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Also known as Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges, Cornelius Hodges

American alto saxophonist (1907–1970)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1907-07-25
Active to
1970-05-11
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The paths of Johnny Hodges (John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges, nicknames: "Rabbit", "Jeep". b. July 25, 1907, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, d. May 11, 1970) and Duke Ellington are eternally intertwined. While Hodges is now universally acknowledged as one of the seminal alto saxophonists in jazz he was, at times, overlooked as an artist in his own right; somehow hidden in the penumbra of The Duke Ellington Orchestra, for which Mr. Hodges was the lead alto player for many decades (doubling on sopran

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