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: Fats Waller

Fats Waller

05/10/2014

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Fats Waller

Geoffrey Smith presents favourite tracks by pianist, singer and composer Fats Waller.

Fats Waller (1904-43) was a legendary bringer of joy. Brilliant pianist and singer, he was famous for hilarity and rhythm from New York to Hollywood. Geoffrey Smith picks favourites by this "cheerful little earful".

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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