An outside view of the famous Cotton Club in New York City. There’s 3 signs about the club, one with the upcoming musicians that will be playing, along with a parked car by the entrance. The Cotton Club seated up to 400 and was known as one of Harlem’s classiest jazz clubs. The club was known for presenting some of the best talent like, Louis Armstrong, Ethel Waters, and Bill Robinson. In late 1927, the club booked the young, cocky and highly sophisticated, Duke Ellington.