Artist: Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges
Aliases
Johnny Hodges & The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges and His Strings
Johnny Hodges and Orchestra
Real name
John Cornelius Hodges
Born
July 25, 1906
Died
May 11, 1970
Country
United States
Comments
Swing and mainstream jazz alto and soprano saxophonist. Hodges was a longtime soloist with the Duke Ellington organization.

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Day Dream Johnny Hodges and Orchestra 1940 (38 artists)
2 The Jeep Is Jumpin' Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1938 (2 artists)
3 Jeep's Blues Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1938 (6 artists)
4 Wings & Things Johnny Hodges - Wild Bill Davis 1965 Big Joe Maher - Jeff Sarli and Their New Bang Big Blues

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 'S Wonderful Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Adele Astaire & Allan Kearns
2 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1947 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
3 Basin Street Blues Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges 1959 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
4 Beale Street Blues Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges 1959 Prince's Band
5 Black and Tan Fantasy Johnny Hodges & The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke 1957 The Washingtonians
6 Blue Velvet Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges 1966 Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and His Orchestra
7 But Not for Me Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Ginger Rogers & Willie Howard
8 Canadian Sunset Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges 1966 Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra with Eddie Heywood
9 Don't Blame Me Johnny Hodges 1962 Walter Woolf King
10 Don't Take Your Love From Me Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1960 Mildred Bailey
11 Gone With the Wind Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1960 Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights
12 I Can't Get Started Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges 1966 Bob Hope
13 I Didn't Know About You Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1960 Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston & His Orchestra
14 I'm Beginning to See the Light Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges 1966 Harry James and His Orchestra
15 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter Johnny Hodges 1956 Fats Waller and His Rhythm
16 In a Sentimental Mood Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges 1966 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
17 In a Sentimental Mood Johnny Hodges 1962 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
18 In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1950 Irving Gillette
19 It Had to Be You Johnny Hodges & The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke 1957 The Ambassadors [2]
20 Lady Be Good Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Walter Catlett
21 Love Is Here to Stay Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Kenny Baker
22 Loveless Love Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges 1959 Bessie Smith
23 Misty Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges 1966 Erroll Garner
24 Nice Work if You Can Get It Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Fred Astaire
25 Perdido Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1950 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
26 Prelude to a Kiss Johnny Hodges 1962 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
27 Rose Room Johnny Hodges 1955 Prince's Band
28 Satin Doll Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1960 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
29 Solitude Johnny Hodges 1962 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
30 Somebody Loves Me Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Winnie Lightner
31 Someone to Watch Over Me Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Gertrude Lawrence
32 Someone to Watch Over Me Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges 1966 Gertrude Lawrence
33 Sophisticated Lady Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges 1966 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
34 St. Louis Blues Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges 1959 Prince's Band
35 Stardust Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges 1966 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
36 Summertime Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Abbie Mitchell
37 Take the "A" Train Johnny Hodges & The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke 1957 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
38 The Man I Love Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Fred & Adele Astaire
39 They All Laughed Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Ginger Rogers
40 They Can't Take That Away From Me Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Fred Astaire

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 I'm Beginning to See the Light Duke Ellington, Harry James, Johnny Hodges, Don George (65 artists)
2 Jeep's Blues Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges (6 artists)
3 The Jeep Is Jumpin' Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges (2 artists)
4 Wings & Things Johnny Hodges Big Joe Maher - Jeff Sarli and Their New Bang Big Blues

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Back to Back Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges 1959 Verve
2 Blues A-Plenty Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1960 Verve
3 Duke's in Bed Johnny Hodges & The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke 1957 Verve
4 The Eleventh Hour Johnny Hodges 1962 Verve
5 Johnny Hodges and His Strings Plays the Prettiest Gershwin Johnny Hodges and His Strings 1959 Verve
6 Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges Lawrence Welk & Johnny Hodges 1966 Dot Records
7 Wings & Things Johnny Hodges - Wild Bill Davis 1965 Verve

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1947 Sunrise
2 Dance Bash #1 Johnny Hodges 1955 Norgran Records
3 Day Dream Johnny Hodges and Orchestra 1940 Bluebird
4 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter Johnny Hodges 1956 Verve
5 Jeep's Blues Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1938 Vocalion
6 Perdido Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1950 Disques Vogue
7 Prelude to a Kiss Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra 1938 Vocalion

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 The Year of the Rabbit Bobby Watson 1987 New Note

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