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Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist and writer of film scores. With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, he was a music educator and also her music director.
Feb 11, 2010 · John Dankworth, one of the leading lights of the British jazz scene for more than a half-century, died Feb. 6 in London. He was 82.
Feb 9, 2010 · One of the first British musicians to grasp the fundamentals of "modern" (post swing) jazz, the saxophonist Johnny Dankworth eventually surpassed his bandleading days to become a skilled composer...
John Dankworth Orchestra - Orinoco (live 1971) Available to preorder here: https://britishprogressivejazz.com/al... Recorded live in London, March 1971. Previously unreleased.
Sir John Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 - 6 February 2010), was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. He was widely thought of as Britain's most famous jazz musician. He had a very big influence in the development of jazz in Britain.
Feb 7, 2010 · Sir John Dankworth, who has died aged 82, was one of the British jazz scene's leading lights. Born in Woodford, Essex, in 1927, the young Dankworth had violin and piano...
Nov 1, 2012 · Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, known in his early career as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. He was the husband of jazz singer Cleo Laine.
