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: Armstrong's Singers

Armstrong's Singers

17/09/2017

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Armstrong's Singers

A salute to Louis Armstrong's talents as an accompanist to singers like Bessie Smith.

Louis Armstrong made a series of brilliant recordings with other singers, from the empress of the blues Bessie Smith to Bing Crosby. Geoffrey salutes his talents as an accompanist.

Besides his legendary feats as a trumpet king and vocal star, Louis Armstrong made a series of brilliant recordings with other singers, from the empress of the blues Bessie Smith to Bing Crosby. Geoffrey Smith salutes Satchmo's superb talents as an accompanist.

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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