Rabbit's Blues
The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges
- Author: Chapman, Con
Con Chapman's biography of alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges catapults him into the pantheon of timeless jazz immortals...Chapman brings vibrant life to one of jazz's greatest altoists admired... — More…
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$44.00Contents
- Epigraph
- Prologue
- 1. A Sax is Born
- 2. Young Man With a Sax
- 3. His Tone
- 4. Scuffling in New York
- 5. The Competition
- 6. The Partnership Begins
- 7. Women and Children
- 8. Outside the Ellington Constellation: 30's and 40's
- 9. The Small Groups
- 10. Swee' Pea
- 11. Blanton, Webster and the Forties
- 12. Food and Drink
- 13. The Coming of Bird
- 14. The Rabbit Strays
- 15. The Rabbit Returns
- 16. Outside the Ellington Constellation: 50's and 60's
- 17. The Quality of Song
- 18. Lagomorphology
- 19. The Blues
- 20. The Out Chorus
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements