NBC's "Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" was a weekly radio jam session of the 1940s with two fine house bands backing guest soloists who were the leading exponents of jazz. The show made its debut on February 11, 1940. During its first months on NBC it was a sustaining feature (meaning unsponsored) in a late Sunday afternoon (4:30pm) time slot. It soon developed a loyal following and on September 16, 1940, NBC began airing the show in prime time on Monday nights at 9pm. The final broadcast was aired on October 8, 1944.
Most commercially released samples of the program showcase vocalist Dinah Shore and sometimes she is joined by Lena Horne. These two received national exposure from their Lower Basin Street appearances. Shore's style was somewhat out of place with the predominantly 2-beat Dixieland style that these bands played, but they made room for her. Horne was singing a softer style here than the charismatic belting that she became known for in later years, but she is more at home with the Dixie stylings than Dinah.
On this album the instrumental numbers are performed by Henry Levine and his Barefoooted Dixieland Philharmonic.
Side 1:
01) Mood Indigo
02) Muskrat Ramble
03) Sophisticated Lady
04) Basin Street Blues
05) Stardust
06) Body And Soul
Side 2:
01) St. Louis Blues
02) Memphis Blues
03) Beale Street Blues
04) Aunt Haggar's Blues
05) John Henry Blues
06) Careless Love
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