Possessor of the most beautiful tone ever heard in jazz, altoist Johnny Hodges formed his style early on and had little reason to change it through the decades. Although he could stomp with the best swing players and was masterful on the blues, Hodges' luscious playing on ballads has never been topped. He played drums and piano early on before switching to soprano sax when he was 14. Hodges was taught and inspired by Sidney Bechet, although he soon used alto as his main ax; he would regretfully drop soprano altogether after 1940.
 

The Jeep Is Jumpin' - Hodges, Johnny  

Disc 1

1. Foolin' Myself 2:56
2. A Sailboat In The Moonlight 3:02
3. You'll Never Go To Heaven 2:26
4. Peckin' 3:06
5. My Day 3:00
6. Silvery Moon And Golden Sands 3:12
7. Jeep's Blues 2:52
8. If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do?) 2:54
9. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 3:00
10. Rendezvous With Rhythm 2:59
11. You Walked Out Of The Picture 2:45
12. Pyramid 2:49
13. Empty Ballroom Blues 2:25
14. Lost In Meditation 2:40
15. A Blues Serenade 2:39
16. Love In Swingtime 2:46
17. Swinging In The Dell 2:32
18. Jitterbug's Lullaby 2:57
19. Prelude To A Kiss 2:39
20. There's Something About An Old Love 2:40
21. The Jeep Is Jumpin' 2:26
22. Krum Elbow Blues 2:33
23. I'm In Another World 3:01
24. Hodge, Podge 2:34
25. Dancing On The Stars 2:52

Disc 2

1. Wanderlust 2:58
2. Like A Ship In The Night 2:38
3. Mississippi Dreamboat 2:36
4. Swingin' On The Campus 2:38
5. Dooji Wooji 2:55
6. Savoy Strut 2:31
7. Rent Party Blues 2:39
8. Good Gal Blues 2:58
9. Finesse 2:41
10. Home Town Blues 2:40
11. Dream Blues 3:01
12. Skunk Hollow Blues 2:39
13. I Know What You Do 2:40
14. Your Love Has Faded 2:46
15. Tired Socks 2:46
16. Good Queen Bess 3:01
17. That's The Blues, Old Man 2:56
18. Junior Hop 3:08
19. Squatty Roo 2:26
20. Passion Flower 3:10
21. Things Ain't What They Used To Be 3:40
22. Goin' Out The Back Way 2:44
23. You're Driving Me Crazy 2:49
24. Who Struck John? 2:45

Disc 3

1. It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream 2:56
2. June's Jumpin' 2:40
3. Violet Blue 2:57
4. A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing 2:44
5. Frisky 2:39
6. Longhorn Blues 2:44
7. Far Away Blues 2:41
8. Searsy's Blues 2:37
9. A Little Taste 3:00
10. Let The Zoomers Drool 2:51
11. Charlotte Russe (Lotus Blossom) 3:02
12. Jump That's All 3:00
13. Last Legs Blues, Pt.1 3:01
14. Last Legs Blues, Pt.2 2:55
15. Nix It, Mix It 3:14
16. Time On My Hands 3:14
17. Get That Geet 3:14
18. That's Grand 3:20
19. Skip It 3:21
20. Perdido 3:05
21. In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree 3:36
22. Mood Indigo 3:47

Disc 4

1. Sweet Lorraine 3:11
2. Bean Bag Boogie 3:07
3. Hop, Skip And Jump 2:27
4. Rabbit's Blues(You Blew Out The Flame In My Heart) 3:31
5. Something To Pat Your Foot To 2:49
6. Blue Fantasia 3:10
7. My Reward 3:08
8. Good Queen Bess 3:00
9. Jeep's Blues 2:55
10. Solitude 2:51
11. The Jeep Is Jumpin' 2:45
12. Castle Rock 2:49
13. Sophisticated Lady 3:06
14. Globe Trotter 3:01
15. A Gentle Breeze 3:11
16. Sideways 3:00
17. A Pound Of Blues 3:06
18. Wham 2:59
19. Who's Excited? 3:01
20. Sweeping The Blues Away 3:15
21. Day Dream 3:17
22. Standing Room Only 2:45
23. Below The Azores 3:02