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  1. Johnny Hodges
    Johnny HodgesAmerican alto saxophonist
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  2. BornJuly 25, 1907 · Cambridge, Massachusetts
    DiedMay 11, 1970 (aged 62) · New York City
    GenresJazz · swing
    Biography

    John Cornelius Hodges was born in the Cambridgeport neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to John H. Hodges and Katie Swan Hodges, both originally from Virginia. After moving for a short period of time to Nort… See more

    Saxophones

    In the 1940s, Hodges played a Conn 6M (recognizable by its octave-key mechanism being on the underside of the neck) and later on a Buescher 400 (recognizable by its V-shaped bell-brace) alto saxophone. By the end of … See more

    Death

    Hodges's last performances were at the Imperial Room in Toronto, less than a week before his May 11, 1970, death from a heart attack, suffered during a visit to the office of a dental surgeon. His last recordings are featured o… See more

    Discography
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