Johnny Hodges

Big Band music at its best! - 'I'm Beginning To See The Light' des großartigen Duke Ellington war 1944/45 gleich in mehreren Versionen in den amerikanischen Charts vertreten; neben der Aufnahme des'Du...

Bob Wilber provides us with the warm sounds typical of Johnny Hodges in his prime, performing on Alto and Soprano Saxes, in a series of Classic Standards for Alto Sax with actual transcriptions of his...

Classic Ellington swinger! Gordon's medium tempo chart features the saxes at the start and them lets the ensemble carry it and build to the Alto solo. This one goes down smooth.

Written for the Ellington orchestra by saxophonist Johnny Hodges, this catchy riff-based tune swings hard from beginning to end. After the hard-hitting opening, solos are exchanged by tenor, trombone,...

Jeep's Blues is one of many blues lines written by Ellington's star alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges. This one was for an Ellington small group recording under Hodges' name in the late 1930's. It's basi...

The driving swing style and the romantic lyric of this Duke Ellington tune have made it a classic. It's been recorded by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, The Ink Spots, Harry James, and many more. Add th...

The driving swing style and the romantic lyric of this Duke Ellington tune have made it a classic. It's been recorded by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, The Ink Spots, Harry James, and many more. Add th...

From the heyday of the big band era, this classic standard has great audience appeal. Available: SATB, SAB, SSA, Instrumental Pak, ShowTrax Cassette. Performance Time: Approx. 2:50.

Written for the Ellington orchestra by saxophonist Johnny Hodges, this catchy riff-based tune swings hard from beginning to end. After the hard-hitting opening, solos are exchanged by tenor, trombone,...

This is a swinger all the way! The tempo can be anywhere between 132-150 BPM and there is a written-out trumpet 2 solo. There's plenty of swingin' ensemble, a great sax section soli plus optional part...