The album consists of live radio transcripts recorded during 1948 and 1949 and was released in 1969 by Big Band Landmarks (Volumes X–XI).

For the tracks on this album, James had dropped his string section and vocalists and employed a variety of modern arrangements by Neal Hefti, Frank Devenport, Johnny Richards and Jimmy Mundy, which often inspired his musicians.

"[4] The following is the promotional note from the Fresh Sound Records' CD reissue There They Go: "[These tracks] come from airslots, complete with typical announcements by radio MCs of the era, and Harry James himself also says a few words here and there.

The tireless Harry James is the principal soloist and plays everywhere with a lip-busting ferocity, and the biting well-drilled trumpet section provides him with a brilliant backing, especially on "Snooty Fruity" and "Rank Frank".

"Cotton Tail" is played by a small unit from within the band while "Kerina" has a Latin-American feel to it with some mariachi-type trumpet from Harry James, but space does not permit an appraisal of every track.