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. It opened as a Jazz club in 1964, then integrated soul and rock acts before its closure in 1973.

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. 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. 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

Otis Redding

Little Richard

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Rudy Ray Moore

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Ray Charles

The Fifth Dimension

Four Tops

Sam & Dave

Buddy Rich

El Chicano

Joe Simon

Lenny Bruce

Sly Stone

Mongo Santamaria

Armando Peraza

Kenny Rogers and the First Edition

Live albums

1964: Essential O'Day – Anita O'Day

1966: Woody's Winners – Woody Herman

1967: Woody Live: East and West – Woody Herman and His Swingin' Herd

1967: Dancing In the Street – Ramsey Lewis

1969: In Person – Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes

1971: Tears of Joy – Don Ellis

1971: For All We Know – Charlie Byrd

See also

Basin Street East

References

External links

Basin Street West San Francisco Concert Setlists

Defunct nightclubs in California

Former music venues in California

Music venues in San Francisco

Nightclubs in San Francisco

North Beach, San Francisco

1960s in California

History of San Francisco

1964 establishments in California

1973 disestablishments in California