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Nick checks out classic big bands from the swing era until the present day - including bands led by Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, and Michael Buble.
MUSIC DETAILS:
| # | Artist: | Song: | Composer: | Album | Label: | Duration: |
| 1 | Glenn Miller | In the Mood | Manone / Razaf | Glenn Miller & His Orchestra: The Complete 1938-1942 (Compilation) | Bluebird | 03:35 |
| 2 | Benny Goodman | Sing Sing Sing | Prima | Benny Goodman: Sing, Sing, Sing (Compilation) | Bluebird | 08:39 |
| 3 | Woody Herman and his Orchestra | Woodchopper's Ball | Bishop / Herman | At the Woodchopper's Ball | Ember | 05:28 |
| 4 | Count Basie | April in Paris | Harburg / Duke | April in Paris | Avid | 03:49 |
| 5 | Duke Ellington | Take the A Train | Strayhorn | Duke Ellington: The Blanton-Webster Band (Compilation) | Bluebird | 03:34 |
| 6 | Frank Sinatra | Come Fly With Me | Cahn / Van Heusen | Come Fly With Me | Capitol | 03:19 |
| 7 | Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra | Hamp's Boogie Woogie | Buckner / Hampton | The Boogie Woogie | Giants of Jazz | 03:13 |
| 8 | Jimmie Lunceford & his Orchestra | For Dancers Only | Raye / Oliver / Schoen | Ken Burns Jazz: The Story Of America's Music | Columbia | 02:41 |
| 9 | Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and his Big Band | Sunny | Hebb | Francis A & Edward K | Reprise | 04:11 |
| 10 | Artie Shaw | Begin the Beguine | Porter | Artie Shaw: Begin The Beguine (Compilation) | Bluebird | 03:13 |
| 11 | Ella Fitzgerald | Too Darn Hot | Porter | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook | Verve | 03:47 |
| 12 | Michael Buble | Can't Buy Me Love | McCartney | It's Time | Reprise | 03:14 |
