About this episode

This episode features classic big band hits and explores various aspects of the big band era.

The Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, brings you Classic Big Band Hits from the 30s and 40s. On this week's edition of the Make Believe Ballroom, hosted by Jeff Bressler, a little-remembered big band singer, the use of the organ in 1930s and '40s jazz, Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman play Klezmer, many more records, stories, and reminiscences from the big band era.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Bressler

Topics covered

• Classic Big Band Hits
• 1930s jazz
• 1940s jazz
• big band era
• Klezmer music
• music history

Keywords

• big band
• jazz
• Artie Shaw
• Benny Goodman
• Klezmer
• music history
• 1930s
• 1940s

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