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	Johnny Hodges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1906 - May 11, 1970) was an alto saxophonist and lead man for Duke Ellington's saxophone section.
		Hodges was mostly self-taught, although he did take lessons on soprano sax with Sidney Bechet.
		Duke Ellington's eulogy of Hodges included: "Never the world's most highly animated showman or greatest stage personality, but a tone so beautiful it sometimes brought tears to the eyes - this was Johnny Hodges.
	www.bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/j/jo/johnny_hodges.html (130 words)

	Find A Grave Cemetery Records- Johnny Hodges
		Johnny Hodges was born John Cornelius Hodges (also called 'Rabbit' Hodges) in July of 1906 in Cambridge, Mass.
		Hodges was basically self taught, though he received encouragement from Sydney Bechet.
		Hodges became the leading alto saxophonist in jazz throughout the 1930's, applying precision and swing to a "Sweet" tone and a brilliant improvisational sense of composition.
	www.findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4727&pt=Johnny%20Hodges (204 words)

	Sweet as Bear Meat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Johnny Hodges, Soloist, with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra.
		Hodges truly was playing what he liked, and the boss’s agenda, itinerary and music were the annoyances he had to put up with to do it.
		Hodges could thus hang onto the one part of his leadership he had actually enjoyed, and it was all the sweeter because Granz made a point of paying Hodges more for his studio work than Ellington could, even though Hodges was the highest-paid member of the orchestra.
	www.chass.utoronto.ca /~chambers/hodges.html (3273 words)

	Johnny Hodges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Johnny Hodges, long time lead alto of the Duke Ellington orchestra, is regarded as one of the preeminent alto saxophonists of the big band era, and possibly of all time.
		Known for the outstanding tone that became his trademark, Hodges was a permanent fixture of the band throughout the height of its popularity in the 1930's and 40's.
		Hodges remained true to this style throughout his career, even playing less and less notes in his soloing as his career progressed, a move that drew criticism from some.
	www-music.duke.edu /jazz_archive/artists/hodges.johnny/harsch/Hodges.html (163 words)

	Johnny Hodges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25 1906 - May 11 1970) was an alto saxophonist and lead man for Duke Ellington 's saxophone section.
		Hodges was mostly self-taught although he did lessons on soprano sax with Sidney Bechet.
		He had a pure tone and economy of melody on both blues songs and ballads that won him admiration from musicians all eras and styles from Ben Webster John Coltrane both of whom played with him he had his own orchestra in the 1950s to Lawrence Welk who featured him in an album standards.
	www.freeglossary.com /Johnny_Hodges (157 words)

	HODGES, Johnny : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hodges and Harry Carney on baritone were easily the most important colours in the Ellington tonal palette, and Rabbit remains one of the most beautiful voices of the century.
		'Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra' was an Ellington small-group unit; '38--9 sides incl.
		Ellington wrote 'Warm Valley' for Hodges and recorded it with the full band '40, but his amanuensis Billy Strayhorn now mastered the romantic, sensual side of Hodges, beginning with 'Day Dream' and 'Passion Flower' for the '40--41 small-group dates.
	www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/h/H122.HTM (475 words)

	Johnny Hodges biography : albums : icebergradio.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hodges was taught and inspired by Sidney Bechet, although he soon used alto as his main ax; he would regretfully drop soprano altogether after 1940.
		Hodges was featured on a countless number of performances with Ellington and also had many chances to lead recording dates with Ellington's sidemen.
		Johnny Hodges, whose unchanging style always managed to sound fresh, was still with Duke Ellington when he suddenly died in 1970.
	www.icebergradio.com /artist/6751/gavin_friday.html (430 words)

	Guardian \| Johnny Hodges: The Jeep Is Jumpin' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Whenever a jazz composer has a crucial right-hand man, someone who catches every flimsy nuance of their intentions, the name of Johnny Hodges is mentioned in comparison.
		Hodges was an alto and soprano saxophonist who was a vital force in the music of Duke Ellington; his tone and storytelling skills were among the most dazzling flowers in the entire garden of jazz.
		However, Hodges' wide vibrato, subtle spacing and bluesy slurred sounds - initially on soprano sax, for he was an old student of Sidney Bechet's - still impart a charm to them.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4699581-110430,00.html (168 words)

	BBC - Radio 3 Jazz Profiles - Johnny Hodges
		One of the most distinctive solo voices in jazz, Hodges was inextricably bound up with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, which he first joined in may 1928, remaining for most of the rest of his life, apart from a brief venture into bandleading from 1951-5.
		Hodges had several nicknames, of which the best-known were Rabbit and Jeep, the latter commemorated by Ellington in two pieces that contrasted the altoist's main skills - his mastery of slow tempos on Jeep's Blues, and the jaunty swinging Jeep Is Jumping.
		Hodges died during the recording sessions for Ellington's New Orleans Suite, and his final disc was the rousing Blues For New Orleans.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio3/jazz/profiles/johnny_hodges.shtml (355 words)

	Johnny Hodges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Duke Ellington 's eulogy of Hodges included: "Never the world's most highly animated showman or greatest stage personality, but a tone so beautiful it sometimes brought tears to the eyes - this was Johnny Hodges.
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		Hodges Hill Homeowner's Association Association of residents of the Hodges Hill Drive area of Oakhurst, California
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Johnny_Hodges.html (375 words)

	Johnny Hodges - Jazz Masters 35 - Verve Records
		Johnny Hodges, alias Rabbit, Jeep, et al., was "his own man all the way-with or without Duke...Johnny was never happier than when he was working on his own.
		That's the music Johnny was most proud of..." So the great alto saxophonist's widow is quoted in the liner notes, reflecting on his work away from his main employer, a guy named Ellington.
		One of the most individualistic interpretive voices in all of jazz, whether reading a ballad with lusty warmth or improvising up-tempo with an offhand lilt, Hodges the bandleader is joined here on various tracks by Harry Carney, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Hines, Billy Strayhorn, and Ben Webster.
	www.vervemusicgroup.com /product.aspx?pid=9805 (188 words)

	Classic Records Catalog / MG VS 6-8358 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Of all those prewar giants, Johnny Hodges has perhaps shown the profoundest artistic wisdom, for he has never made any attempt to move with the times.
		Because of Hodges' good sense in this matter, we are bequeathed performances like "Satin Doll" on this album, an alto solo which draws on few notes in each chord and few chords in the grammar of music, but which contrives to be melodically attractive and emotionally beguiling.
		And there is that touching moment in the first jazz chorus of "Reeling and Rocking" where Hodges suddenly invokes the ghost of no less a person than the baby-faced apotheosis of the Jazz Age himself, Bix Beiderbecke.
	www.classicrecs.com /mgvs6835.htm (405 words)

	Johnny Hodges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He spent more than 40 years with Ellington.
		Ellington's practice of writing tunes specifically for members of his orchestra is reflected in the Hodges specialties, "Confab with Rab", "Jeep's Blues", and "Hodge Podge".
		His highly individualistic playing style, which featured the use of a wide vibrato and much sliding between slurred notes, was frequently imitated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnny_Hodges (149 words)

	African American Registry: Ellington's best saxophonist, Johnny Hodges!
		Johnny Hodges* was born on this date in 1907.
		Hodges was the premier soloist and section leader in Duke Ellington's orchestra over nearly four decades, Johnny Hodges was the most influential alto saxophonist prior to Charlie Parker.
		Hodges soloed on scores of records with Ellington and contributed several tunes, including Jeep's Blues and The Joint Is Jumpin'.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/575/Ellingtons_best_saxophonist_Johnny_Hodges (232 words)

	Johnny Hodges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ellington's practice of writing tunes specifically for members of hisorchestra is reflected in the Hodges specialties, "Confab with Rab", "Jeep's Blues", and "Hodge Podge".
		He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts anddied in New York City.
		Duke Ellington 's eulogy of Hodges included: "Never the world's mosthighly animated showman or greatest stage personality, but a tone so beautiful it sometimes brought tears to the eyes - this wasJohnny Hodges.
	www.therfcc.org /johnny-hodges-73790.html (132 words)

	A Concise Biography of Johnny Hodges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		John Cornelius 'Johnny' Hodges was born on the 25th July 1906 in Cambridge, Mass.
		Johnny disbanded the group in the spring of 1955 and after a brief spell of TV work on the Ted Steele Show, rejoined Duke in August of that year where, apart from a few brief periods, he remained for the rest of his life.
		In his later years Johnny used fewer and fewer notes, remaining close to the melody in ballads and improvising simple but telling riffs on the faster numbers, many of which were based on the blues.
	www.alphalink.com.au /%7Emichaelp/biography.html (726 words)

	Medialunchbox - Music : Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Both of them were minimalists in their own way: Hodges for saying so much with just one note, and Mulligan for saying just as much with the spaces in between notes as with the notes themselves.
		The other pieces are not particularly inspired as they neither shed light on the two men's common ground nor contrast their two brilliant but very different styles.
		Since I am both a big Johnny Hodges and Gerry Mulligan fan, I thought I was going to hear great music.Once I listened to it several times I was greatly disappointed as none of the tunes really impressed me and the potential of their meeting did not create the fire one would have expected.
	www.medialunchbox.com /ItemId/B000094T54 (309 words)

	CD Review of Johnny Hodges and Orchestra; Rex Stewart and Orchestra - Things Ain't What They Used to Be on Koch Jazz @ ...
		Johnny Hodges, saxophones; Rex Stewart, Trumpet; Duke Ellington, piano; Lawrence Brown, Harry Carney, Jimmy Blanton and Sony Greer.
		This is four complete, classic small band dates with Johnny Hodges on saxophones and Rex Stewart on trumpet.
		Johnny Hodges was the premier soloist and section leader in Duke Ellington's orchestra over nearly four decades.
	www.jazzreview.com /cdreview.cfm?ID=1349 (350 words)

	Johnny Hodges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hodges is recognizable because of his full, pure tone, a tone that has been much imitated but never matched.
		He played in a relaxed, swinging style that was always logical and never cluttered.
		After a few years leading his own groups, he rejoined Ellington in the middle fifties and stayed with him until 1970, when Hodges died.
	www.pitt.edu /~atteberr/jazz/artists/ellington/people/hodges.html (124 words)

	Johnny Hodges
		Johnny Hodges Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges: Side By Side
		Johnny Hodges Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn & Orchestra
		Johnny Hodges Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis [CD 1]
	www.vorskla.com /mp3/artist.php?k=3917 (732 words)

	allmusic ((( Coleman Hawkins and Johnny Hodges in Paris > Overview )))
		This CD from the French Vogue label features two unrelated groups, six titles from tenor-saxophonist Coleman Hawkins that were formerly on a Prestige LP and a lengthy pair of sessions by altoist Johnny Hodges that were last available in the U.S. on Inner City in the 1970s.
		Hodges allocates much more solo space to his fellow players during his 16 numbers, a wise decision considering that the musicians include Don Byas on tenor, trumpeter Harold Baker, trombonist Quentin Jackson and clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton; all four soloists had their own individual voices.
		The mixture of bop-tinged jump tunes, blues and ballads is a predecessor to the type of music featured by Hodges's own group a few years later when he temporarily left Duke Ellington's Orchestra to go out on his own.
	www.allmusic.com /cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0k5gtq5znu48 (192 words)

	Jazzscript.co.uk - JOHNNY HODGES : LIFELINE
		Johnny "Rabbit" (known for liking of lettuce and tomato sandwiches!) Hodges was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
		Hodges plays with his own band from 1951 until 1955, when he rejoins Ellington.
		Hodges had a great technical facility, possessed a wide ranging tone, and was the master of every possible expressive tone and nuance on the saxophone; his ballad playing was sensuous.
	www.jazzscript.co.uk /life/hodgeslife.htm (199 words)

	Jerry Vivino-Picks
		Johnny Hodges was born on July 25th 1906 in Cambridge, Mass.
		Hodges was a star in Ellington's band and this paved the way for him to play with many other small groups with musicians such as Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson.
		Johnny Hodges died of a heart attack on May 11th 1970.
	www.jerryvivino.com /picks.html (780 words)

	'Johnny Hodges and Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra' by Johnny Hedges from The Portsmouth Chorus.
		'Johnny Hodges and Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra' by Johnny Hedges from The Portsmouth Chorus.
		Johnny Hodges and Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra, Johnny Hedges.
		Hodges always contrived to be impeccable and inspired at the same time.
	www.theportsmouthchorus.com /music-cd/B00000HYIF (433 words)

	Johnny Hodges - Verve Records
		In one sense or another, Johnny Hodges was always on his own — even on the Ellington bandstand, where he began and became best known.
		As a result, his sound, or his two principal sounds — the lusty warmth of his ballad readings and the offhand lilt of his uptempo improvisations — are inevitably associated with Ellington.
		Yet Hodges’s voice came entirely from within; as Ellington put it, he "is a consummate original." Indeed, Hodges is now widely acknowledged as one of the most individualistic interpretive voices in all jazz.
	www.vervemusicgroup.com /artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=2805 (180 words)

	Amazon.com: Music: Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is important to remember that Johnny Hodges, while being a very articulate man (probably brushed off from Duke himself) could barely read or even sign his name.
		However, this disc really puts Hodges in the forefront of the orchestra and the results are tremendous.
		Hodges, under Strayhorns direction gives top notch redendtions of 2 of the greatest songs they did together, Day Dream and I Got It Bad.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000HYIF?v=glance (855 words)

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