Two complete Treasury show transcriptions and a portion of a third, all recorded by a few weeks after the end of World War II, make up this two-CD compilation. Recorded to help the government sell war bonds to finance the tremendous expense of carrying out a two-front war, while they are referred to as Victory Bonds in peacetime, to help pay for the medical care and rehabilitation of wounded veterans (among other things), these transcriptions have been beautifully restored with good balance and minimal surface noise by . While many of the pieces will be familiar to casual jazz fans, the frequency of the program ( appeared almost every week between early April and the end of November 1945) gave the bandleader the opportunity to try out new compositions, revive earlier works, and include a few pop songs of the day. As a result, obscurities by like (a piece also recorded as and ), (listed as (which was premiered on this very broadcast), and almost of which were performed no more than a couple of dozen times and most of which were gone from the band book before the decade was over, will be of great interest to serious fans. Of course, star soloists fare well, particularly , , and . The vocal numbers are equally enjoyable, particularly those featuring ' rich sound. is still uncomfortable reading the heavy-handed bond promotion scripts throughout each show, but no one can question his patriotism or musicianship in these historic broadcasts. ~ Ken Dryden