Basin Street West Explained

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

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.

After Basin Street West closed in 1973, it was replaced by a Korean restaurant.

Notable performers

• The Miles Davis Quintet
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Jefferson Airplane
• The Ike & Tina Turner^[5]
• Otis Redding
• Little Richard
• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Rudy Ray Moore^[6]
• Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
• Ray Charles
• The Fifth Dimension
• Four Tops
• Sam & Dave
• Buddy Rich
• El Chicano
• Joe Simon
• Lenny Bruce^[7]
• Sly Stone
• Mongo Santamaria
• Armando Peraza
• Kenny Rogers and the First Edition

Live albums

• 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

• Basin Street East

External links

• Basin Street West San Francisco Concert Setlists

Notes and References

1. October 9, 1965. 'World's Biggest' Disqotheque Opens. Billboard. 61.
2. Book: Richards, Rand. Historic Walks in San Francisco: 18 Trails Through the City's Past. 2002. Heritage House Publishers. 978-1-879367-03-6. 297. en.
3. Book: Selvin, Joel. San Francisco: The Musical History Tour: A Guide to Over 200 of the Bay Area's Most Memorable Music Sites. Chronicle Books. 1996. 978-0-8118-1007-4. 27. en.
4. May 6, 1967. North Beach Hot Bed For The Bizarre. Billboard. 15.
5. November 21, 1970. From The Music Capitols of the World: San Francisco. Billboard. 25.
6. December 25, 1971. Recording Artists. Billboard.
7. Book: McCarthy, Jim. Voices of Latin Rock: People and Events that Created this Sound. registration. 2004. Hal Leonard Corporation. 978-0-634-08061-6. 48. en.
8. Web site: Basin Street West Discography . Grateful Dead Family Discography . 17 March 2021.