Basin Street West
Basin Street West was a nightclub owned by Jack Yanoff in San Francisco located in the North Beach neighborhood at on 401 Broadway.[1] It opened as a Jazz club in 1964, then integrated soul and rock acts before its closure in 1973.[2]
History[edit]
Jack Yanoof opened the Basin Street West as a jazz club in 1964. The first performers were Latin jazz pianist Eddie Cano and pianist Hampton Hawes.[3] Comedians also performed at the club. The only surviving video footage of Lenny Bruce performing in a nightclub was recorded at Basin Street West in August 1965.
By 1967, Yanoof was booking rock acts like Jefferson Airplane.[4] Soul acts such as Otis Redding and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles also performed at the club. R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner recorded a live album there in 1969.[3]
After Basin Street West closed in 1973, it was replaced by a Korean restaurant.[3]
Notable performers[edit]
- The Miles Davis Quintet
- Dizzy Gillespie[4]
- Jefferson Airplane[4]
- The Ike & Tina Turner[5]
- Otis Redding[3]
- Little Richard
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- Rudy Ray Moore[6]
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellas[6]
- Ray Charles
- The Fifth Dimension
- Four Tops
- Sam & Dave
- Buddy Rich
- El Chicano[6]
- Joe Simon[6]
- Lenny Bruce[7]
- Sly Stone[7]
- Mongo Santamaria[7]
- Armando Peraza[7]
- Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
Live albums[edit]
- 1964: Essential O'Day – Anita O'Day[8]
- 1966: Woody's Winners – Woody Herman[8]
- 1967: Woody Live: East and West – Woody Herman and His Swingin' Herd[8]
- 1967: Dancing In the Street – Ramsey Lewis[8]
- 1969: In Person – Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes[8]
- 1971: Tears of Joy – Don Ellis
- 1971: For All We Know – Charlie Byrd[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "'World's Biggest' Disqotheque Opens". Billboard. October 9, 1965. p. 61.
- ^ Richards, Rand (2002). Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City's Past. Heritage House Publishers. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-879367-03-6.
- ^ a b c d Selvin, Joel (1996). San Francisco: The Musical History Tour: A Guide to Over 200 of the Bay Area's Most Memorable Music Sites. Chronicle Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8118-1007-4.
- ^ a b c "North Beach Hot Bed For The Bizarre". Billboard. May 6, 1967. p. 15.
- ^ "From The Music Capitols of the World: San Francisco". Billboard. November 21, 1970. p. 25.
- ^ a b c d "Recording Artists". Billboard. December 25, 1971.
- ^ a b c d McCarthy, Jim (2004). Voices of Latin Rock: People and Events that Created this Sound. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 48. ISBN 978-0-634-08061-6.
- ^ a b c d e f "Basin Street West Discography". Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
External links[edit]
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