Description In his eulogy of saxophonist Johnny Hodges (1907-70), Duke Ellington ended with the words, "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.
Benny Goodman described Hodges as "by far the greatest man on alto sax that I e.
This is Johnny Hodges." Hodges\' unforgettable tone resonated throughout the jazz world over the greater part of the twentieth century.
Description In his eulogy of saxophonist Johnny Hodges (1907-70), Duke Ellington ended with the words, "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