· Rabbit's Blues The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges Con Chapman. The first full-length biography of Johnny Hodges; Corrects previously incomplete accounts of Hodges' life; Looks at the ways Hodges' early life in Cambridge, Massachusetts informed his career; Studies Hodges' relationship with saxophonists of his time, including Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. · Rabbit's Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges Con Chapman Pages ISBN: # Oxford University Press Alto and soprano saxophonist Johnny Hodges was one of the most singular voices in jazz. He didn't play the horn as much as sing through it. "Con Chapman's first-rate Rabbit's Blues catapults the incomparable alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges into the pantheon of jazz immortals. Chapman celebrates Hodges's rise from Cambridge, solo work with Duke Ellington, conciseness of melody, and gorgeous instrumental tone with musicologist precision/5(28).
Rabbit's Blues - The Life And Music Of Johnny Hodges. By Con Chapman, Oxford University Press, hb, pp, 47pp notes, bibliography and index, 16pp photographs. ISBN The editor inadvertently commissioned two reviews of this book, so here's a second opinion by Steve Voce: "Little of his personality emerged from the. In his eulogy of saxophonist Johnny Hodges (), 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. -Con Chapman, from the prologue to Rabbit's Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges Listen to Johnny Hodges play "Daydream," from a December, recording session led by Billy Strayhorn JJM I enjoyed spending time with your book, Con. Congratulations on your work, and thanks for joining me for this conversation.
Con Chapman, AB'73 Author From the author: "The first full-length biography of Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington's long-time alto saxophonist, who also led his own group from to , and who performed with many better-known jazz greats including Sidney Bechet, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane and others. "Con Chapman's first-rate Rabbit's Blues catapults the incomparable alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges into the pantheon of jazz immortals. Chapman celebrates Hodges's rise from Cambridge, solo work with Duke Ellington, conciseness of melody, and gorgeous instrumental tone with musicologist precision. Rabbit’s Blues – The Life And Music Of Johnny Hodges. By Con Chapman, Oxford University Press, hb, pp, 47pp notes, bibliography and index, 16pp photographs. ISBN The editor inadvertently commissioned two reviews of this book, so here’s a second opinion by Steve Voce.
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