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06 Feb 10 - 07:26 PM (#2831861) Subject: Obit Johnny Dankworth From: Emma B "Sir John Dankworth, who died today aged 82, was one of the totemic figures of British jazz, the first major jazz musician and the first British bebopper to be knighted, a leading musician, who with his wife Dame Cleo Laine, became known to the broader public beyond the jazz world and to an international audience" |
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06 Feb 10 - 08:56 PM (#2831927) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth From: Paul Burke Excellent musician, not quite the Ewan McColl of British jazz, but certainly one of the best known. |
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07 Feb 10 - 09:19 AM (#2832009) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: My guru always said Very sad to see this, my condolences to his wife and family. |
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07 Feb 10 - 09:24 AM (#2832016) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: fat B****rd I'm sad he's gone. I'm sure music will live on through the Dankworth family. My condolences to his family and friends. RIP Mr. Dankworth. |
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07 Feb 10 - 09:28 AM (#2832023) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: Roger the Skiffler Last saw him play a couple of years ago at the Stables when he was "persuaded" to jam with the band backing Lilian Boutte at one of the Sunday lunch outdoor picnic concerts. Still playing well then. RtS |
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07 Feb 10 - 09:39 AM (#2832038) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: Tug the Cox Another great loss.....some people seem to have always been here, part of the music fabric..Johnny and Cleo were in that class. |
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07 Feb 10 - 10:19 AM (#2832065) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: bubblyrat RIP Johnny,always a favourite as a child & teenager----but you're in good company with Ian Carmichael ( just read it in "The Times"). |
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07 Feb 10 - 11:25 AM (#2832123) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: Lox Sad news indeed. "Excellent musician, not quite the Ewan McColl of British jazz, but certainly one of the best known." The Ewen MacColl of British Jazz is Dankworths Piano player Eddie Harvey. |
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07 Feb 10 - 01:25 PM (#2832225) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: alanabit I know for a fact that he and Cleo Laine gave a lot of support and encouragement to many young folk singers and musicians. He was clearly one of the good guys and I am sure he will be missed by many. |
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07 Feb 10 - 05:19 PM (#2832472) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: Lizzie Cornish 1 Well, he was in his 80s, still playing, so I think he had a lovely life, doing what he loved.. I used to love watching he and Cleo, I thought she was so pretty, with the *most* amazing voice! As Tug says, Johnnie seems to have always been there, along with Cleo. |
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07 Feb 10 - 10:29 PM (#2832682) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: Gurney An achieving family. Sir John, Dame Cleo. Their sons are jazzmen, too. Cleo got the news when she was onstage, and announced it. |
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08 Feb 10 - 12:54 PM (#2833026) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: bubblyrat No,she knew before the show,actually,but didn't reveal the news about John's death until the show was over ; apparently,she didn't know if she'd be able to perform like that without breaking down,but in the end she coped,somehow;a quite remarkable achievement by any standards,but then,as she said,that's how her husband would have wanted it. |
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08 Feb 10 - 01:59 PM (#2833115) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: Dave Roberts Very sad news. Another giant of music gone. R.I.P. |
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08 Feb 10 - 03:55 PM (#2833260) Subject: RE: Obit Johnny Dankworth (6 Feb 2010) From: JohnB Sad. JohnB |