Sir John Dankworth: A life in pictures

1959: John Dankworth with his wife, Cleo Laine, at the Beaulieu Jazz Festival, Hampshire Photograph: George Konig/Rex Features Photograph: George Konig/guardian.co.uk 1960: John Dankworth performing with his band Photograph: David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images Photograph: David Redfern/Redferns/guardian.co.uk 1962: John Dankworth in the film All Night Long Photograph: ITV/Rex Features Photograph: ITV/guardian.co.uk 1963: Cleo Laine and John Dankworth perform together at BBC Television Centre Photograph: David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images Photograph: David Redfern/Redferns/guardian.co.uk 1965: The jazz legend with his score Photograph: David Farrell/Redferns/Getty Images Photograph: David Farrell/Redferns/guardian.co.uk 1974: Cleo Laine and John Dankworth at Heathrow airport, London Photograph: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis Photograph: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/guardian.co.uk 1975: Dankworth and Laine perform on the Les Dawson show Photograph: ITV/Rex Features Photograph: ITV/guardian.co.uk 1990: Cleo Laine and John Dankworth Photograph: Mick Hutson/Redferns/Getty Images Photograph: Mick Hutson/Redferns/guardian.co.uk 2006: John Dankworth plays his saxophone at Buckingham Palace after receiving a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II Photograph: Andrew Parsons/PA Photograph: Andrew Parsons/guardian.co.uk 2007: Sir John performing From Bards To Blues as part of the BBC Proms Season, at the Royal Albert Hall Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Photograph: Yui Mok/guardian.co.uk 2008: Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth at the BBC Jazz Awards, London Photograph: Paul Mitchell/Rex Features Photograph: Paul Mitchell/guardian.co.uk 2009: The couple at their home in Wavendon, near Milton Keynes Photograph: Richard Saker Photograph: guardian.co.uk