Alto saxophonist Darius Jones—who won most critics' nomination for the best jazz newcomer album of 2009 for Man'ish Boy (A Raw And Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity, 2009)—is a great fan of 
Johnny Hodges
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"Man'ish Boy" Saxophonist Darius Jones Interviewed at All About Jazz
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Duke Ellington
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All About Jazz contributor Simon Jay Harper spoke with Jones at great length, about his planned Man'ish Boy series, going from mainstream to noise jazz, and the ever-present influence of growing up in the American South on his playing and writing.
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