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Also known as Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges, Cornelius Hodges

American alto saxophonist (1907–1970)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1907-07-25
Active to
1970-05-11
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The paths of Johnny Hodges (John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges, nicknames: "Rabbit", "Jeep". b. July 25, 1907, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, d. May 11, 1970) and Duke Ellington are eternally intertwined. While Hodges is now universally acknowledged as one of the seminal alto saxophonists in jazz he was, at times, overlooked as an artist in his own right; somehow hidden in the penumbra of The Duke Ellington Orchestra, for which Mr. Hodges was the lead alto player for many decades (doubling on sopran

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Cornelius
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Cambridge
Place of death
New York City
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
saxophone
Record label
Verve Records
Image
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Commons category
Johnny Hodges
date of birth
1907-07-25
date of death
1970-05-11
start of work period
1924-00-00
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Johnny Hodges
pseudonym
Johnny Hodges
birth name
John Cornelius Hodges
ethnic group
African Americans
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