The Inimitable Johnny Hodges

Published: Jan. 3, 2020, 2:11 a.m.

There’s a big difference between the two greatest jazz stars on the alto horn. Charlie Parker had imitators without number; Johnny Hodges was simply inimitable. Parker, known as Bird, broke frontiers of speed, harmonic invention, ...

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