Daughter of the legendary, and knighted, John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, you… Read Full Bio ↴Daughter of the legendary, and knighted, John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, young Jacqui was brought up either on the road or by a succession of Spanish nannies. To Jacqui the positives of the entertainment world attracted more than the negatives repelled. There was never any question that she wouldn’t follow her parents into show business . The only surprise was into which area she choose to go.

Jacqui Dankworth’s first forays onto the stage were as an actress, and a successful one at that. For many years Jacqui worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and John Dexter's Company playing a multitude of critically acclaimed roles. Soon the plays turned into musicals and before long Jacqui was playing leading parts in the West End. But the singing bug had hit, and Jacqui left the lights of the London stage to focus on her own recording career.

The first thing Jacqui did was tour with brother Alec Dankworth's quintet, visiting Hawaii, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Jacqui then appeared as everything but the soldier in a staged performance of Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale at the Purcell Room, London and worked with award winning jazz composer/saxophonist Tim Garland on a song cycle - ‘Songs Of Love And Liberty’, alongside singers Norma Winstone and Christine Tobin. In early 1998 Jacqui was invited to be the guest vocalist on a major world tour with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Occasionally time allowed her to venture into the studio to record - her first work being a newly commissioned jazz reworking of A. E. Housman poetry, as a guest artist with the New Perspectives Ensemble. The album was voted Record of the Year in the Times!

My Ship
Jacqui Dankworth Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'My Ship' by these artists:

"Rahsaan" Roland Kirk My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Andre Previn My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Billy Higgins My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Bob Chester And His Orchestra My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Bobby Troup My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Bremner Duthie My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Byron Stripling My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Claire Martin MY SHIP HAS SAILS THAT ARE MADE OF SILK THE DECKS ARE…
Danny Kaye My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…

Dawn Upshaw My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Doris Day My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Ella Fitzgerald My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Ella Fitzgerald; Joe Pass My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Flora Purim My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Harold Mooney and His Orchestra My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Herbie Hancock Roy Hargrove Michael Brecker My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Hill Bowen And His Orchestra My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Jacky Terrasson My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Jessye Norman My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Jim Gibson My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Joe Pass My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Johnny Hartman My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Julie Andrews My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Kenny Burrell Quartet My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Lena Horne My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Mark Murphy My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Miles Davis Gil Evans & His Orchestra My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Nancy Wilson My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Nate Birkey My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Parry Ray My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Ralph Sharon & His Orchestra My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Rosemary Clooney My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Sarah Vaughan My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Shawn Mullins My ship up here is sinkin' But this is what…
Sheila Jordan My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Stacey Kent / Art Hirahara My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Stanley Turrentine My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
The Singers Unlimited My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Thermostatic Like the echoes in your mind.. You try to leave them…
Tony Bennett & Ralph Sharon and His Orchestra My ship has sails that are made of silk The decks…
Udo Lindenberg My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…
Vanessa Rubin My ship has sails that are made of silk, The decks…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Jacqui Dankworth:

Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
But Beautiful Love is funny or it's sad, Or it's quiet or…
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Do me wrong, do me right Tell me lies, but hold…

My Romance My romance, doesn't need to have a moon in the…

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