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Johnny Hodges
Jeep Is Jumpin'
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (25) - Disc #1
1. Foolin' Myself - Johnny Hodges, Lawrence, Jack [Lyr
2. A Sailboat in the Moonlight - Johnny Hodges, Loeb, John Jacob
3. You'll Never Go to Heaven - Johnny Hodges, Bryant
4. Peckin' - Johnny Hodges, James, Harry
5. My Day - Johnny Hodges, Heyman, Edward
6. Slivery Moon and Golden Sands - Johnny Hodges, Hard
7. Jeep's Blues - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
8. If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?) - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
9. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
10. Rendezvous With Rhythm - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
11. You Walked Out of the Picture - Johnny Hodges, Little
12. Pyramid - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
13. Empty Ballroom Blues - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
14. Lost in Meditation - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
15. A Blues Serenade - Johnny Hodges, Grande, Vincent
16. Love in Swingtime - Johnny Hodges, Lambert, Eddie [1]
17. Swingin' in the Dell - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
18. Jitterbug's Lullaby - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
19. Prelude to a Kiss - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
20. There's Something About an Old Love - Johnny Hodges, Fein, Lupin
21. The Old Jeep Is Jumpin' - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
22. Krum Elbow Blues - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
23. I'm in Another World - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
24. Hodge Podge - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
25. Dancing on the Stars - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
Track Listings (24) - Disc #2
1. Wanderlust - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
2. Like a Ship in the Night - Johnny Hodges, Cooper, K.
3. Mississippi Dreamboat - Johnny Hodges, Brown, Lew
4. Swingin' on the Campus - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
5. Dooji Wooji - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
6. Savoy Strut - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
7. Rent Party Blues - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
8. Good Gal Blues - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
9. Finesse - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
10. Home Town Blues - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
11. Dream Blues - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
12. Skunk Hollow Blues - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
13. I Know What You Do - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
14. Your Love Has Faded - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
15. Tired Socks - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
16. Good Queen Bess - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
17. That's the Blues, Old Man - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
18. Junior Hop - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
19. Squatty Roo - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
20. Passion Flower - Johnny Hodges, Strayhorn, Billy
21. Things Ain't What They Used to Be - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Mercer
22. Goin' Out the Back Way - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
23. You're Driving Me Crazy - Johnny Hodges, Donaldson, Walter
24. Who Struck John? - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
Track Listings (22) - Disc #3
1. It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
2. June's Jumpin' - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
3. Violet Blue - Johnny Hodges, Strayhorn, Billy
4. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing - Johnny Hodges, Strayhorn, Billy
5. Frisky - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
6. Longhorn Blues - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
7. Far Away Blues - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
8. Searsy's Blues - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
9. A Little Taste - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
10. Let the Zoomers Drool - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
11. Charlotte Russe (Lotus Blossom) - Johnny Hodges, Strayhorn, Billy
12. Jump, That's All - Johnny Hodges, Baker, Harold
13. Last Legs Blues, Pt. 1 - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
14. Last Legs Blues, Pt. 2 - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
15. Nix It, Mix It - Johnny Hodges, Hamilton, Jimmy
16. Time on My Hands - Johnny Hodges, Adamson, Harold
17. Get That Geet - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
18. That's Grand - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
19. Skip It - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
20. Perdido - Johnny Hodges, Drake, Ervin
21. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree - Johnny Hodges, VanAlstyne, Egbert
22. Mood Indigo - Johnny Hodges, Bigard, Barney
Track Listings (23) - Disc #4
1. Sweet Lorraine - Johnny Hodges, Burwell, Clifford R
2. Bean Bag Boogie - Johnny Hodges, Baker, Harold
3. Hop, Skip and Jump - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
4. Rabbit's Blues (You Blew Out the Flame in My Heart) - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
5. Something to Pat Your Foot To - Johnny Hodges, Sears, Al
6. Blue Fantasia - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
7. My Reward - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
8. Good Queen Bess - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
9. Jeep's Blues - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
10. Solitude - Johnny Hodges, DeLange, Eddie
11. The Jeep Is Jumpin' - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
12. Castle Rock - Johnny Hodges, Sears, Al
13. Sophisticated Lady - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
14. Globe Trotter - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
15. A Gentle Breeze - Johnny Hodges, Sears, Al
16. Sideways - Johnny Hodges, Lovett, Leroy
17. A Pound of Blues - Johnny Hodges, Lovett, Leroy
18. Wham - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
19. Who Excited? - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Mercer
20. Sweeping the Blues Away - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
21. Day Dream - Johnny Hodges, Ellington, Duke
22. Standing Room Only - Johnny Hodges, Hodges, Johnny
23. Below the Azores - Johnny Hodges, Lovett, Leroy

CD Details

All Artists: Johnny Hodges
Title: Jeep Is Jumpin'
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Proper Box UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/1937
Re-Release Date: 5/5/2003
Album Type: Box set, Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPCs: 805520020589, 766482046546

Synopsis

Album Description

The Johnny Hodges saxophone sound was one of the landmarks of jazz, rich, full & singing, sometimes soft & sensuous & at other times brusque & sinewy, but it was always unmistakably his own. Here is an extensive survey of this master's oeuvre, leading his small bands. 94 tracks are included within the four CDs & the timescale covers 1937 - 1952. Includes 44-page booklet. Standard jewel cases housed in a box. Proper. 2003.

CD Reviews

For Fans Only

Johnny Hodges | Clark Fork, ID United States | 11/18/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"As a BIG fan of Johnny Hodges, I was disappointed in these recordings. As is frequently the case with boxed sets, there was too much thrown in. The early work, while of interest to fans, contains too many weak tracks, some of them so poorly mastered that you hear a loud hiss. His soprano sax efforts from the 30s, marred by commercial sounding vocals, are mostly forgettable. This should have been edited down to a 2CD set. Somehow the recording quality of even the later sides fails to capture the uniqueness of JH's sound.The detailed notes on each recording are scholastically thorough and as a fan, I did enjoy reading a lot of new information about my idol.Instead of bargain hunting, spend your money wisely on any of the below instead:"Side by Side" (Verve MGVS-6109) for the excellent remastering and broad range (the power & strength of his sound as well as the sweetness)in a small combo setting. If not his best, at least my favorite."Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins"(Impulse IMPD-162) for some of the sweetest ensemble playing this side of heaven (don't be put off by Jeep's lack of billing, he's as prominent as the Hawk)"Back to Back" (MGM 823 637-2) for the Rabbit's sweeter side in a set of extended classic blues numbers."The Great Ellington Units" (Bluebird (RCA)6751-2) mines the same turf as the boxed set under discussion, but the sound is MUCH better."The Duke: Duke Ellington the Essential Collection 1922-1962" (Columbia C3K 65841) an example of a more carefully selected a lovingly remastered collection featuring the full Duke Ellington orchestra. It has more good Hodges solos than the JH boxed set. Shows how well the sound CAN be remastered from old recordings. This IS an essential collection."

Bargain of the Decade

Johnny Hodges | 07/30/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Johnny Hodges was one of the 3 or 4 greatest jazz saxophonists of all time. No one ever matched his beautiful tone, fluid technique, or sheer elegance. This amazing bargain set contains 4 CDs with 94 tracks featuring Hodges leading a small band of Duke Ellington's best musicians (Cootie Williams, Billy Strayhorn, Lawrence Brown, and Duke Ellington himself) dating from 1937 to 1952. (The last disc contains some rare recordings of Hodges on hiatus from Ellington's Orchestra, leading his own band.) The tunes are almost all Ellington, Hodges, and Irving Mills classics. The sound is clear and warm, without the muffled sound that mars too many old jazz reissues. The packaging is handsome, with lots of photos and good liner notes in the accompanying booklet. Kudos to Proper for bringing out such excellent, inexpensive sets of America's greatest music!"

Well done compliation of one of the great sax players

A. Levy | Highland, MD | 07/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"No one played a smoother or more sublime sax than Johnny Hodges, and this very competently-produced compilation does him proud. You get well over four hours of Johnny playing for the most part with other once and future Ellington sidemen, at an unbeatable price. The sound quality is first rate -- I honestly don't know what the criticism of the recording quality in the other post refers to, with the possible (and understandable) exception of some of the very early stuff on the first disk, I certainly can't hear it. Extensive and well-written liner notes also. Definitely a best buy."