Johnny Dankworth

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British jazz musician English person bandleader composer human jazz musician saxophonist

Johnny Dankworth was a prominent English jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer known for his influential role in post-war British jazz.

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Label Occurrences
Johnny Dankworth canonical 2
John Dankworth 1
John Philip William Dankworth 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British jazz musician ⓘ
English person ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
alsoKnownAs John Dankworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johnny Dankworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sir John Dankworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Knighthood ⓘ
birthName John Phillip William Dankworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Wavendon, Buckinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1927-09-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2010-02-06 ⓘ
educatedAt Royal Academy of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Dankworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
founded Johnny Dankworth Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johnny Dankworth Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre big band ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName John NERFINISHED ⓘ
instrument alto saxophone ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ
memberOf Johnny Dankworth Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johnny Dankworth Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor influential role in post-war British jazz ⓘ
notableStudent British jazz musicians of the post-war era ⓘ
notableWork Darling (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Modesty Blaise (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Avengers (TV series) theme music NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Servant (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tomorrow’s World (TV series) theme music ⓘ
occupation arranger ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Woodford, Essex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
recordLabel Fontana Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parlophone ⓘ
Philips Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Wavendon, Buckinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Cleopatra (Cleo) Laine NERFINISHED ⓘ
workedWith Cleo Laine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dudley Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peter King NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Song of Seven → performer → Johnny Dankworth ⓘ
Sir John Dankworth → birthName → Johnny Dankworth ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Philip William Dankworth
Sir John Dankworth → alsoKnownAs → Johnny Dankworth ⓘ
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning → composer → Johnny Dankworth ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dankworth