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John Dankworth

Jazz
Jazz

John Dankworth is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington. Those roots explain a lot about how John Dankworth arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Hugh Masekela, Cannonball Adderley and Mitch Mitchell, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around John Dankworth, reaching back through Benny Goodman and forward to Hugh Masekela. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
John DankworthBenny GoodmanCharlie ParkerGlenn MillerStan KentonDuke EllingtonLouis ArmstrongHugh MasekelaCannonball AdderleyMitch Mitchell

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John Dankworth connections

John Dankworth grew out of Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Glenn Miller and Stan Kenton, went on to shape Hugh Masekela, Cannonball Adderley and Mitch Mitchell. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced John Dankworth

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Sounds and acts that shaped John Dankworth.

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