Compact disc.

"Al Jolson hosts an all-star tribute to Irving Berlin celebrating his 50th birthday." "First complete release of this legendary broadcast, exactly as heard on CBS radio (originating from WABC, New York), Wednesday, August 3, 1938, starting at 9:30 PM EDST.)."

Prologue: Winchell announcement (in honor of "Irving Berlinspiration!")

Opening: Husing announcements and theme "Say it with music" (Music box revue, 1921)

Heat wave (revue, As thousands cheer, 1933) (Merman)

Husing introduces Jolson who hums a few bars of "When the midnight choo choo leaves for Alabam'" (1912) and "Somebody's coming to my house" (musical, All aboard, 1913) and in turn introduces Berlin

What can a songwriter say? (Berlin)

Let me sing and I'm happy (film, Mammy, 1930) (Jolson)

Jolson introduces Cantor

My wife's gone to the country (1909)(Cantor)

Jolson-Cantor dialogue in which Cantor kvetches about swing bands

This is the life (Jolson)

Jolson and Cantor challenge Berlin to sing

Mandy (revue, Yip, yip, yaphank, 1918) (Jolson, Cantor, Berlin)

Kvelling supreme (Jolson, Cantor, Berlin, Tucker)

The international rag (All aboard, 1913) (Tucker ; with spontaneous interjections by Jolson)

Jolson introduces Bernie who performs a humourous dialogue with Lehr

Ragtime violin (1911) (Lehr, Bernie)

Jolson presides over the Brox Sisters reunion

Everybody step (Music box revue, 1921) (Brox Sisters).

Jolson introduces Vallée at the Chicago Theatre ; Vallée then tells the story behind the next song

Say it isn't so (as originally introduced by Vallée in 1932) (Vallée, Connecticut Yankees)

Vallée introduces "Marie" (as the Connecticut Yankees play it in the original waltz time) over-line feedback swings over to Dorsey in Hollywood

Marie (1928) (Dorsey and his orchestra)

In New York, Jolson introduces Boswell

Berlin ballad medley: When I lost you (1912) ; All alone (Music box revue, 1921) ; Remember (1925) ; Always (1925) (Boswell)

Jolson gets sentimental and introduces Lombardo broacasting from the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf

Easter parade (As thousands cheer, 1933) ; [Ending:] a few bars of their theme "Auld lang syne" (Lombardo, Royal Canadians)

Jolson introduces and kvells with Merman

My walking stick (film, Alexander's ragtime band) (Merman)

Jolson introduces Whiteman who describes the writing of the next number

A pretty girl is like a melody (Ziegfeld follies of 1919) (Steel [i.e. Steele], chorus)

Station break over "Say it with music" ; Jolson then introduces Parsons who interviews Zanuck

The 20th Century-Fox fanfare then introduces a special radio preview of "Alexander's ragtime band" starring Power and Merman

Alexander's ragtime band [#1] first instrumental by period trio then with Merman, vocal

Now it can be told (Alexander's ragtime band, 1938) (Faye, Dorsey and his orchestra)

Raio preview continues with Faye speaking

Oh how I hate to.

get up in the morning (Yip, yip, yaphank, 1918) (male chorus) ; radio preview continues

Alexander's ragtime band [#2] prelude to finale

Alexander's ragtime band [#3] finale ; closing announcements (Merman, Jolson, Cantor, Tucker, Power, chorus, company).