Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz

Sonny Rollins Road Shows

On the day tenor saxophone legend Sonny Rollins turns eighty-nine, Geoffrey Smith celebrates the...

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Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts

Deeply if unconventionally religious, Duke Ellington regarded the three Sacred Music Concerts of...

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Porgy And Bess

Gershwin's Porgy and Bess has provided jazz musicians with a host of gorgeous melodies.Drawing on...

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Duke Ellington's Suites

Beginning in the 1940s, Duke Ellington devoted his main creative energies to composing suites...

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GSJ: 30 May 15: Norma Winstone

Doyenne of British jazz singers, Norma Winstone has inspired composers like Kenny Wheeler,...

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GSJ: 23 May 15: Red Garland

A mighty swinger, pianist Red Garland (1923-84) was the linchpin of Miles Davis's great 1950s...

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GSJ: 26 Apr 15: Lennie Tristano

A trail-blazing teacher and pianist, Lennie Tristano (1919-78) influenced the likes of Bill Evans...

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GSJ: 11 Apr 15: Clark Terry

Trumpeter Clark Terry died in February at the age of ninety-four, renowned for the joyous...

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GSJ: 4 Apr 15: Billie Holiday

To mark the centenary of the birth of Billie Holiday on April 7, Geoffrey Smith concentrates on...

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GSJ: 21 Mar 15: Joe Henderson

In a class by himself, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson (1937-2001) combined edginess, abstraction...

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GSJ: 14 Mar 15: Roy Haynes

What do Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Chick Corea have in common? Drum legend...

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GSJ: 28 Feb 15: Charlie Parker

Ahead of the 60th anniversary of Charlie Parker's death in 1955, Geoffrey Smith picks some...

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GSJ: 31 Jan 15: Lester Young

Hailed as "the President of all the tenors", Lester Young revolutionised saxophone playing with...

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GSJ: 14 Feb 15: Big Joe Turner & Helen Humes

How about some Valentine's Day blues? Geoffrey Smith serves up a tasty selection of moods and...

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GSJ: 24 Jan 15: James P Johnson

Godfather of Harlem piano, James P. Johnson (1894-1955) taught Fats Waller, accompanied Bessie...

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GSJ: 17 Jan 15: Ornette Coleman

The legendary free-jazz maverick who turned jazz upside down in the 1950s and 60s, saxophonist...

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GSJ: 10 Jan 15: Kenny Wheeler

In honour of what would have been Kenny Wheeler's 85th birthday, Geoffrey Smith chooses favourite...

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GSJ: 3 Jan 15: Count Basie 2

In the second of two programmes celebrating Count Basie, Geoffrey Smith showcases his "New...

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GSJ: 27 Dec 15: Count Basie 1

In 1936, The Count Basie Band came sweeping out of the West, to amaze America with great soloists...

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GSJ: 20 Dec 14: Christmas 2014

Geoffrey Smith gets into the Christmas spirit with a mixed bag of treats - tracks that missed out...

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