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

1960: John Dankworth performing with his band
Photograph: David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images

1962: John Dankworth in the film All Night Long
Photograph: ITV/Rex Features

1963: Cleo Laine and John Dankworth perform together at BBC Television Centre
Photograph: David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images

1965: The jazz legend with his score
Photograph: David Farrell/Redferns/Getty Images

1974: Cleo Laine and John Dankworth at Heathrow airport, London
Photograph: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis

1975: Dankworth and Laine perform on the Les Dawson show
Photograph: ITV/Rex Features

1990: Cleo Laine and John Dankworth
Photograph: Mick Hutson/Redferns/Getty Images

2006: John Dankworth plays his saxophone at Buckingham Palace after receiving a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II
Photograph: Andrew Parsons/PA

2007: Sir John performing From Bards To Blues as part of the BBC Proms Season, at the Royal Albert Hall
Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

2008: Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth at the BBC Jazz Awards, London
Photograph: Paul Mitchell/Rex Features

2009: The couple at their home in Wavendon, near Milton Keynes
Photograph: Richard Saker