Johnny Hodges, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johnny Hodges

American alto saxophonist

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1906

Place of Birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 11-May-1970

Profession: saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Cornelius "Johnny" 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 (along with Benny Carter).After beginning his career as a teenager in Boston, Hodges began to travel to New York and played 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.



Description	American photographer and journalist
Date of birth/death	28 January 1917	23 April 2006
Location of birth/death	Brooklyn	Great Neck
Work period	1930s date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 , 1940s date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q622278 VIAF: 113043399 ISNI: 0000 0001 1780 1486 LCCN: n82145642 GND: 123340144 BNF: 17060247k WorldCat