The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman, Columbia Records catalogue item SL-160, is a two-disc LP of swing and jazz music recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938. First issued in 1950, the landmark recording captured the premiere performance given by a big band in the famed concert venue. The event has been described as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's "coming out" party to the world of "respectable" music." Both critical and public reception of the performances was
Franklin Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) turnstiles one block north, at both northern corners of Varick and North Moore Streets, on both the uptown and downtown sides. Franklin Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) Franklin Street is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Franklin Street, Varick Street, and West Broadway. It is served by the 1 train at all times, and by the 2 train during late nights. The station has two side platforms and four tracks with no crossover or crossunder. There are "store window"-style art displays on the southbound platform and