Russell Davies presents a history of jazz. 21: The Jazz Singer Flourishes If the 20th century is the jazz century, it is also the century of popular song, and the two traditions necessarily shared some territory.
The thirties marked the start of Ella
Fitzgerald's recording career, and was a time when the incomparable
Billie Holiday was producing some of her finest work.
Producer Phil Speight
Repeated Friday 11.30pm