Lucky Millinder could not read music, nor could he play any instrument, Millinder was not the only bandleader with little musical knowledge, Cab Calloway, Jimmie Lunceford, and Tiny Bradshaw were all bandleaders who waved a baton in front of a band, jumped around and maybe sang a song. Yet Lucky Millinder was a catalyst who could bring out the very best in many musicians he employed, and with his tremendous eye and ear for talent he hired an impressive range of top-notch instrumentalists and singers during his 20 years as a bandleader. Above all, Lucky Millinder was a fantastic showman, one that Count Basie in his autobiography Good Morning Blues called "‘one of the best front men in the business, right up there, giving Cab Calloway and Willie Bryant some real competition." This 48 track career overview features the cream of Millinder’s repertoire.

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