Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 | Episode 10 Episode 7 - Sequential Listing Bird Gets the Worm Written By: Charlie Parker Performed by: Charlie Parker, 1947 Label: Savoy Records Well, Git It! Written By: Sy Oliver Performed by: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, 1942 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Kerouac Written By: John Gillespie Performed by: Dizzy Gillespie, 1941 Label: Natasha Imports I've Found a New Baby Written By: Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams Performed by: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, 1954 Label: Clef Records The Verve Music Group Sometimes I'm Happy Written By: Irving Caesar Performed by: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, 1954 Label: The Verve Music Group Blue 'N' Boogie Written By: John Gillespie, Frank Paparelli Performed by: Dizzy Gillespie Sextet, 1945 Label: Jazz Archives (Guild Records) Blue Interlude Written By: Benny Carter, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills Performed by: Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, 1938 Label: Classics Records (Columbia/Legacy) Dizzy Atmosphere Written By: John Gillespie Performed by: Charlie Parker and the Dizzy Gillespie Sextet, 1945 Label: Moon Records (Guild Records) Scrapple from the Apple Written By: Charlie Parker Performed by: Charlie Parker Quintet, 1947 Label: Stateside/Spotlite Records Now's the Time Written By: Charlie Parker Performed by: Charlie Parker's Reboppers, 1945 Label: Jazz Archives (Savoy Records) Meandering Written By: Charlie Parker Performed by: Charlie Parker's Reboppers, 1945 Label: Jazz Archives (Savoy Records) Cherokee Written By: Ray Noble Performed by: Charlie Parker, c. 1942 Label: Media 7 Swingmatism Written By: Jay McShann Performed by: Jay McShann, Charlie Parker, 1941 Label: Classics Records (The Verve Music Group) I've Found a New Baby Written By: Spencer Williams, Jack Palmer Performed by: Charlie Parker, 1940 Label: Media 7 The Verve Music Group Jump for Joy Written By: Edward Kennedy Ellington, Sid Kuller, Paul Francis Webster Performed by: Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, 1941 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment In the Mood Written By: Joseph C. Garland Performed by: Glenn Miller Band, 1944 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Drum Boogie Written By: Gene Krupa, Roy Eldridge Performed by: Gene Krupa, Roy Eldridge, 1941 Label: Smithsonian (Columbia/Legacy) Begin the Beguine Written By: Cole Porter Performed by: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, 1938 Label: Smithsonian (The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment) I Let a Song Go out of My Heart Written By: Edward Kennedy Ellington Performed by: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1949 Label: Columbia/Legacy The Kissing Bug Written By: Billy Strayhorn Performed by: Duke Ellington, 1945 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Take the "A" Train Written By: Billy Strayhorn Performed by: Duke Ellington, 1941 Label: Columbia/Legacy Day Dream Written By: Billy Strayhorn, Edward Kennedy Ellington, John La Touche Performed by: Duke Ellington with Johnny Hodges Orchestra, 1940 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Makin' Whoopee Written By: Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Performed by: Benny Goodman, 1935 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Makin' Whoopee Written By: Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Performed by: Charlie and His Orchestra, 1942 Source: From a companion CD to the book Hitler's Airways Bird of Paradise Written By: Charlie Parker Performed by: Charlie Parker Quintet, 1947 Label: Stateside/Spotlite Records Lady Be Good Written By: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Performed by: Charlie Parker with Jay McShann, 1940 Label: Media 7 (The Verve Music Group) Sweet Georgia Brown Written By: Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey Sr. Performed by: Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, 1950's Source: From a wire recording made by Parker and Gillespie enthusiaists during a private jam session Uncle Sam Says Written By: Josh White Performed by: Josh White, 1941 Label: Blue Note Records, A Division of Capitol Records That's My Home Written By: Leon Rene, Otis Rene, Ben Ellison Performed by: Louis Armstrong, 1932 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Summertime Written By: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Performed by: Artie Shaw, 1945 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Taxi War Dance Written By: William Count Basie, Lester Willis Young Performed by: Count Basie and His Orchestra, 1939 Label: Smithsonian (Columbia/Legacy) The New Black and Tan Fantasy Written By: Edward Kennedy Ellington Performed by: Duke Ellington, 1938 Label: Columbia/Legacy Solitude Written By: Edward Kennedy Ellington, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange Performed by: Billie Holiday, 1941 Label: Columbia/Legacy Harlem Airshaft Written By: Edward Kennedy Ellington Performed by: Duke Ellington, 1945 Label: Classics Records (V-Disc) Prelude to a Kiss Written By: Edward kennedy Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills Performed by: Duke Ellington with Johnny Hodges Orchestra, 1938 Label: Columbia/Legacy Jack the Bear Written By: Duke Ellington Performed by: Duke Ellington, 1940 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment (The) Minor Goes Muggin' Written By: James Oliver Young Performed by: Duke Ellington and Tommy Dorsey, 1945 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Chocolate Shake Written By: Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster Performed by: Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, 1941 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Cotton Tail Written By: Edward Kennedy Ellington Performed by: Duke Ellington, 1940 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Cotton Tail Written By: Edward Kennedy Ellington Performed by: Duke Ellington, 1942 Archival film: From the "soundie" entitled Hot Chocolate Black, Brown and Beige Written By: Edward Kennedy Ellington Performed by: Duke Ellington, 1944 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Solitude Written By: Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills, Edward Kennedy Ellington Performed by: The Quintet of the Hot Club of France, 1937 Label: Swing Records (EMI Music) Shine Written By: Lou Brown, Cecil Mack, Ford Dabney Performed by: The Quintet of the Hot Club of France, 1936 Label: Swing Records (EMI Music) Je T'Attendrai Written By: Dino Olivieri, Louis Eugene B. Poterat, Giuseppe Nino Rastelli Performed by: The Quintet of the Hot Club of France with Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, 1938 Archival film: From French newsreel Somebody Stole My Gal Written By: Leo Wood Performed by: Benny Goodman, 1940 Label: Columbia/Legacy Let Me See Written By: Harry Edison, William Count Basie Performed by: Count Basie, 1940 Label: Columbia/Legacy American Patrol Written By: Jerry Gray Performed by: Glenn Miller Band, 1944 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) Written By: James F. Hanley, Ballard McDonald Performed by: Dave Brubeck Trio, 1949 Label: Columbia/Legacy Bird Gets the Worm Written By: Charlie Parker Performed by: Charlie Parker, 1947 Label: Savoy Records Ko Ko Written By: Charlie Parker Performed by: Charlie Parker's Reboppers, 1945 Label: Smithsonian (Savoy Records) Main Stem Written By: Duke Ellington Performed by: Duke Ellington, 1942 Label: The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 | Episode 10