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Johnny Hodges

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Aliases
Johnny Hodges and The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges and His Strings
Johnny Hodges and Orchestra (An Ellington Unit)
Real name
John Cornelius Hodges
Born
July 25, 1907
Died
May 11, 1970
Country
United States
IPI
00014210546 27 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Swing and mainstream jazz alto and soprano saxophonist. Hodges was a longtime soloist with the Duke Ellington organization.
Member of
The Ellingtonians
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Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
3 Shades of Blue Johnny Hodges with Leon Thomas and Oliver Nelson 1970 Flying Dutchman
Back to Back Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges 1959 Verve Records
Blue Hodge Johnny Hodges November 1961 Verve Records
Blue Notes Johnny Hodges 1966 Verve Records
Blue Pyramid Johnny Hodges - Wild Bill Davis 1966 Verve Records
Blue Rabbit Johnny Hodges / Wild Bill Davis 1964 Verve Records
Blues-A-Plenty Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra November 1960 Verve Records
Con-Soul and Sax Wild Bill Davis and Johnny Hodges 1965 RCA Victor
Don't Sleep in the Subway Johnny Hodges 1967 Verve Records
Duke's in Bed Johnny Hodges and The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke 1957 Verve Records
Ellingtonia '56 Johnny Hodges 1956 Norgran Records
Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges Gerry Mulligan & Johnny Hodges 1959 Verve Records
In Atlantic City Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges 1967 RCA Victor
Inspired Abandon Lawrence Brown's All-Stars with Johnny Hodges 1965 Impulse!
Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Verve Records
Johnny Hodges, Vol. 1 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra January 1951 Mercer Records
Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges May 1966 Dot Records
Master of Jazz Johnny Hodges 1984 Storyville [DK]
Memories of Ellington Johnny Hodges September 1954 Norgran Records
Mess of Blues Johnny Hodges – Wild Bill Davis - Featuring Kenny Burrell March 1964 Verve Records
Not So Dukish Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra September 1958 Verve Records
Previously Unreleased Recordings Johnny Hodges 1973 Verve Records
Sandy's Gone Johnny Hodges 1963 Verve Records
Side by Side Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges plus others 1959 Verve Records
Side By Side Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges and Others 1960 Verve Records
Stride Right Johnny Hodges, Earl "Fatha" Hines April 1966 Verve Records
Swing's Our Thing Hodges & Hines 1968 Verve Records
Swing with Johnny Hodges Johnny Hodges 1953 Norgran Records
The Big Sound Johnny Hodges and The Ellington Men June 1957 Verve Records
The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956-61 Johnny Hodges 2000 Mosaic Records
The Eleventh Hour Johnny Hodges 1962 Verve Records
Triple Play Johnny Hodges 1967 RCA Victor
Used to be Duke Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1956 Norgran Records
Wings & Things Johnny Hodges - Wild Bill Davis 1965 Verve Records

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1947 Sunrise [US2]
Day Dream Johnny Hodges and Orchestra 1941 Bluebird
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Johnny Hodges 1954 Norgran Records
Dooji Wooji Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1939 Vocalion [US]
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1938 Vocalion [US]
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter Johnny Hodges 1957 Verve Records
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra 1950 Mercer Records
Jeeps Blues Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra May 1951 Mercury
Manhattan Jam - A Sailboat in the Moonlight Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra - Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1937 Variety [US]
Passion Flower Johnny Hodges and Orchestra (An Ellington Unit) 1943 Bluebird
Perdido Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1950 Vogue
Please Al Hibbler and Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra November 1952 Mercury
Prelude to a Kiss Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1938 Vocalion [US]
Rabbit's Blues Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra May 1951 Mercury
Rendezvous with Rhythm Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1938 Vocalion [US]
Rent Party Blues Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1939 Vocalion [US]
Rosanne Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1952 Mercury
Sweet as Bear Meat Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1954 Norgran Records
That's the Blues Old Man Johnny Hodges and Orchestra (An Ellington Unit) April 18, 1941 Bluebird
There Is No Greater Love Al Hibbler and Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1953 Mercury
Things Ain't What They Used to Be Johnny Hodges and Orchestra 1942 Bluebird
You're Driving Me Crazy Johnny Hodges 1947 Wax [US2]

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