http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61744&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rssJohnny Hodges put the alto sax on the map in jazz. He could get hot and bluesy like nobody's business and his ballads could reduce grown men to tears. The straight-faced Hodges (think Buster Keaton) never cracked a smile, but his ballads ached as if he funneled all his emotion into them. He was by far the most popular of Duke Ellington's sidemen, and he led his own band for a time and released a number of albums under his own name in the '50s and '60s. His sound was much different than Lester Young's, but the impact of his playing can be heard in both West Coast and Cool Jazz. If you have any doubts, check out the album he did with Gerry Mulligan. Duke Ellington probably wouldn't have been the Duke without him. - Nick DedinaClassic Swingen720Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:23:12 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61744&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Johnny Hodges put the alto sax on the map in jazz. He could get hot and bluesy like nobody's business and his ballads could reduce grown men to tears. The straight-faced Hodges (think Buster Keaton) never cracked a smile, but his ballads ached as if he funneled all his emotion into them. He was by far the most popular of Duke Ellington's sidemen, and he led his own band for a time and released a number of albums under his own name in the '50s and '60s. His sound was much different than Lester Young's, but the impact of his playing can be heard in both West Coast and Cool Jazz. If you have any doubts, check out the album he did with Gerry Mulligan. Duke Ellington probably wouldn't have been the Duke without him. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677014&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Thu, 1 Jan 1959 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 2677014 tra.2677014 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 Side By Side alb.113498 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/3/9/1079334_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1959-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Let's Fall In Love tra.2677014 405000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677014&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677014&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.822757&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Mon, 1 Jan 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 822757 tra.822757 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra alb.187316 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Who Struck John? tra.13103062 167000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13103062&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13103062&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1995385&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 1995385 tra.1995385 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 Verve Jazz Masters 35 alb.116519 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/3/9/1079340_170x170.jpg 1994-11-08 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Castle Rock tra.1995385 172000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1995385&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1995385&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.822750&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Mon, 1 Jan 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 822750 tra.822750 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra alb.187316 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/9/2/1082920_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1962-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Don't Get Around Much Anymore tra.822750 184000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.822750&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.822750&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22288458&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 22288458 tra.22288458 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 Jazz Lullaby alb.22270127 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/4/7/1377439_170x170.jpg 2008-08-19 00:00:00.0 2008-08-19 00:00:00.0 true Two Sleepy People tra.22288458 179000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22288458&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2388934&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 9 Jul 1946 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 2388934 tra.2388934 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 Passion Flower (1940-46) alb.169440 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/2/9/1659298_170x170.jpg 1995-06-13 00:00:00.0 1946-07-09 00:00:00.0 true Day Dream tra.2388934 176000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2388934&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2388934&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677010&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Thu, 1 Jan 1959 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 2677010 tra.2677010 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 Side By Side alb.113498 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/3/9/1079334_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1959-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Squeeze Me tra.2677010 274000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677010&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677010&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677009&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Thu, 1 Jan 1959 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 2677009 tra.2677009 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 Side By Side alb.113498 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/3/9/1079334_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1959-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Stompy Jones tra.2677009 396000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677009&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677009&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.822779&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Mon, 1 Jan 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 822779 tra.822779 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra alb.187316 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/9/2/1082920_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1962-01-01 00:00:00.0 true I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) tra.822779 218000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.822779&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.822779&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27682488&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:22:35 -0700 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 27682488 tra.27682488 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 Used To Be Duke alb.27681569 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 null true Sweet Lorraine tra.27682488 124000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27682488&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27682488&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677011&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Thu, 1 Jan 1959 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 2677011 tra.2677011 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 Side By Side alb.113498 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/3/9/1079334_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1959-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Big Shoe tra.2677011 332000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677011&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677011&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.822755&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Mon, 1 Jan 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 822755 tra.822755 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra alb.187316 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/9/2/1082920_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1962-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Azure tra.822755 156000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.822755&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.822755&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2106742&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Mon, 1 Jan 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Johnny Hodges on Rhapsody Online 2106742 tra.2106742 Johnny Hodges art.61744 0.99 With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra alb.187316 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/2/9/2/1082920_170x170.jpg 1999-03-23 00:00:00.0 1962-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Gal From Joe's tra.2106742 150000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2106742&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2106742&variant=data&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677017&variant=play&rws=%2Fjohnny-hodges%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Thu, 1 Jan 1959 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by 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