Sir John Phillip William Dankworth (20 September 1927 - 6 February 2010) 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.

Biography

Early years

Dankworth was born in Walthamstow, then in Essex (registration district

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