Latest Release
- 15 MAY 2023
- 20 Songs
- Blue Hodge (Mono Version) · 1962
- Gerry Mulligan meets Johnny Hodges · 1959
- Gerry Mulligan meets Johnny Hodges · 1959
- Gerry Mulligan meets Johnny Hodges · 1959
- Solitude · 1960
- Back to Back · 1954
- Passion Flower 1940-46 · 1972
- Golden Hits · 1959
- Side By Side · 1959
- Bar Jazz Connection · 2007
- 2019
Artist Playlists
- The saxophonist had a miraculously warm and sensual tone.
- His bands embodied collective power and distinctive soloists.
Live Albums
Appears On
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges & Paul Gonzalves
About Johnny Hodges
One of the giants of the alto saxophone, Johnny Hodges was perhaps the most important soloist and sideman in Duke Ellington's orchestra from 1928 up to Hodges's death in 1970. The self-taught player made many solo forays during his long career--one of his '50s outfits included a young John Coltrane--but history remembers Hodges for his virtuosic sidemanship, particularly his sensitive rendering of ballads.
- HOMETOWN
- Cambridge, MA, United States
- BORN
- 25. Juli 1907
- GENRE
- Jazz