John Dankworth

alto saxophone, clarinet, conducting · 1927–2010 · Walthamstow

Born in Walthamstow in 1927 and died in London in 2010, John Dankworth had success with "Experiments with Mice" (1956) and then "African Waltz" (1961, 9th in British sales), whose arrangement Cannonball Adderley would later cover. Married in 1958 to singer Cleo Laine, he founded the Stables Theatre in Wavendon with her in 1970.

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Styles

• British jazz

Landmark tracks

• Experiments with Mice (1956)

Sources

• Source

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