Bill Evans
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Dave Brubeck
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Cannonball Adderley
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Ahmad Jamal
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, Nancy Wilson, Barbara Carroll and Bobby Short. On the occasion of its 20th anniversary in November 1966, Frank Sinatra Jr. headlined the club in his Chicago debut.
Renovated in 1946 by George and Oscar Marienthal, the club was crafted from the original Fort Dearborn Grill. Known as a "famed dining spot" the club was revamped in 1955 to include jazz music and stay open until 4 A.M. rather than be a strictly dining establishment that closed at 10 P.M. After jazz had finally waned as popular music, losing out to rock and roll, The London House closed during the early 1970s. The London House was turned into a Burger King in the 1970s.
The LondonHouse Hotel opened in the building in 2016.
Recorded at London House
The following were recorded at the London House.Discogs, www.discogs.com/label/347535-London-House-Chicago?sort=year&sort_order=asc
* 1956 – Billy Taylor at the London House
* 1958 – Marian McPartland, Marian McPartland Trio: At the London House
* 1958 –
Sarah Vaughan
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Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine ...
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After Hours at the London House
''After Hours at the London House'' is a 1959 live album by American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, recorded at The London House, Chicago.
Track listing
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* 1959 – Gene Krupa, Big Noise From Winnetka, Gene Krupa At The London House
* 1959 – Bobby Hackett, Live from London House
* 1959 – Johnny Pate, A Date With Johnny Pate
* 1960s- Teddy Wilson and
Earl Hines
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* 1961 – Tyree Glenn, Tyree Glenn at the London House in Chicago
* 1961 – Oscar Peterson, ''
The Sound of the Trio
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Three other Oscar Peterson Trio albums were also released featuring music from the London House concerts: '' ...
Something Warm
''Something Warm'' is a live album by the Oscar Peterson Trio, recorded at the The London House, Chicago, London House jazz club in Chicago. The sessions were in 1961, but the album was initially released as Verve V/V6-8681 in 1967.
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Today's Sounds
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Jack McDuff
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Gin and Orange
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