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Make Believe Ballroom - 5/15/26 Edition

Podcast: Make Believe Ballroom
Published: May 15, 2026
Duration seconds: 3481
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Summary

On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom hosted by Jeff Bressler, Count Basie’s ode to the draft, two first-time-ever-recorded hits for Fats Waller, the mother of boogie woogie, and more records and reminiscences from the big band and jazz era.