Globetrotting ukulele star Jake Shimabukuro continues to display his mastery of the instrument with Travels, his first studio LP since 2012's unlikely Alan Parsons/Kip Winger collaboration, Grand Ukulele.
Where that album rolled and swelled with lush orchestrations, Travels offers a wider variety of Shimabukuro's different musical styles.
A mix of thoughtful, classically minded original pieces, warm-hearted island tunes from his native Hawaii, and the oddball pop covers that initially launched him into the YouTube-assisted international spotlight, Travels eschews dramatic orchestrations in favor of a tight rhythm section on many of its tracks.
As entertaining as it is to hear him pick his way through War's funky "Low Rider" (complete with vocals) or the Jackson 5 ballad "I'll Be There," Shimabukuro is still at his best nimbly working his way through more subtle fare like the gentle island favorite "Hi'ilawe," the three-part "Departure Suite," and the two dreamy "Interlude" numbers.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Train RideJake Shimabukuro | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Low RiderJerry Goldstein, War | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | TravelsJake Shimabukuro | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 06:13 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | PassportJake Shimabukuro, Dean Taba | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Hi'ilaweTraditional | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Everything Is Better with YouJake Shimabukuro | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | OamaJake Shimabukuro | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I'll Be ThereHal Davis, Willie Hutchison, Berry Gordy, Jr., Bob West | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Haven't We Been Here Before?Jake Shimabukuro, Dean Taba | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | KawikaTraditional | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 05:43 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Ichigo IchieJake Shimabukuro | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Departure Suite - Part 1 | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Interlude Ⅰ | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 00:52 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Departure Suite - Parts 2 & 3 | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Red Eye | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Dinner And A Movie | Jake Shimabukuro | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 64 mins | 148 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Baldwin | Mastering |
| 2 | Del Beazley | Guitar, Vocals |
| 3 | Milan Bersota | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | Chae Choe | Assistant, Clapping |
| 5 | Hal Davis | Composer |
| 6 | Carl Dunn | Photography |
| 7 | Jerry Goldstein | Composer |
| 8 | Berry Gordy, Jr. | Composer |
| 9 | Michael Grande | Clapping, Keyboards |
| 10 | Paul Grosso | Art Direction, Design |
| 11 | Willie Hutchison | Composer |
| 12 | Chris Kamaka | Bass (Upright), Vocals |
| 13 | Noel Okimoto | Clapping, Drums, Marimba, Percussion, Vibraphone |
| 14 | Jeff Richman | Guitar |
| 15 | Jake Shimabukuro | Baritone Ukulele, Clapping, Composer, Primary Artist, Ukulele, Vocals |
| 16 | Dean Taba | Bass, Clapping, Composer, Producer |
| 17 | Sharene Taba | Harp |
| 18 | Yukari Takai | Clapping, Management |
| 19 | Bryan Tolentino | Ukulele, Vocals |
| 20 | Traditional | Composer |
| 21 | Van Fletcher | Clapping, Management |
| 22 | War | Composer |
| 23 | Bob West | Composer |
| 24 | Asa Young | Guitar (12 String), Vocals |
| 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. |