- opened in 1926
- also known as:
“Home of the Happy Feet”
or “the Track”
- floor had to be replaced every three years
- as opposed to other clubs (e.g. Cotton Club, et al.) it was integrated
- Chick Webb’s band was the house band starting in 1931
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Chick Webb and His Orchestra – “Stompin’ At The Savoy”
- eventually had two bandstands
- provided a venue for battles of the bands
- closed in 1958
- torn down, along with the Cotton Club, and to make room for a housing project
A survey of the music and history of Jazz.