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Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

Music: Jazz & Blues

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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: Benny Golson

21/09/2014

Benny Golson

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Benny Golson

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the music of saxophonist-composer Benny Golson.

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the music of saxophonist-composer Benny Golson, who has divided his career between solo playing and writing standards such as I Remember Clifford.

Born in 1929 and still going strong, saxophonist-composer Benny Golson has divided his career between brilliant solo playing (with the likes of Art Blakey) and writing such immortal standards as "I Remember Clifford". Geoffrey Smith celebrates both sides of a formidable talent.

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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