Disc One: Country Blues and Spirituals, Jug Bands and Hokum

1. My Soul is a Witness- Austin Coleman
2. It's Nobody's Fault but Mine- Blind Willie Johnson
3. The Crucifixion of Christ- Jessie May Hill
4. Shake That Thing- Papa Charlie Jackson
5. Outside Woman Blues- Blind Joe Reynolds
6. It's a Good Thing- Frank Stokes / Beale Street Sheiks
7. Minglewood Blues- Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers
8. Match Box Blues- Blind Lemon Jefferson
9. Diddie Wah Diddie- Blind Blake
10. Milk Cow Blues- Sleepy John Estes
11. Ease It To Me Blues- Barbecue Bob
12. No No Blues- Curley Weaver
13. Appaloosa Blues- Bobby Leecan and Robert Cooksey
14. Little Rock Blues- Pearl Dickson
15. Kansas City Blues- Jim Jackson
16. Train Whistle Blues- Jimmie Rodgers
17. Goin' Back to Texas- Memphis Minnie
18. Roll and Tumble Blues- Hambone Willie Newbern
19. If You Haven't Any Hay- Skip James
20. Kokomo Blues- Scrapper Blackwell
21. It's Tight Like That- Georgia Tom
22. Didn't It Rain- Bryant's Jubilee Quartet
23. Beale Street Breakdown- Jed Davenport
24. Milk Cow Blues- Kokomo Arnold

Disc Two: Piano Boogie-Woogie Ragtime and Jazz

1. Get Low-Down Blues- Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
2. Mr Johnson's Blues -Lonnie Johnson
3. Backwater Blues -Bessie Smith
4. Knockin' a Jug -Louis Armstrong
5. Bullfrog Blues -Muggsy Spanier
6. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie- Pinetop Smith
7. Cow Cow Blues- Cow Cow Davenport
8. Guitar Boogie- Blind Roosevelt Graves
9. How Long, How Long- Blues Leroy Carr
10. The Dirty Dozen- Speckled Red
11. Vicksburg Blues- Little Brother Montgomery
12. Sweet Miss Stella Blues- Rufus and Ben Quillian
13. Minnie the Moocher- Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
14. St. Louis Blues- The Mills Brothers
15. Somebody Stole Gabriel's Horn- Three Keys
16. Midnight Hour Blues- Leroy Carr
17. Lafayette- Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
18. Flaming Reeds and Screaming Brass- Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra
19. Strut That Thing Cripple- Clarence Lofton
20. Dirty Mother For You- Roosevelt Sykes
21. Weed Smoker's Dream- The Harlem Hamfats
22. Press My Button- Lil Johnson
23. Night Time Is The Right Time- Roosevelt Sykes
24. The Blues Ain't Nothing But- Georgia White

Disc Three: Urban Blues And Gospel

1. Teasin' Brown Blues- Louie Lasky
2. Barrelhouse Woman- Leroy Carr
3. Lead Pencil Blues- Johnnie Temple
4. Policy Dream Blues- Bumble Bee Slim
5. Naptown Stomp- Bill Gaither
6. Sloppy Drunk Again- Walter Davis
7. Jockey Blues- Jazz Gillum
8. Holy Mountain- Elder Otis Jones
9. Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbour- Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
10. Louise Louise Blues- Johnnie Temple
11. Barrelhouse When It Rains- Big Bill Broonzy
12. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl- John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
13. Preachin' Blues- Robert Johnson
14. Number Runner's Blues- Jimmie Gordon
15. Tell Me Baby- John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
16. Rockin' Chair Blues- Big Bill Broonzy
17. Diggin' My Potatoes- Washboard Sam
18. This Train Sister- Rosetta Tharpe
19. Don't You Lie To Me- Tampa Red
20. Jivin' The Blues- John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
21. I Feel So Good- Big Bill Broonzy
22. Worried Life Blues- Big Maceo
23. Junker Blues Champion- Jack Dupree
24. Ain't No Business We Can Do- Doctor Clayton
25. Mean Ol' Frisco- Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

Disc Four: After Hours Swing Boogie and Jive

1. Boogie Woogie Stomp- Albert Ammons and His Rhythm Kings
2. Boogie-Woogie- Count Basie
3. One O'Clock Jump- Count Basie Orchestra
4. Sing Sing Sing- Benny Goodman
5. Keep A-Knockin'- Louis Jordan
6. T'Aint What You Do- Jimmie Lunceford
7. Jumpin' Jive- Cab Calloway
8. I Like to Riff- King Cole Trio
9. That's the Rhythm- Three Sharps and a Flat
10. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water- The Cats & The Fiddle
11. After Hours- Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra
12. Floyd's Guitar Blues- Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy
13. Gangster's Blues- Peetie Wheatstraw
14. Roll 'em Pete- Joe Turner and Pete Johnson
15. Down The Road A Piece- Will Bradley
16. Central Avenue Breakdown- Lionel Hampton
17. Natchez Mississippi Blues Lewis Bronzeville Five
18. Death Ray Boogie- Pete Johnson
19. Confessin' The Blues- Jay McShann
20. What's the Use of Getting Sober- Louis Jordan
21. Take It and Git- Andy Kirk and His Clouds Of Joy
22. Cow Cow Boogie- Ella Mae Morse
23. Flying Home- Lionel Hampton Orchestra
24. Mean Old World- T-Bone Walker