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Jazz Century

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Russell Davies continues his 52-part history of jazz.
26: The Makings of Modernism
Although bebop was a phenomenon of the 1940s, some musicians were feeling their way towards modernism before that decade began, among them John Kirkby , Lester Young ,
Charlie Christian and Claude Thomhill.
Repeated from Saturday 6pm

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Russell Davies
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John Kirkby
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Lester Young
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Charlie Christian
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Claude Thomhill.
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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