Sir John Dankworth, Britain's first jazz maestro, dies at 82

Saxophonist who wrote The Avengers theme tune played with legends Charlie Parker and Ella ­FitzgeraldSir John Dankworth, a totemic figure of the British jazz scene who worked as a musical director for artists including Nat King Cole and Ella ­Fitzgerald, has died at the age of 82.The saxophonist, whose career spanned more than half a century, died yesterday in King Edward VII hospital, London. He had been ill for several months.Dankworth enjoyed a parallel career as a film and television c...

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