Jacqui Dankworth: It Happens Quietly – review

(Specific)Jacqui Dankworth and her father, John, had been planning an album together for years, but only managed to finish it close to the end of the latter's life, and this is it. Even if his name wasn't on the cover, there could be no doubt about whose arrangements these were. His style is inimitable, particularly his vocal accompaniments – always appropriate but never bland. One of the 12 songs is co-written by father and daughter, another composed by John, and the rest are classic ballads,...

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