John Dankworth
Sign in to saveAlso known as Johnny Dankworth, John Phillip William Dankworth, John Philip William Dankworth
British musician (1927-2010)
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- 4
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- Folk Mass, for choir and congregation, with Anglican & Catholic texts
- Sax from the Start
- Tom Sawyer's Saturday, for narrator and orchestra
- Jazz in Revolution
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Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), known in his early career as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. He was the husband of jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, who survives him; they married in 1958. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Dankworth">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Quotes
- “It is not governed by the senseless world of current style that pervades and pollutes popular music, nor is it part of an established hierarchy, so that it is cloistered and protected.”
- “Jazz today can be spiritual, cerebral, motivating or moving. It can evoke tension, relaxation, laughter, tears. Surely jazz is truly the music of the era, combining stature, dignity and emotion with the highest musical ideals.”
- “Forget the word youth – this is one of the best bands you'll ever hear.”
- “The hardest thing to do is to swing quietly, with control and restraint. Lots of bands swing loudly. I refuse to let my band play loudly in order to try to swing when it isn’t swinging softly. I think that the best jazz in the long run is the jazz that is controlled and will swing on its own terms.”
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- date of birth
- 1927-09-20
- date of death
- 2010-02-06
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
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1927 births2010 deaths20th-century Royal Air Force personnelAcademics of Gresham CollegeAlumni of the Royal Academy of MusicBritish male jazz composersCommanders of the Order of the British EmpireComposers awarded knighthoodsDeaths from kidney failure in EnglandDeaths from liver failure in the United KingdomEnglish film score composersEnglish jazz alto saxophonistsEnglish jazz clarinetistsEnglish jazz composersEnglish male composersEnglish male film score composersFellows of the Royal Academy of MusicFontana Records artistsIvor Novello Award winnersKnights BachelorMilitary personnel from the London Borough of RedbridgeMusicians awarded knighthoodsNational Portrait Gallery (London) person ID same as WikidataPeople educated at Sir George Monoux College