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Podcast: The Inimitable Johnny Hodges
Christopher Lydon of radioopensource.org presents a wonderful podcast that pays tribute to Johnny Hodges. As Ellington said at Hodges’ funeral, “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.”
-Scott Wenzel
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Seven Things You Don't Know About Johnny Hodges
This teaser from Con Chapman confirms my suspicion that, among the indisputably great (and justly legendary) musicians in jazz, Johnny Hodges, is one about whom I've known too little. If these seven little-known facts about Hodges are any indication, Con Chapman's just-published biography, Rabbit's Blues: the Life and Music of Johnny Hodges, should serve as a welcome corrective. I've placed my order with my local bookseller.
-Nick Moy
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Book Review: "Rabbit's Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges" by Con Chapman - http://blog.mugglenet.com/2019/09/book-review-rabbits-blues-the-life-and-music-of-johnny-hodges-by-con-chapman/
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