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Johnny Hodges

real name John Cornelius Hodges

Cambridge, United States · 1907-07-25 – 1970-05-11

Johnny Hodges is credited on 5,526 releases across 1,385 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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5,526

Credits

1,385

Albums

8

Decades active

279

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American jazz saxophonist who played in Duke Ellington And His Orchestra for several decades and led his own groups between 1951 and 1955. Also performed intermittently in other ensembles.
Born 25 July 1907, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Died 11 May 1970, New York City, New York, USA.
He was husband of with whom they had a son,.
Do NOT confuse with Jimmie Hodges ("Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)")

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5,526 releases · 1,385 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 10,068
  • Other credits · 1,347
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Carnegie Hall · RCA Studio A

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