Hoola by Hoola
The music on this album is essentially "Hapa Haole" which is the early European influenced Hawaiian music played by both natives and Caucasians. What you hear on the album is respectful of the tradition but influenced by later playing styles. Sixteen tunes were recorded live on September 12, 2007. The bass, steel guitar and ukulele went direct and the vocals, guitar and ukulele were mic'd. Twelve tracks made it to the album.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sleepwalk | 4:39 |
| 2. | Isa Lei | 3:00 |
| 3. | Yellow Bird | 3:37 |
| 4. | Sleepy Lagoon | 3:18 |
| 5. | La Rosita | 5:09 |
| 6. | Maui Chimes | 2:09 |
| 7. | Hawaiian Wedding Song | 3:01 |
| 8. | Twilight Blues | 3:49 |
| 9. | Tiny Bubbles | 3:07 |
| 10. | Mapuana | 5:09 |
| 11. | On the Beach at Waikiki | 2:07 |
| 12. | Aloha Oe | 2:24 |
Credits
Graham Griffith: steel guitar, dobro, lead & harmony vocals
Jenny Hopkins: ukulele, lead & harmony vocals
Tony Burkys: guitars & harmony vocals
Peter Moloney: electric bass & harmony vocals
Artwork by Charles Altmann
Audio engineering by Dave Dempsey
License
All rights reserved.
The Jazz West Combo is a string band collaboration between Graham Griffith on steel guitar, Jenny Griffith on rhythm guitar & vocals, Tony Burkys on lead guitar & bassist Pierre Luniere.
The band loves swingin' arrangements of old jazz and country standards, hence the band name.
They also moonlight as "Hoola" which plays island style: https://www.facebook.com/hoola.hapahaole/