The Basin Street Six

New Orleans’ Basin Street Six is most well-known for its inclusion of clarinetist Pete Fountain, and trumpeter/vocalist George Girard in the early stages of their careers. The Basin Street Six was a Dixieland sextet, which also featured trombonist Joe Rotis, pianist Roy Zimmerman, and other soloists. They recorded for Mercury, 504, Circle, Mercury, and Mercury. Allmusic

Leave a Comment