Basin Street East, New York 1966
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Basin Street East was a cornerstone of New York City’s jazz circuit in the 1950s and 1960s, also regularly hosting major pop and soul acts of the era, and these clever graphics on its menu cover ‘trumpeted’ the club’s impressive musical credentials.
Located in midtown Manhattan and accommodating 340 guests in its long, rectangular room, the sophisticated club hosted many musical icons at the peak of their artistic careers.
Among those who recorded historic albums there: Peggy Lee, Dave Brubeck, Carmen McRae, Duke Ellington, Trini Lopez, Billy Eckstine with Quincy Jones and Barbra Streisand with Benny Goodman.
Other artists who performed at this venue included Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Count Basie.
“King of Swing ‘Benny Goodman (1909–1986) famously recorded at Basin Street East in 1954. The recording featured Goodman on clarinet, Charlie Shavers on trumpet, Mel Powell on piano, Steve Jordan on guitar, Israel Crosby on bass, and Morey Feld on drums.
In 1963, Goodman returned to the venue and for a three-week period shared a billing that featured a young Barbra Streisand performing with his sextet.
‘There are few young entertainers who have come along in the past decade with the talent and ability of Barbra Streisand. She can sing a ballad with an emotional intensity that is catching, and she also has a comedy flair…
‘Miss Streisand showed all of these facets of herself at her debut at New York's Basin Street last Monday before an overflow audience that included almost all of show business, from singer Georgia Brown and Connie Francis to the town's top agents, bookers, record people and scribes, ‘said a review in Billboard magazine.
For these shows, Basin Street East charged a $3.50 cover, and lucky guests could choose food from an American or ‘Far East’ menu and buy bottles of Dom Perignon for $28.
This menu is from May 1966 and was for a performance by the musical duo the Righteous Brothers. Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield were famous for hits such as Unchained Melody (1965) and You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’ (1964), both of which were on their set list at Basin Street East.
Shifting musical tastes towards rock and roll and competition from other nightclubs such as the Copacabana strained the supper-club model and Basin Street East closed in 1967.
Each order includes a print of the interior menu.
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