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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: Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich

08/02/2015

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Buddy Rich

Geoffrey Smith traces the career of drummer Buddy Rich.

Geoffrey Smith traces the career of drummer Buddy Rich, including his performances with Tommy Dorsey and Lester Young as well as in his own ensembles.

Hailed as "the greatest drummer ever to draw breath", Buddy Rich (1917-87) was a jazz legend for fifty years. Geoffrey Smith traces his blazing career with Tommy Dorsey, Lester Young and his own super-charged 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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