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: Drummers

Drummers

20/07/2014

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Drummers

Geoffrey Smith presents his favourite drummers, from Chick Webb & Gene Krupa to Max Roach.

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of music by some favourite jazz drummers, from Chick Webb and Gene Krupa to Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones and Buddy Rich.

Indulging his percussive past, Geoffrey Smith presents a survey of scintillating moments by some favourite jazz drummers, from Chick Webb and Gene Krupa to Max Roach and Philly Joe Jones, with a final burst from Buddy Rich.

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