For this recording, 16 of drummer
Gene Krupa's big-band recordings have been gathered together with the emphasis on rarities. Irene Day and
Anita O'Day have some vocals and among the soloists are tenor saxophonists
Vido Musso and
Sam Donahue and trumpeter
Roy Eldridge (the latter on "Watch the Birdie"). Most of the music has since been reissued on CD by Classics but this collection gives one a good overview of
Krupa's underrated swing bands of 1938-41.