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Johnny Hodges |
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Name: Johnny Hodges
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John Cornelius Hodge |
| Born: |
25 Jul 1907 |
| Died: |
11 May 1970 |
| Origin: |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Instruments: |
Saxophone |
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| Johnny Hodges was an alto saxophonist and lead man for Duke Ellington's saxophone section. He spent more than 40 years with Ellington.
Johnny Hodges was mostly self-taught, although he did take lessons on soprano sax with Sidney Bechet. He had the nicknames 'Rabbit' and 'Jeep'. Ellington's practice of writing tunes specifically for members of his orchestra is reflected in the Hodges specialties, 'Confab with Rab', 'Jeep's Blues', and 'Hodge Podge'.
He had a pure (music)|tone and economy of melody on both blues songs and ballads that won him admiration from musicians of all eras and styles, from Ben Webster to John Coltrane, both of whom played with him when he had his own orchestra in the 1950's, to Lawrence Welk, who featured him in an album of standards. |
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