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Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

Music: Jazz & Blues

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz - a weekly sequence exploring what makes great jazz great music

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz does exactly what it says on the tin: a weekly selection of tracks through which Geoffrey Smith shares his passion for jazz from a personal perspective

Geoffrey Smith's Jazz: Paul Desmond

Paul Desmond

01/12/2013

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Paul Desmond

Geoffrey Smith picks some of the finest music of celebrated saxophonist Paul Desmond.

Geoffrey Smith picks some of the finest music of celebrated saxophonist Paul Desmond, both as part of the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet and with his own bands.

The celebrated saxophone voice of the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond was a star in his own right. Geoffrey Smith picks some of his finest moments both with Brubeck and his own bands. 

First broadcast in December 2013.

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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