Basin Street Blues is a song written in Dixieland Swing style, by Spencer Williams. It's music is jazz style, with the notes played 'notes inegales', where the first quaver is held longer than the second. It is commonly played in concert bands, because it incorporates many band instruments. Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 - July 14, 1965) was a USA jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. ...