Rabbit's Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges

by Con Chapman

Book Overview

In his eulogy of saxophonist Johnny Hodges (1907-70), Duke Ellington ended with the words, "Never the world's most highly animated showman or greatest stage personality, but a tone so beautiful it sometimes brought tears to the eyes--this was Johnny Hodges. This is Johnny Hodges." Hodges' unforgettable tone resonated throughout the jazz world over the greater part of the twentieth century. Benny Goodman described Hodges as "by far the greatest man...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190653906
• ISBN13: 9780190653903
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"