Johnny Hodges and Hank Jones. Having a recording session, New York, 1969

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Johnny Hodges and Hank Jones having a recording session, New York, 1969.

Johnny Hodges (by name Cornelius “Johnny“Hodges) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington´s big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone but refused to play soprano after 1946. He is considered one of the definitive alto saxophone players of the big band era (along with Benny Carter).

b. July 25, 1907 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
d. May 11, 1970 in New York.

Hank Jones (by name Henry Jones Jr.) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with the NEA Jazz Masters Award. He was also honored in 2003 with the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Jazz Living Legend Award. In 2008, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. On April 13, 2009, the University of Hartford presented Jones with an honorary Doctorat of Music for his musical accomplishments.

b. July 31, 1918 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
d. May 16, 2010 in The Bronx, New York.

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