DUKE ELLINGTON - ISFAHAN - played by Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges plays one of the great Ellington/Strayhorn ballads for Alto Saxophone. Originally shown on television as part of the ’Jazz 625’ series. Of particular interest, apart from sublime musicianship from Johnny Hodges, are the quizzical expressions of Ellington during the film, as he becomes the most charismatic, and possibly expensive, music stand in history.