page_title: Sweet Basil Jazz Club
hierarchical_section_title: Sweet Basil Jazz Club
caption_attribution_description: Doc Cheatham, photographed during one of his legendary jazz brunches, (Sweet Basil's in Greenwich Village, New York City) in front of Milt Hinton's famous photo
context_page_description: Sweet Basil was a jazz club in New York City's Greenwich Village, located at 88 7th Avenue South. Founded in 1974 by Sharif Esmat, it was considered among the most prominent jazz clubs in New York. Many jazz albums were recorded live at Sweet Basil, including Cecil Taylor's Iwontunwonsi, McCoy Tyner's Live at Sweet Basil and Solar: Live at Sweet Basil, and the Jean-Michel Pilc Trio's Together: Live at Sweet Basil. From 1981 to 1992 the club was owned by Phyllis Litoff and her husband Mel Litoff.
  The club closed in April 2001.
context_section_description: Sweet Basil was a jazz club in New York City's Greenwich Village, located at 88 7th Avenue South.  Founded in 1974 by Sharif Esmat, it was considered among the most prominent jazz clubs in New York.  Many jazz albums were recorded live at Sweet Basil, including Cecil Taylor's Iwontunwonsi, McCoy Tyner's Live at Sweet Basil (1989) and Solar: Live at Sweet Basil, and the Jean-Michel Pilc Trio's Together: Live at Sweet Basil. From 1981 to 1992 the club was owned by Phyllis Litoff and her husband Mel Litoff.
  The club closed in April 2001.
caption: Doc Cheatham performing in Sweet Basil
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