937.
18 to 20: Los Angeles; January 12, 1938.

"The source materials for this digital reissue have been newly transferred, primarily from original metal parts preserved in the MCA vaults. A few selections derive from 78 rpm shellac records graciously provided by Steven Lasker and by the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University, through its Director, Dan Morgenstern."

On top of front cover: The Original American Decca Recordings

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6 and 21: previously unissued takes.
Tracks 1 to 8: Los Angeles; January 12, 1938.
Tracks 9 to 12: New York; May 13, 1938.
Tracks 13 to 16: New York; May 18, 1938.
Tracks 17 to 20: New York; June 24, 1938.
Tracks 21, 22: New York; October 3, 1935.
(P) 1995 MCA Records, Inc. & (C) 1995 GRP Records, Inc.
Printed in the USA. Distributed in the USA by Uni Distribution Corporation.

Track 12: Public Domain.