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Johnny Hodges (born July 25, 1907, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.—died May 11, 1970, New York City, New York) was an American jazz saxophonist who was a featured soloist in Duke Ellington’s orchestra.
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Dec 11, 2019 · Johnny Hodges died in 1970, nearly half a century ago and it’s rather amazing that until now there has been no book devoted entirely to this remarkable musician whose significance in the history of jazz saxophone playing is so great.
Aug 15, 2008 · Hodges died during the recording sessions for Ellington's New Orleans Suite, and his final disc was the rousing Blues For New Orleans. Further Reading:
Sep 9, 2024 · John Cornelius Hodges was born on the 25th July 1906 in Cambridge, Mass. He started his musical career playing drums and piano before taking up the saxophone at the age of 14, beginning on the soprano and later the alto.
Jul 25, 2024 · Johnny Hodges was a brilliant saxophonist who graced many of Duke Ellington's recordings, and even sat in on a key session with Sinatra.
Jan 5, 2020 · JJM Hodges died a couple of years before Ellington, and you write that Hodges’ death had a deep impact on Ellington… CC Yes, Johnny’s death came at a very sensitive moment because they were in New Orleans at the time, recording the New Orleans Suite, which was to include a portrait of Sidney Bechet in it. Johnny had actually stopped ...
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Sep 19, 2019 · His Certificate of Death gave his name simply (and incorrectly) as “John Hodges.” The cause of death listed was hypertensive cardiovascular disease—elevated blood pressure resulting in heart failure—due to cardiac hypertrophy, a thickening of the heart muscle that decreases the size of the chambers of the heart.
