What the Dickens!

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| artist = Johnny Dankworth, his Orchestra and Guests

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| released = 1963

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| genre = Jazz

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| label = Fontana Records

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What the Dickens! is a 1963 recording by Johnny Dankworth, accompanied by his orchestra and guests, some of the leading UK jazz musicians of the day. It is a suite based on characters and scenarios associated with Charles Dickens.{{cite web |title=Jazz news: Johnny Dankworth: What the Dickens! |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/news/johnny-dankworth-and-39what-the-dickens-and-39/ |website=All About Jazz |access-date=13 July 2024 |date=21 June 2023}} It was recorded in London on 29 and 31 July, 7 August and 4 October 1963, and released as a vinyl album.{{cite web |title=John Dankworth: What the Dickens!/Off Duty |url=https://www.jazzwise.com/review/john-dankworth-what-the-dickens-off-duty |website=Jazzwise |access-date=13 July 2024}} What the Dickens! was bundled with Off Duty in a 2012 reissue.{{cite web |title=John Dankworth: John Dankworth: What The Dickens! / Off Duty! album review @ All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/john-dankworth-what-the-dickens-off-duty-by-duncan-heining |website=All About Jazz |access-date=13 July 2024 |date=1 November 2012}}