Note: these six songs have also been posted as individual videos and were included in the first of four early-1940s Victor album sets that featured cast members of NBC’s weekly program “The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street.” The tongue-in-cheek presentations of jazz, blues and Dixieland were performed by studio musicians led by Henry Levine and Paul Laval with vocals during the early seasons by Dinah Shore, Lena Horne and Linda Keene. Wikipedia’s entry “The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street” has additional details.
01 Mood Indigo (Dinah Shore)
02 Muskrat Ramble (Sidney Bechet)
03 Runnin’ Wild (Paul Laval)
04 Dinah’s Blues (Dinah Shore)
05 Shoemaker’s Holiday (Paul Laval)
06 Basin Street Blues (Henry Levine)
Alt tracks have been transferred from the original 78rpm discs: Victor 27302-27303-27304, issued on Victor album P-56, recorded in New York on November 11, 1940, and issued in early 1941