Famous Jazz Saxophonists and Their Nicknames Crossword

To pay back his debts he sometimes sold his saxophone.
He was canonized by the African Orthodox Church
He played in the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band with Johnny Griffin.
Famous Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday gave him his nickname.
His birthday is September 7th, 1930 (which is exactly 70 years before I was born!)
He got his nickname after an incident in which his hair was accidentally destroyed by a hair straightening product.
He attended Jarvis Christian College on a music and theology scholarship for three years
As a jazz tenor saxophonist, he toured with Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds
He had a pianoless quartet in the 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker.
He formed a band with Sonny Stitt that featured their improvisation battles..
He was the primary composer of the 1956 album Playboys which featured Art Pepper and Chet Baker.
Duke Ellington had this to say about him: "Johnny Hodges has complete independence of expression. He says what he wants to say on the horn,…in his language, from his perspective."
He collaborated with Chick Corea on an Afro-Cuban jazz version of "Autumn Leaves".
Known for popularizing bossa nova with the hit single "the girl from Ipanema" (1964) with Astrud Gilberto.
Known for composing the Dave Brubeck's quartet's "Take Five".
His recordings of "Ostrich Walk" and "There'll Come a Time" were used in the soundtrack of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
From 1957 to 1959, he joined Ronnie Scott in co-leading a quintet, The Jazz Couriers.
He was a member of Herman’s renowned “Four Brothers” saxophone section.