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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: Stan Getz

Stan Getz

16/02/2014

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Stan Getz

Geoffrey picks highlights from saxophonist Stan Getz's extraordinary career.

Geoffrey picks highlights from the career of saxophonist Stan Getz. Blending West Coast cool and lyricism with a bossa nova beat, Getz was a major jazz star for almost 50 years.

Blending West Coast cool and tender lyricism with a chart-topping bossa nova beat, saxophonist Stan Getz was a major jazz star for almost fifty years. Geoffrey picks highlights from an extraordinary career.

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