duke ellington johnny hodges all of me

[@barakx814]

One of the quietest superstars I ever had the pleasure of meeting. He was 100% gentleman & I feel honored to have known him.

[@mightyginza3182]

You lucky fish🎀🎀🎀💃💃💃🙏🙏🙏

[@notreallydavid]

secondeded​@@mightyginza3182

[@ata1811]

When Johnny Hodges died, Duke Ellington said, "Our band will never be the same." This is wonderful!

[@janiceblacburn9793]

Absolutely superb! A naturally gifted saxophonist..... the differing sounds he achieves in one song, he was born to play!

[@kevingillespie5242]

Even if it isn't as much of a crowd pleaser, the way players like Johnny Hodges and Paul Desmond play minimally but pick the right notes is simply amazing.

[@p.r.h.7283]

Facts

[@JanM351531351]

Am crowd. Am very pleased.

[@ninjaaron]

As someone who is more of a casual jazz listener, I would much rather listen to Johnny Hodges than someone like Charlie Parker. That's not to take anything away from Parker, but his style of playing is often advanced beyond my ability to appreciate. A lot of it just sounds like fast noise to to my uninitiated ear.

[@catzenhouse]

@@JanM351531351 Exceptionally pleased.

[@peterfeltham5612]

Been listening to him for over 60 years,still am.Saw him play at Bristols Colston Hall in very early 60s, along with the rest of that great orchestra.

[@brenttrading2363]

with some of his songs if you close your eyes and listen carefully it doesnt sound like a sax ..it sounds like a voice...pure music from a wind instrument

[@peterclifford7302]

Sounds beautiful. Johnny Hodges had his own sound and a lovely tone, superb.

[@grahamkennethgarbutt9261]

I have seen Hendrix ,The Beatles, The Who, John Lee Hooker, Beck, Clapton. Brian Jones and the Rolling Stones etc. But I would swap them all for a Duke Ellington Johnny Hodges Concert!

[@gyro80120]

Oh yes. The tragedy is that the Who, Hendrix, The Beatles, et al could stay in the best hotel in town. For nearly all of his career, Duke and his band could not stay in the hotel where they were playing.

[@gyro80120]

@alterdestiny that duke and so many others carried racism's burden makes the music even more impressive.

[@Afro3461]

What can you say? His brilliance simply speaks for itself!

[@jasonpfinch]

He looks like he could make a phone call, drive a car and cook a meal simultaneously while playing that thing out of the corner of his mouth, and not be remotely flustered or out of breath.

[@claudiamag007]

Lol

[@javierosborne255]

Great (ly) described...

[@johnmarkconnolly6414]

And smoke a cigarette at the same time...

[@Snipermonkey966]

He can

[@denaraptis3716]

My music lit teacher sent me here and your comment is hilarious and spot on. 😂 More than cool…

[@OLIVERROMULOJBUNYE-fk9cc]

The way he scoop and bend those notes is immaculate

[@fredfonseca6034]

This exactly why I love listening these amazing jazz pioneers when I'm practicing with my Alto and tenor sax. Beautiful to listen. Thank You for the legacy left for us all to learn

[@williamgregory1848]

There’s a reason why he was the most famous soloist in the Duke Ellington orchestra, as well as the highest-paid. Rest In Peace Johnny Hodges 🙏🏾

[@melkoski605]

I was always impressed with the stillness of his body as he produced those great musical ideas. Saw him a few times with and without Duke.

[@catzenhouse]

My big regret that when I got to see Duke and his orchestra, Johnny had already passed as I loved his tone and interpretations. A Master. Paul Gonsalves was there, thankfully. A year after I saw Duke, both he and Gonsalves were gone. (Ten days apart.)

[@allandunn1431]

I could weep listening to this. Heaven's sax man: Johnny Hodges.

[@Aramis7]

such a clean, unique, wonderful sound and interpretation. Love him

[@Gumbaification]

I've seen him once in 1971, when Duke and his orchestra visited Kyiv. I still remember that concert in details

[@jeerahhh___jee]

Johnny Hodges passed away on the 11th of May in 1970...

[@Gumbaification]

@@jeerahhh___jee so it was before. Tour of the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the USSR. Minsk, Kyiv

[@elizabethfreshour4828]

Oh these guys were masters. I read Miles Davis book and he pointed out....more important than the beautiful notes is the space in between.

[@fluffshepnetwork7067]

What an awesome and unique rendition of a classic tune! Johnny Hodges is incredible!

[@Telcom100]

I wish I could play sax like Johnny Hodges.

[@elenitzitzi5519]

me too

[@misterarthur]

So do most professional saxophone players.

[@jasonandrews9058]

keep practicing and you shall develop your own sound in time.

[@MrPabgon]

We all do

[@Sincebrassnorstone]

Maurice Ravel once advised young composers, "Find a composer you like and copy them slavishly. Where you fail, that is your voice."

[@jplaylist]

Playing it effortless. Oh what a control! Absolutely brilliant!

[@mirazusta2002]

I love this old footage. The quality of sound & image is great. Thank you for posting.

[@williamsackelariou1860]

It the variety and at times really beautfull tone colors that JH gets from his sax that make his music so rewarding to listen to There were times on this number where it even soundeď like a womans voice Exquisite Tones

[@jessykaiser6373]

The master of butter notes!

[@edwarddesenne6153]

A melodic and very swinging improvising soloist making you want to dance or dream romantically, in all senses never putting a foot wrong

[@jimrich4192]

As a saxplayer, myself, I can only say I like, love & respect Johnny's ARTISTRY & ABILITIES. I would not compare him to any other player. They are all unique & wonderful in my book. 🤩🤠😎

[@charlesbarry2485]

One of the greatest alto players. For many years he was the voice of the greatest Jazz orchestra.

[@jerryjones8064]

That was amazing. Mr. Johnny Hodges...thank you for that :-)

[@albertopitcovsky594]

Susane vega

[@williamhabel1643]

what tone. always magnificient

[@gloriamosure9184]

Best solo of this EVER!

[@tunesofjazz]

This music ist great and timeless! Keep swinging!

[@topaz1558]

My favorite version thus far.

[@theUroshman]

Second that!

[@jessykaiser6373]

I melt every time I hear this!

[@MidnightJazzer]

Absolutely way over the top, just tear'en it up ,,,,,with the Gerald Marks tune

[@mohamedalynasr2010]

what a great saxophone player .we miss you all

[@johnwhitehead3360]

And he certainly could swing Thank You

[@robertimpallomeni3767]

Just the greatest alto ever.

[@ellhnikoarxidi]

this upload is pure gold!thank you friend!may the chords be with you!

[@iccionesosnowitz356]

where arethe great jazzers of today, to give us something like this???

[@philpoop2692]

I’m working on it, sit tight!

[@faketrailermaker64]

the face he makes when the trombone hits the last note is iconic

[@roudalimohamed3632]

Écouter Hodge c'est un régal.

[@docnshe]

Smoother than a Cashmeer Jock Strap .

[@docnshe]

Classy music mmm

[@hardwickmusic]

fantastic. man that drumming really is phenomenal

[@hardwickmusic]

who’s on bass?

[@wildbillhackett]

If I could play guitar like Johnny played sax, I'd be rich, famous, and dripping in women. Well, maybe not, but I'd still die a happy man.

[@RM-gm7lu]

Love those lines!!

[@ikekungoane8684]

Rich Mash tlz

[@alanwitton5980]

Absolutely beautiful

[@reme6944]

01:05 Johnny Hodges' voice can be heard

[@CiscoFunk]

La belleza en la ejecusión de Hodges siempre me cautivó...

[@umbertodigrazia9950]

JOHNNY HODGES il vero pilastro della band di DUKE ELLINGTON

[@elviragonzalez7288]

Buenisimo muchas gracias hermoso canta tu hijo

[@alfredocorreia9385]

O LENDÁRIO "JOHNNY HODGES" FOI UM DOS MAIS CÉLEBRES SAX ALTO DA HISTÓRIA!!! DUKE ELLINGTON POR SUA VEZ ESTAVA PARA O JAZZ ASSIM COMO LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN PARA A MÚSICA CLÁSSICA!!!

[@nvp323]

came for johnny hodges, stayed for the bass player. and that ending....

[@arnoldwegstern5124]

Marvellous. But now, one of the world s leading talents on clarinet and sax is Martin Schmidt-Hahn. Take a look at his all of me. Let s hope, he will keep this kind of music alive !!

[@kennethabbott8248]

Good god, he was a great one.

[@MrAnderswt]

Beautiful!

[@robdikmann5577]

i glissandi ascendenti...primato assoluto per Johnny H.per tutte le eternità future...

[@zthetha]

They just don't make em like this any more. Apart from his awesome natural ability, technically and most importantly, musically, there was the lyrical eloquence of the era which gave an unrepeatable sweetness to Johnny's plating. To try and copy this today would not only be a musical fraud but also futile: we are not those kind of people any more so we substitute melody and harmony with dazzling pyrotechnics and hope nobody notices our deficiency. Maybe things will change... and the music will return.

[@SuperGreenday22]

I hope you know Johnny copied this type of "vocabulary," in order to build "vocabulary" for soloing, you need to copy from other players. As a non-musician you wouldn't understand this. Creatively, it might be original, such as the altissimo he played in this song. But, if you study him, he has similar "licks" that he plays when he solos.

[@2dasimmons]

SuperGreenday22 This was a high spirit man who played straight from his soul like wonderful Duke Ellington. RIP Johnny Hodges and Duke Ellington!

[@pycroft]

@@SuperGreenday22 wtf are you talking about ? Johnny Hodges copied no ' vocabulary ' . There was no such thing as jazz vocabulary before bebop , prior to that players were melodic improvisors . Johnny Hodges pretty much invented pre-bop alto sax .

[@philpoop2692]

@@pycrofteveryone learns from someone else, like it or not. Hodges himself said he was influenced and inspired by Sidney Bechet, and you can hear it too. That doesn’t mean everybody’s a copycat, it just means that real recognizes real.

[@loumcconnell503]

Google up TheDuke Ellington Paris Concert 1963 ; Johnny Hodges does a bracket of 3 , ‘Sunny side of the Street, Star Crossed Lovers and ‘All of me’. that will knock your socks off !

[@jeffco111]

1963 duke ellington Paris concert

[@MrGotac]

Those were the days.

[@michaelwilcox5168]

Sweet, with a twist of lime.

[@gprosser11]

Johnny Hodges w/ Duke Ellington....All Of Me..

[@babakmardani1317]

Soulful!

[@budway1942]

Wonderful

[@zman1937]

Awesome! Thank s for posting this.

[@robertragona8919]

Jacob Zandman

[@miguelleiton3645]

Hola...!!!! Para mi la segunda version, que escucho desde niño, está mejor realizada, la tenia en 78 rpm..en disco JAZZ SOCIETY.....!!!!!

[@SaxMan426]

Johnny was the best!

[@mikepuglia6226]

There's no John Coltrane without Johnny Hodges.

[@allandunn1431]

Pure silk!

[@ramseypietronasser2]

So high tech, he wouldn't be out of place in a star ship

[@catherinemicoud5725]

gréât johnny Hodges :-))

[@petermorningsnow]

I love these old fashioneds, got their lips on the horn before they reach reed.

[@sergiopaim7884]

Maravilhoso,,,,, 👍👍👍👍👍🎵

[@sybman59]

very very very interesting version

[@alansouzacruz970]

Sax killer 🎼

[@dasilvamedia]

Best ever! great to be the first english comment on this^^

[@ohmorieiichi7470]

さすが、名人芸。 秋葉原の大森栄一より Eiichi Ohmori from Akihabara Tokyo Japan

[@billstotts2346]

My most important influences on sax: Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, and Johnny Hodges. These men are outliers on sax voice.

[@johnmellish1445]

There will never be anyone to come close to Johnny Hodges,he makes it look so easy,but it isnt!

[@1rocknroy]

Probably only sax players can fully appreciate what a giant he was.

[@budway1942]

AND on new years eve 2018..

[@oliverb.1334]

Great rendition of the song, liked King Curtis version as well.

[@flaviocarlocerea460]

Jimmy Woode fantastic

[@JustPassingThruu]

Malcolm brought me here ok I think I like Jazz now lol

[@unho126]

so effortless

[@wanawara111]

Джони+контрабс - великое исполнение великой музки......

[@Epilogued]

I don't know what it is, and I don't usually swear, but he is so fucking cool.

[@heavyshift1]

He was there at the start. He was there at the end….

[@wanawara111]

Джонни как всегда и везде , но контобас здесь одна прелесть.

[@051963mf]

Amazing!!

[@rwessenbarbie]

Just great

[@GabrielSS-pb3ce]

FFF awesome❤️

[@poetryrry]

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[@gloryndlazi5717]

this is great how can we get these live music DVD

[@Obsidian451966]

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

[@MarinaLaroche]

@@Obsidian451966 Does this version from the video appear on that DVD ? Thanks.

[@Obsidian451966]

@@MarinaLaroche No, it isn't the same. View dvd here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp69nHydgbNlaqM

[@MarinaLaroche]

@@Obsidian451966 Thanks for the info. I watched it and as you said it's not the same. I searched for the version above for a long time and found out it's from a Switzerland 1959 concert. The concert is online too.

[@MarinaLaroche]

@@Obsidian451966 Unrelated but you might enjoy this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2ewnn6kltqCbLc

[@BrianJMonahan]

Did I see Michael Richards (Kramer) grand pappy in the audience with a burning crucifix?

[@aloomushi]

johnny hodges:B

[@bdot2tact59]

who was on bass

[@andrewweiss1300]

Jimmy Woode. Drums is Jimmy Johnson. This is the late-1950’s Ellington orchestra recorded in Switzerland.

[@juferaro]

Do you guys know if Duke Ellington wrote the solos for his musicians? Was it the case in this performance?

[@ckvlzlvxch]

No, they were all improvised by the musicians themselves.

[@lawrencemuller8972]

This solo is improvised.

[@jimrich4192]

Solos, like this, can't be written. It has to come from the heart & imagination of the performer.

[@philpoop2692]

I think it’s common for ellington charts now to have those solos written out, but they were originally improvised, like this one

[@IonPavel]

Super !

[@paulgibby6932]

What does he say at 1:06? "Let's hear....???" something. Did he want some piano?

[@ghairraigh]

In the transcription (!), Hodges is quoted as saying HA LETS GET TO THIS MAN. SEE Bar 31 : kzbin.info/www/bejne/haTGgHyadsSfac0

[@JKellyFaceArt]

He said, "alright, let's get to the end mack". "Mack" is jazz slang from the 1940's ...essentially a man who has it easy with the ladies. i.e. "mackdaddy".

[@hardwickmusic]

who’s on bass?

[@ryamdietzen7123]

Homie must have just smoked a joint.