Rabbit's Blues

In his eulogy of saxophonist Johnny Hodges (1907-70), 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. Benny...