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Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings

Programme offering advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings or adding to an existing one

Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings.

Jazz Library: Alan Skidmore

18/03/2012

Alan Skidmore

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, Alan Skidmore

Saxophonist Alan Skidmore joins Alyn Shipton to select his best recordings.

Saxophonist Alan Skidmore joins Alyn Shipton to select his best recordings, including with John Mayall and Eric Clapton, and with SOS and SOH.

Alan Skidmore is a legendary figure in British jazz and one of its truly individual saxophone voices. To celebrate his imminent 70th birthday, he joins Alyn Shipton to select some of his finest recordings, ranging from work with John Mayall and Eric Clapton to the experimental bands SOS and SOH. He also discusses his work with African musicians and his lifelong love for the music of John Coltrane.

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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