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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: John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman

12/08/2018

John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman

Recordings by saxophonist John Coltrane and the singer Johnny Hartman.

Geoffrey Smith features a recently discovered lost album by John Coltrane, recorded in 1963 just one day before the saxophonist's duo album with singer Johnny Hartman.

Fans of saxophonist legend John Coltrane were recently delighted by the discovery of a long-lost Coltrane album, titled Both Directions at Once, recorded in 1963 just one day before Coltrane's classic duo album with singer Johnny Hartman. Geoffrey Smith compares tracks from both sessions as an intriguing portrait of Coltrane.

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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