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Johnny Hodges
John Keith "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1906 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for his solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years, except the period between 1932–1946 when Otto Hardwick generally played first chair. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 1946, when he was given the lead chair. He is considered one of the definitive alto saxophones players of the Big Band Era (alongside Benny Carter).
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Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes [2016]
Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is This Thing Called Love [Alternate Take] [#] | 2:16 |
Hodges with Strayhorn & The Orchestra [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Get Around Much Any More | 3:03 |
| Gal From Joe's | 2:30 |
| Day Dream | 3:59 |
| Azure | 2:36 |
| Stardust | 4:26 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing, Vol. 6: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Loveless Love | 7:04 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Avalon | 4:19 |
| Shine | 0:54 |
| The Man I Love | 3:24 |
Jazz Journeys Presents the Birth of Bebop, Vol. 3: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is This Thing Called Love | 2:25 |
Jazz Journeys Presents the Birth of Bebop: Charlie Parker-100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is This Thing Called Love | 2:25 |
The Hot 100: Billie Holiday, Vol. 2: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| These 'N' That 'N' Those | 3:17 |
The Hot 100: Charlie Parker - 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is This Thing Called Love | 2:25 |
Four Classic Albums: Flip/The Flip Phillips - Buddy Rich Trio/Flip Wails/Swinging With [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What is This Thing Called Love |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Time On My Hands | 2:13 |
| If You Were Mine | 2:53 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:55 |
Swingin' With the Stars, Vol. 2 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It's the Talk of the Town | 3:31 |
| Sophisticated Lady | 3:38 |
The Complete Verve Small Sessions: 1956 - 1961 [2011]
Buenos Aires Blues [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me | 4:58 |
| In a Sentimental Mood | 2:55 |
| Solitude | 2:35 |
| Don't Blame Me | 2:44 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | 2:39 |
Vol. 41: Jazz Characters-Johnny Hodges 'My Main Man [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Cried for You | 3:14 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:19 |
| Never No Lament | 3:20 |
| Day Dream | 2:59 |
| Come Sunday | 4:32 |
| Sophisticated Lady | 3:11 |
| Mood Indigo | 6:20 |
| Passion Flower | 4:35 |
| Bouquet of Roses | 3:24 |
Con-Soul and Jazz/Wild Bill Is the Boss [2007]
Johnny Hodges [BD Jazz] [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sophisticated Lady | 3:14 |
| Solitude | 2:57 |
| Come Sunday | 2:34 |
| Day Dream | 3:21 |
| I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good | 3:32 |
| The Gal From Joe's | 3:07 |
| Never No Lament | 4:02 |
| Squatty Roo | 2:27 |
| Passion Flower | 3:11 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:15 |
The Jeep Is Jumpin' [ASV/Living Era] [2007]
1952-1954 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good | 3:31 |
| Come Sunday | 2:34 |
| The Sheik of Araby | 3:16 |
| In a Mellow Tone | 6:19 |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | 3:10 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:59 |
Masters of Jazz [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Perdido | 2:56 |
| All of Me | 1:55 |
| C Jam Blues | 2:30 |
| I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good | 2:23 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 4:17 |
A Gentle Breeze (1938-1954) [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Passion Flower | 3:13 |
| Solitude | 2:56 |
| Sophisticated Lady | 3:11 |
| I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good | 3:31 |
| Come Sunday | 2:34 |
| In a Mellow Tone | 6:20 |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | 3:11 |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 6:18 |
Johnny Hodges & Friends [2005]
Johnny's Blues [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Time on My Hands | 3:16 |
| Perdido | 3:06 |
| Mood Indigo | 3:47 |
| Sweet Lorraine | 3:11 |
| Solitude | 2:51 |
| Sophisticated Lady | 3:08 |
| Day Dream | 3:19 |
| I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good | 3:29 |
| Come Sunday | 2:32 |
| Sheik of Araby | 3:14 |
Stanley Dance Sessions [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rose Room | 6:08 |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 3:00 |
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | 3:39 |
| Gal from Joe's | 2:30 |
| Day Dream | 4:00 |
| Azure | 2:35 |
| Star Dust | 4:30 |
Vol. 2: With and Without Duke Ellington 1943/1952 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Subtle Slough (Just Squeeze Me) | 2:52 |
| The Sheik of Araby | 3:15 |
The Complete 1941-1954 Small Group Sessions, Vol. 2: 1950 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Time on My Hands | |
| Perdido | |
| Mood Indigo | |
| Sweet Lorraine |
The Complete 1941-1954 Small Group Sessions, Vol. 3: 1951-1952 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Solitude | |
| Sophisticated Lady | |
| Day Dream |
The Complete Norman Granz Jam Sessions [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is This Thing Called Love? | 15:54 |
| Rose Room | 22:39 |
| Just You, Just Me | 23:43 |
Castle Rock [Proper] [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sweet Lorraine | 3:15 |
| Solitude | 2:54 |
| Sophisticated Lady | 3:09 |
| Day Dream | 3:19 |
Hodge Podge [Proper] [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Sailboat in the Moonlight | 3:05 |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | 3:03 |
| Lost in Meditation | 2:42 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | 2:42 |
Jazz After Dark [United Multi Consign] [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Sailboat in the Moonlight | 3:10 |
| Lost in Meditation | 2:45 |
Smo-o-oth Vintage Jazz: 1935-1952 [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Passion Flower | 3:10 |
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | 3:20 |
The Jeep Is Jumpin' [Proper] [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Sailboat in the Moonlight | 3:05 |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | 3:03 |
| Lost in Meditation | 2:42 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | 2:42 |
| Squatty Roo | 2:28 |
| Passion Flower | 3:13 |
| Time on My Hands | 3:17 |
| Perdido | 3:08 |
| Mood Indigo | 3:50 |
| Sweet Lorraine | 3:15 |
| Solitude | 2:54 |
| Sophisticated Lady | 3:09 |
| Day Dream | 3:19 |
The Quintessence: New York to Chicago to Hollywood 1928-1943 [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Day Dream | 2:59 |
| Squatty Roo | 2:26 |
| Passion Flower | 3:10 |
| The Mooche | 3:12 |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | 3:03 |
| Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore) | 3:21 |
Things Ain't What They Used to Be [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Day Dream | 3:02 |
| Squatty Roo | 2:28 |
| Passion Flower | 3:13 |
| Without a Song | 2:51 |
Things Ain't What They Used to Be [Japan] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Day Dream | |
| Squaty Roo | |
| Passion Flower | |
| Time on My Hands |
Highlights from the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition, 1927-1973 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Long, Long Journey | 4:31 |
Take the 'A' Train/Duke Ellington: All Time Favorites [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) | 3:32 |
The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956-1961 [2000]
The Cool and the Smooth: A Seasonal Collection of Classic Smooth Jazz [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Passion Flower | 6:46 |
Who Struck John?: The Best of the Duke's Men, Vol. 2 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Day Dream | |
| Squatty Roo | |
| Passion Flower |
Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1927-1973 [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Day Dream | 2:56 |
| Squatty Roo | 2:22 |
| Passion Flower | 3:07 |
Duke Ellington, Vol. 12: Swing [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:11 |
| Squaty Roo | 2:26 |
Duke Ellington, Vol. 13: Vocal [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter | 2:36 |
| Jump for Joy | 2:54 |
| Rocks in My Bed | 3:09 |
| Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) | 3:22 |
| Solitude | 3:06 |
Duke Ellington, Vol. 1: Ballads [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | 3:21 |
| Lost in Meditation | 2:59 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | 3:00 |
Duke Ellington, Vol. 5: Friends [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues | 4:32 |
| Diga Diga Doo | 3:08 |
| Long, Long Journey | 4:35 |
| Blue Skies | 3:13 |
Impulsively Ellington!: A Tribute to Duke Ellington [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart/Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 4:47 |
Planet Jazz [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Passion Flower | 3:08 |
| Sophisticated Lady | 4:03 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:48 |
| It's Only a Paper Moon | 2:56 |
Story 1929/1946 [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| In a Mellow Tone | 3:16 |
| Alabamy Home | 3:00 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:14 |
| I Cried for You | 3:15 |
The Complete Verve/Clef Charlie Ventura & Flip Phillips Studio Sessions [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is This Thing Called Love? |
Vogue Recordings [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It's Only a Paper Moon | 3:03 |
| I Surrender, Dear | 3:14 |
| Time on My Hands | 3:18 |
| Perdido | 3:08 |
| Mood Indigo | 3:50 |
His Best Recordings [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Mooche | 3:07 |
| The Sheik of Araby | 2:58 |
| Dear Old Southland | 3:30 |
| Fine and Dandy | 2:34 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:13 |
| The Gal from Joe's | 2:56 |
| Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore) | 3:15 |
| Jump for Joy | 2:52 |
| Squatty Roo | 2:21 |
| Passion Flower | 3:04 |
Jeep's Blues [1996]
Legendary Rockland Palace Concert , Vol. 1 [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is This Thing Called Love? [#] | 2:24 |
Original Historic Recordings: Masterpieces, Vol. 10 [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:18 |
| I Know That You Know | 2:58 |
The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert 1952 [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is This Thing Called Love | 2:26 |
| What Is This Thing Called Love? [Take 2] | 2:58 |
In Paris [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It's Only a Paper Moon | 3:04 |
| I Surrender, Dear | 3:14 |
| Time on My Hands | 3:18 |
| Perdido | 3:08 |
| Mood Indigo | 3:50 |
Passion Flower 1940-46 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Day Dream | 2:56 |
| Squatty Roo | 2:22 |
| Passion Flower | 3:05 |
| Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore) | 3:16 |
| In a Mellow Tone | 3:16 |
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | 3:19 |
| Come Sunday | 4:29 |
Classic Solos (1928-1942) [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Mooche | 3:16 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | 3:01 |
| Carelessly | 3:12 |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | 2:53 |
| Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore) | 3:18 |
| In a Mellow Tone | 3:16 |
| Day Dream | 3:00 |
| Squatty Roo | 2:27 |
| Passion Flower | 3:10 |
Passion Flower [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Passion Flower | 4:33 |
| St. Louis Blues | 5:43 |
| Loveless Love | 7:03 |
| Squeeze Me | 4:34 |
| Sweet Lorraine | 3:14 |
| Bouquet Of Roses | 3:21 |
Verve Jazz Masters 35 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Passion Flower | 3:19 |
| The Gal from Joe's | 2:27 |
| Squatty Roo | 7:26 |
| Squatty Roo [#] | 7:26 |
Duke Ellington & His World Famous Orchestra (1946-1947) [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) | 3:31 |
Jazz 'Round Midnight: Duke Ellington & Strayhorn Songbook [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mood Indigo | 6:18 |
| Come Sunday | 2:32 |
RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Day Dream | 2:55 |
The Cole Porter Songbook [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is This Thing Called Love? (Norman Granz Jam Session) | 15:51 |
The Great Summit: Complete Louis Armstrong-Duke Ellington Sessions: The Master Tapes [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) | 4:00 |
Together for the First Time [Mobile Fidelity] [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) | 3:52 |
Jazz Tribute No. 1, Vol. 1-2: 1965-1966 [1979]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:45 |
| On Green Dolphin Street | 3:13 |
| Sophisticated Lady | 4:01 |
| It's Only a Paper Moon | 2:46 |
| In a Mellow Tone | 3:42 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 5:37 |
Bird with Strings: Live at the Apollo, Carnegie Hall & Birdland [1978]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| What Is This Thing Called Love? |
In a Mellow Tone [1966]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just Squeeze Me [#] | 4:46 |
| It's Only a Paper Moon | 2:59 |
| In a Mellow Tone | 3:52 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 5:43 |
Johnny Hodges with Lawrence Welk's Orchestra [1966]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Someone to Watch over Me | 2:13 |
| Stardust | 2:35 |
| Canadian Sunset | 2:32 |
| In a Sentimental Mood | 2:17 |
Mess of Blues [Bonus Tracks] [1966]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Cried for You | 3:02 |
| Lost in Meditation | 3:17 |
| I Let a Song Go out of My Heart | 2:40 |
| Perdido | 5:09 |
| C Jam Blues | 5:08 |
Everybody Knows [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart/Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 4:48 |
| Mood Indigo | 4:28 |
| Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me | 2:37 |
Everybody Knows [Japan Limited Edition] [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart/Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 4:47 |
Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra [1962]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 3:04 |
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | 3:38 |
| The Gal from Joe's | 2:30 |
| Day Dream | 4:00 |
| Azure | 2:36 |
| Stardust | 4:25 |
At Sportpalast, Berlin [1961]
Play the Blues Back to Back [1959]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Weary Blues | 6:58 |
| The St. Louis Blues | 5:51 |
| St. Louis Blues | 5:45 |
| Loveless Love | 7:13 |
Side by Side [1959]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Squeeze Me | 4:39 |
| Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) | 4:36 |
| Just Squeeze Me | |
| Just a Memory | 5:52 |
| Let's Fall In Love | 6:50 |
Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin [1958]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Love Is Here to Stay | 2:44 |
| Nice Work If You Can Get It | 3:13 |
| But Not for Me | 2:43 |
| Someone to Watch over Me | 3:14 |
| Oh, Lady Be Good | 2:38 |
Duke Ellington and the Buck Clayton All-Stars at Newport [1956]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | 3:54 |
Creamy [1955]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Passion Flower | |
| Whispering | |
| Prelude to a Kiss | |
| But Not for Me | |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams |
Used to Be Duke [Bonus Tracks] [1954]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:58 |
| Sweet Lorraine | 2:04 |
| Time On My Hands | 2:13 |
| If You Were Mine | 2:52 |
In Atlantic City
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just Squeeze Me | 4:45 |
| It's Only a Paper Moon | 2:59 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 5:41 |
Squeeze Me
The Best of the Verve Years
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Weary Blues | 6:58 |
| St. Louis Blues | 5:51 |
| Loveless Love | 7:13 |
| Squeeze Me | 4:38 |
| Azure Te | 2:57 |
| There Is No Greater Love | 3:25 |
| Don't Get Around Much Any More | 3:03 |
| Gal From Joe's | 2:30 |
| Day Dream | 3:59 |
| Azure | 2:36 |
| Stardust | 4:30 |
| Deep Purple | 2:20 |
| I Cried for You | 3:02 |
| Lost in Meditation | 3:19 |
The Jeep Is Jumpin' [Verve]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good | |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | |
| Day Dream | |
| Come Sunday | |
| Solitude | |
| Sophisticated Lady | |
| All of Me |
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