Rabbit’s Blues

“Rabbit’s Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges” by Con Chapman travels through the beautiful sound created by Hodges’ alto sax. A favorite of Duke Ellington and so many other jazz musicians, Hodges spent time honing his tone. Traveling through the colorful era of large musical personalities, days and nights on the road and inspirational practice session, Chapman writes the first biography of a musicain at the heart of American jazz.

Oxford Publishing