Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist and writer of film scores. With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, he was a music educator and also her music director. More about John Dankworth
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Born in Woodford, Essex, he grew up, within a family of musicians, in Hollywood Way, Highams Park, a suburb of Chingford, and attended Selwyn Boys' (Junior) School in Highams Park and later Sir George Monoux Grammar School in Walthamstow. He had violin and piano lessons before settling eventually on the clarinet at the age of 16, after hearing a record of the Benny Goodman Quartet. Soon afterwards, inspired by Charlie Parker, he learned to play the alto saxophone.The most expensive item with a signature of John Dankworth (John Dankworth - Zodiac Variations UK Lp Limited Ed + photos No.11 signed mono) was sold in January 2022 for £125.00 while the cheapest item (NYJO Featuring John Dankworth – Concrete Cows SIGNED BY JOHN DANKWORTH 1986 UK) found a new owner for £0.99 in September 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2013 with an average selling price of £2.20 for an autographed item of John Dankworth. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with £125.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2021. In average, an autographed item from John Dankworth is worth £4.59.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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CLEO LAINE & JOHN DANKWORTH - JAZZ SINGER , COMPOSER - HAND SIGNED 10X8 PHOTO | £3.09 | ||
Cleo Laine & John Dankworth Autographs - Jazz - Signed 10x8 Photo - AFTAL | £4.99 | ||
JOHN DANKWORTH FATHOM SIGNED LP | £16.99 | ||
JOHN DANKWORTH FATHOM SIGNED LP | £3.75 | ||
JOHN DANKWORTH MODESTY BLAISE SIGNED LP | £14.99 | ||
John Dankworth And His Orchestra : Movies And Me UK Sepia LP - Signed | £6.00 | ||
John Dankworth Cleo Laine Hand signed Hand Signed Photograph 10 x 8 inch | £30.00 | ||
MOVIES N' ME JOHN DANKWORTH SIGNED LP | £9.99 | ||
SIGNED BOOK CLEO LAINE 1927 - JOHN DANKWORTH 1927-2010 - JACQUI DANKWORTH 1963 | £24.99 | ||
The John Dankworth Quartet : Kite Flight UK LP 1979 - Signed - Plus Sheet Music | £6.00 |