BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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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: Red Garland

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24/05/2015

Red Garland

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Red Garland

Highlights from pianist Red Garland's work with Miles Davis, John Coltrane and others.

Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from pianist Red Garland's work with Miles Davis, John Coltrane and his own bands. Garland was considered the linchpin of Davis's great 1950s band.

A mighty swinger, pianist Red Garland (1923-84) was the linchpin of Miles Davis's great 1950s band. Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from his work with Miles, John Coltrane and his own hard-driving combos.

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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