Johnny Hodges
Alto Saxophone
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| Label | Issue | Format | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aamco | AL301 | |||
| - | AL313 | - | - | - |
| Ace | CDCHD1092 | CD | Ivory Joe Hunter | Woo Wee! |
| Audio Lab | AL1540 | LP | Joe Thomas | Grade A |
| Bethlehem | 11007 | single | Duke Ellington Orchestra | The jeep is jumpin' / Indian Summer / Indian Summer / The jeep is jumpin' |
| - | 11016 | - | - | Blues / The blues, pt.1 / The blues, pt.2 |
| - | 11066 | - | - | Jack the bear / In a mellow tone / Jack the bear / In a mellow tone |
| - | 11067 | - | - | Ko-ko / Day dream / Day dream / Ko ko |
| - | BCP60 | LP | Duke Ellington | Historically Speaking - The Duke |
| - | BCP6005 | - | - | Duke Ellington Presents |
| - | BCP6040 | - | Various Artists | Porgy and Bess |
| - | BCP6065 | - | - | Golden Jazz Instrumentals |
| - | EXLP1 | - | - | Porgy and Bess |
| King | 4326 | single | Ivory Joe Hunter | It's you, just you / I quit my pretty Mama |
| - | 4347 | - | - | Please don't cry any more / I got your water on |
| - | 4382 | - | - | Changing blues / I have no reason to complain |
| - | 4405 | - | - | Too late / Lying woman blues |
| - | 4489 | - | Al Sears | Baltimore bounce / Now ride the "D" train |
| - | 4499 | - | - | Azores / Groove station |
| - | 4520 | - | - | Marshall plan / Berry well |
| - | 4540 | - | - | Steady Eddie / Nell don't wear no button up shoes |
| - | EP270 | EP | Al Sears All Stars | Volume 1 |
| - | EP271 | - | - | Volume 2 |
| - | LP605 | LP | Ivory Joe Hunter | Ivory Joe Hunter Sings Sixteen of his All Time Hits |
| London | EZ-N19023 | EP | Duke Ellington and his Orchestra | |
| - | EZ-N19025 | - | - | - |
| - | EZ-N19026 | - | - | - |
| Parlophone | GEP8681 | - | Al Sears All Stars | - |
| - | GEP8688 | - | - | No.2 |
| Polydor | 2679004 | |||
| Route 66 | KIX-4 | LP | Ivory Joe Hunter | 7th Street Boogie(further titles not from King labels) |
| - | KIX-15 | - | - | Ivory Joe Hunter(further titles not from King labels) |
| - | KIX-25 | - | - | - |
| Vogue | V2142 | single | Al Sears | Berry well / Steady Eddie |
| - | LD074 | LP | Al Sears and his Orchestra | Al Sears and his Orchestra |
| - | V3082 | single | - | Baltimore bounce / Now ride the "D" train |
| - | V3122 | - | - | Marshall plan / Berry well |
| - | V3164 | - | - | Azores / Groove station |
| - | V3173 | - | - | Steady Eddie / Nell don't wear no button up shoes |
| Westside | WESA823 | CD | Various Artists | Groove Station |
| Leader | Site | Date | Session | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sears and his Orchestra | New York, NY | September 21, 1951 | [session] | alto saxophone |
| - | - | - | [session] | - |
| Duke Ellington and his Orchestra | Chicago, IL | February, 1956 | [session] | - |
| - | - | February 7, 1956 | [session] | - |
| Ivory Joe Hunter | Cincinnati, OH | July 15, 1949 | [session] | - |
John Cornelius Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 1946. He is considered one of the definitive alto saxophone players of the big band era (alongside Benny Carter).Hodges started playing with Lloyd Scott, Sidney Bechet, Luckey Roberts and Chick Webb. When Ellington wanted to expand his band in 1928, Ellington's clarinet player Barney Bigard recommended Hodges. His playing became one of the identifying voices of the Ellington orchestra. From 1951 to 1955, Hodges left the Duke to lead his own band, but returned shortly before Ellington's triumphant return to prominence – the orchestra's performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. Wikipedia