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

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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: Tadd Dameron

10/07/2016

Tadd Dameron

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Tadd Dameron

Geoffrey Smith's tribute to pianist-composer Tadd Dameron (1917-65).

Geoffrey Smith's tribute to pianist-composer Tadd Dameron (1917-65), including performances from Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan and John Coltrane.

Pianist-composer Tadd Dameron (1917-65) provided the bebop revolution with some of its most exciting and enduring music. Geoffrey Smith's tribute to a neglected master includes performances by the likes of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan and 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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