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

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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: Shirley Horn

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Shirley Horn

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, Shirley Horn

Geoffrey Smith surveys the career of jazz vocalist Shirley Horn (1934-2005)

Among jazz vocalists Shirley Horn (1934-2005) was in a class of her own, casting a unique spell with hushed, intimate interpretations.  Geoffrey Smith surveys her career.

Among jazz vocalists, Shirley Horn (1934-2005) was in a class by herself, casting a unique spell with hushed, intimate interpretations which were adored by the likes of Miles Davis.  Geoffrey Smith surveys the career of a connoisseur’s favourite.

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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