Shimabukuro is the undisputed master of the new school of ukulele playing today, one of the few people capable of pleasing both the traditionalists and the avant-garde within his genre.
Thanks to this, and his stunning virtuosity on the instrument, there's been a fair amount of press about his versatility and abilities in general.
This album, by itself, shows what the press is about.
Despite the sonic limitations of the ukulele's small body and string count, he casually starts out with smooth jazz and some Paganini (one of his specialties), most of which is done with minimal accompaniment.
After making Celine Dion's piece de resistance enjoyable for people outside the adult contemporary crowd, he quickly turns his attention to fitting the ukulele into a hard rock piece -- surprisingly well.
The requisite surf song is thrown in, followed by danceable Latin jazz and some Bacharach, ending on a show of force from a live show.
The range of techniques, the range of genres, the range of sonic possibilities for his tiny instrument with its broken limits are all stunning.
This album is a must.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sand ChannelJake Shimabukuro | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Love IsJake Shimabukuro | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Selections from Caprice No. 24 | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Sunday MorningJake Shimabukuro | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Toastmaker's RevengeJake Shimabukuro | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Sleep WalkAnn Farina, Johnny Farina, Santo Farina | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Close to YouBurt Bacharach, Hal David | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 05:06 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Crazy G | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | w | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 34 mins | 78 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Aloya | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 2 | Burt Bacharach | Composer |
| 3 | Hal David | Composer |
| 4 | Dan DelNegro | Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 5 | Ann Farina | Composer |
| 6 | Johnny Farina | Composer |
| 7 | Santo Farina | Composer |
| 8 | Will Jennings | Composer |
| 9 | Noel Okimoto | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 10 | Jake Shimabukuro | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Preston Terada | Graphic Design, Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |