Features interviews of Sam Wooding, Benny Waters, Joe Tarto, Bud Freeman, Jimmy McPartland, Freddie Moore, and Jabbo Smith, and Bix Beiderbecke's letters to his family.

Eight musicians who rose to popularity during the 1920's are profiled in this vivid slice of jazz history, and Chip Deffaa allows them to tell their stories largely in their own words.