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#1 2010-02-07 02:48:12
- formby
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- From: The Mothership
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Johnny Dankworth...
Chaps, I don't really know who this is, but since he's a jazz man, many of you probably will...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8502621.stm
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#2 2010-02-07 02:57:33
- Hard Bop Hank
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- From: land of a 1000 dances
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Re: Johnny Dankworth...
RIP!
Johnny Dankworth was one of the heroes of British Modern Jazz.
He was often mentioned here.
“ No Room For Squares ”
#3 2010-02-07 02:57:36
- 4F Hepcat
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Re: Johnny Dankworth...
An elder statesman of British jazz - whose left? No one.
Dizzy may play be-bop, but Cab Calloway wears it.
#4 2010-02-07 03:00:37
- Just Jim
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Re: Johnny Dankworth...
Famous for leaving London for New York with a Clarinet dressed in Charing Cross Road American style and coming back home with an Alto Sax dressed in Ivy League.