Goodtime music from start to finish, and 60 years later has lost none of its power to raise a smile and make you dance. --AllAboutJazz.com, June 2007Soundies are fascinating time capsules not only of music but of social history, dance styles and fashions in 1940s America. --Washington Post, June 2007This DVD is amazing! The kind of release that is music to a cinephile's ears. --MovieWeb, June 2007This is great stuff -- not just historically speaking, but musically, as well -- and I can't wait for Volume 2. --The Times Union (Albany, NY), July 2007This treasure trove of jazz performances certainly belongs in the  collection of every true aficionado of jazz. --Big Band ReportWell worth the effort. My TV is still jumping. --Brattleboro Reformer