“…the guy is as fabulous as the stories he penned.”

“Day Dream”; Johnny Hodges and Orchestra (An Ellington Unit); Billy Strayhorn; Duke Ellington’ Bluebird (B-11021-A); Publication date: November 2, 1940

PM, November 1, p. 12 (Unidentified photographer)

Mark Hellinger

“That’s the Blues Old Man”; Johnny Hodges and Orchestra; Johnny Hodges; Irving Mills; Bluebird (B-11117-A); Publication date: November 2, 1940