Dankworth

/ ˈdæŋkwɜːθ /

noun

1. Sir John ( Philip William ). 1927–2010, British jazz composer, bandleader, and saxophonist: married to Cleo Laine

Example Sentences

She received an invitation in 1951 to try out with the Johnny Dankworth Seven, an established jazz group.

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Dankworth offered her a job at £6 week, but she held out for £7.

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In February 2010, just hours before the couple were due to perform a concert to celebrate 40 years of The Stables, John Dankworth died.

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"I want to keep on going unless my voice develops a wobble, for as long as people want to hear me sing," she said in an interview months after Dankworth's death.

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"I think she's got something", said Dankworth.

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