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: 1950s Miles Davis Quintet

1950s Miles Davis Quintet

BBC Radio 3 - Geoffrey Smith's Jazz, 1950s Miles Davis Quintet

Geoffrey Smith explores the world of jazz.

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the Miles Davies Quintet of the 1950s which featured rising tenor star John Coltrane.

In the mid-1950s, trumpet icon Miles Davis (1926-91) led a legendary quintet featuring rising tenor superstar John Coltrane and a famously fiery rhythm section. Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from their classic repertoire.

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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