Johnny Hodges

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...

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...

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,...

Nelson wrote an album for Johnny Hodges (Black, Brown and Beautiful, RCA) featuring the compositions of Duke Ellington and also some of his original things. This Ellington tune starts out with a rhyth...

I'm Beginning to See the Light as popularised by Duke Ellington, arranged for Brass Band by Klaas van der Woude.

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...

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...

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...

Check out this great up-tempo 2-beat that has a joyful melody. This 1930's classic was immortalized in the movie Cotton Club and was featured in the 2014 Broadway show After Midnight. It features an i...