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This , Swing Trumpets Roy Eldridge & Charlie Shavers, represents sessions recorded for the World Broadcasting System (WBS), including previously unissued alternate takes.WBS was a transcription company created in the early years of commercial radio that provided popular contemporary music programming on 16Inch discs to subscribing radio stations. These nationally syndicated music broadcasts were not commercially available to the public and are unique in this regard.The George H. Buck Jazz Foundation formally purchased the World Broadcast Service company in 1969. This historic collection was sourced from existing 16Inch Acetates, Test Pressings, and World Subscription Discs, and has been beautifully restored. The is a must for any collection of swing era vocal groups. Album Tracks 1. You've Gone 2. The Gasser 3. I Surrender Dear 4. Minor Jive 5. Star Dust 6. I Can't Get Started 7. Jump Through the Window 8. Embraceable You 9. Body and Soul 10. Fish House 11. Twilight Time 12. St. Louis Blues 13. Twilight Time (Alt) 14. St. Louis Blues (Alt) 15. Deuce-A-Rini 16. Summertime 17. Echoes of Harlem 18. Amor 19. Rose Room 20. She's Funny That Way 21. On the Spot 22. Deuce-A-Rini (Alt) 23. Amor (Alt) 24. On the Spot (Alt)