Latest Release
- MAY 15, 2023
- 20 Songs
- Side By Side · 1959
- Passion Flower 1940-46 · 1972
- Verve Jazz Masters 35: Johnny Hodges · 1994
- Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra · 1961
- Jazz Lullaby · 2008
- Collates · 1951
- Back to Back · 1954
- Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra · 1961
- Used to Be Duke · 1954
- Stride Right · 1966
Artist Playlists
- The saxophonist had a miraculously warm and sensual tone.
- His bands embodied collective power and distinctive soloists.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
- 2023
- 2018
Compilations
Appears On
- Lawrence Brown
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
- July 25, 1907
- GENRE
- Jazz