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1927–2010 England

Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010) was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist.

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Forget the word youth – this is one of the best bands you'll ever hear.

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.

Of jazz. Jazz in Revolution (1998)

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.

Jazz in Revolution (1998)

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