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: Hank Mobley

Hank Mobley

15/01/2017

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Hank Mobley

Geoffrey Smith surveys the unique work of tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley.

Geoffrey Smith surveys the unique work of tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley with Art Blakey, Miles Davis and his own hard-driving ensembles.

A key presence on the iconic Blue Note label, tenorist Hank Mobley (1930-86) was a hard bop star in the 1960s. Geoffrey Smith surveys his unique work with Art Blakey, Miles Davis and his own hard-driving ensembles.

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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