The Song, Not The Singer

For many, the voice is central to the history of jazz, but not for jazz critic Miles Kington.

What was it, he asks, about otherwise stunning virtuoso jazz instrumentalists, such as Dizzy Gillespie, that convinced them they could sing? Big mistake!.

Station

Radio 3

Series

Twenty Minutes

Duration

20 Minutes

Episodes

First Broadcast	Comments
20070808	For many, the voice is central to the history of jazz, but not for jazz critic Miles Kington. What was it, he asks, about otherwise stunning virtuoso jazz instrumentalists, such as Dizzy Gillespie, that convinced them they could sing? Big mistake!.

Episodes

First Broadcast	Comments
20070808	For many, the voice is central to the history of jazz, but not for jazz critic Miles Kington. What was it, he asks, about otherwise stunning virtuoso jazz instrumentalists, such as Dizzy Gillespie, that convinced them they could sing? Big mistake!.