Between The Ears

Jazz Ghosts in the Bronx

Saturday 15 December 2007 21:30-22:00 (Radio 3)

A tour of the vast Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York, which is the final resting place for numerous jazz luminaries including Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Coleman Hawkins, King Oliver and Max Roach.

With contributions from historian Susan Olsen, novelist Laura Shaine Cunningham and musician Maxine Roach, daughter of Max Roach. Plus original music by Iain Ballamy and Ashley Slater.

Duration:

30 minutes

Between The Ears

Episode and Playlist Information

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