Basin Street Revue (1956)

A one-hour variety show performed live at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, featuring a who’s-who of vocal and big band jazz and comedy acts of the 1950s.

The movie Basin Street Revue, released in 1956, features 11 songs from artists like Sarah Vaughan, Jimmy Brown with Paul Williams Orchestra, Martha Davis and Amos Milburn. What is your favorite song from Basin Street Revue?

Songs from Basin Street Revue

Ding Dong Baby

You're Not the Kind of a Boy

Sarah Vaughan

My Love is True

Jimmy Brown with Paul Williams Orchestra

We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye

Martha Davis

Bewildered

Amos Milburn

Somebody Somewhere

Faye Adams

Lovey Dovey

The Clovers

These Things I Offer You (For A Lifetime)

Sarah Vaughan

Come On Let's Dance

Charles Honi Coles (as Coles) and Cholly Atkins (as Atkins)

A Woman is a Worrisome Thing

Herb Jeffries

Calloway Boogie