Wer war Johnny Hodges?
25. Juli 1907 – 11. Mai 1970
1. Ein Jazz Saxophonist
2. Er spielte für vier Jahrzehnte lang als einer der wichtigsten Solisten im Duke Ellington Orchester
3. Ellington: "Johnny Hodges has complete independence of expression. He says what he want to say on the horn,...in his language, from his perspective."
4. Ellington: “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. This is Johnny Hodges.”
