John Dankworth
Back in Britain Dankworth took many jobs to get experience playing in jazz bands.  He was a member of a group called Club Eleven which played together for several years.  He also formed a band called Johnny Dankworth Seven with Frank Holder, who played bebop in the style of Miles Davis.  They started to get well-known, and in 1951 were joined by a young singer called Cleo Laine.