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Geoffrey Smith's Jazz

Music: Jazz & Blues

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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: Dizzy Gillespie at 100

22/10/2017

Dizzy Gillespie at 100

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Dizzy Gillespie at 100

Dizzy Gillespie's legendary career and influence with recordings featuring Charlie Parker.

Geoffrey Smith celebrates Dizzy Gillespie's legendary career and influence with classic recordings featuring such fellow immortals as altoist Charlie Parker.

Bebop godfather and wit, trumpet virtuoso, composer and leader, Dizzy Gillespie (1917-93) was born one hundred years ago today 

Geoffrey Smith celebrates his legendary career and influence with classic recordings featuring such fellow immortals as altoist Charlie Parker.

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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