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

Hard Cover
227 pgs.
Oxford University Press, Publ.
Illustrated

Duke Ellington surrounded himself with sidemen whose strong musical personalities were essential to his success. Johnny Hodges' unmistakable sound on alto saxophone was at the heart of the Ellington orchestra for decades. Con Chapman helps uncover the details of Hodges' personal life and his ascendance as a prominent soloist with the Ellington Orchestra, and on his own.