Travels

by Jake Shimabukuro

Overview

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. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	10/09/2015
Label:	Entertainment One
UPC:	0099923526223
Rank:	77956

Tracks

1. Departure Suite, Pt. 1
2. Train Ride
3. Low Rider
4. Travels
5. Interlude 1
6. Passport
7. Hi'ilawe
8. Everything Is Better with You
9. Departure Suite, Pts. 2-3
10. Oama
11. I'll Be There
12. Haven't We Been Here Before?
13. Interlude 2
14. Kawika
15. Red-Eye
16. Ichigo Ichie
17. Dinner & a Movie

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jake Shimabukuro   Primary Artist,Vocals,Ukulele,Clapping,Baritone Ukulele
Jeff Richman   Guitar
Del Beazley   Guitar,Vocals
Dean Taba   Bass,Clapping
Michael Grande   Clapping,Keyboards
Noel Okimoto   Drums,Marimba,Clapping,Percussion,Vibraphone
Bryan Tolentino   Vocals,Ukulele
Asa Young   Vocals,Guitar (12 String)
Chris Kamaka   Vocals,Bass (Upright)
Yukari Takai   Clapping
Van Fletcher   Clapping
Sharene Taba   Harp
Chae Choe   Clapping

Technical Credits

Chae Choe   Assistant
Bob West   Composer
Jake Shimabukuro   Composer
War   Composer
Jerry Goldstein   Composer
Dean Taba   Composer,Producer
Hal Davis   Composer
Milan Bersota   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Willie Hutchison   Composer
Paul Grosso   Design,Art Direction
Carl Dunn   Photography
Yukari Takai   Management
Van Fletcher   Management
John Baldwin   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer