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Post by Admin on Sept 19, 2013 10:23:53 GMT -5
 Johnny Hodges was born July 25, 1906 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He took up the soprano saxophone at 14. He worked in Boston and New York during the mid-1920s, playing in bands led by Lloyd Scott, Chick Webb, Bobby Sawyer, Luckey Roberts, and Bechet. He joined Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1928 and was the band's most-featured soloist for the next four decades. In 1951 he formed his own combo. |
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Post by tom1960 on Sept 19, 2013 17:14:19 GMT -5
2 of my favorite Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges sessions are:   |
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Post by Admin on Sept 20, 2013 8:43:52 GMT -5
What's your favorite Johnny Hodges period?
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters,
Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra,
Duke Ellington And His Jazz Group,
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra,
Duke Ellington Octet,
Earl Hines Septet,
The, Harlem Footwarmers,
The, Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra,
Johnny Hodges Quintet, The, Jungle Band,
The (2),
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra,
Metronome All Stars,
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra
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