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“Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics”Various ArtistsCD/CASS 7027
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Buy It Now!
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This CD/CASS is a sampler of the finest Hawaiian recording artists from the Golden Age (1927-1938) of acoustic Hawaiian lap steel guitar. The styles here range from turn-of-the-century military ragtime to hot `moderne' swing style. Along the way there are all sorts of traditional Hawaiian hulas with light and heavy tempos, and some beautiful vocals.
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Listen to some of the tracks!! (uses RealAudio®) 1.Palolo ‚ Sol Hoopii Trio (3:13) 2.Fort Street ‚ Madame Riviere's Hawaiians (3:22) 3.Sassy ‚ Kalama's Quartet (3:21) 4.St. Louis Blues ‚ Jim & Bob (2:51) 5.Spanish Shawl ‚ The Three Jacks (2:55) 6.La Rosita ‚ Sol K. Bright's Hollywaiians (2:55) 7.Honolulu Bound ‚ King Nawahi (2:46) 8.Black Boy Blues ‚ King Nawahi (2:49) 9.Hawaiian Melody ‚ King Nawahi (2:30) 10.White Birds ‚ Hawaiian Orchestra (3:15) 11.Palolo ‚ Kane's Hawaiians (3:21) 12.Melodias Populares Mexicana ‚ Trio De Hawaii (2:47) 13.Maui ‚ Palakiko & Paaluhi (2:46) 14.Hula Girl ‚ Sol Hoopii Quartet (4:02) 15.Leilehua ‚ Honolulu Players (2:44) 16.Wabash Blues ‚ Tubize Royal Hawaiian Orchestra (3:05) 17.Lei E ‚ Kalama's Quartet (3:11) 18.Hawaiian Cowboy ‚ Sol K. Bright's Hollywaiians (2:53) 19.The Song Of The Range ‚ Jim & Bob (3:05) 20.Indiana March ‚ Roy Smeck's Tropical Serenaders (2:52) 21.Huehue ‚ Sam Ku West (3:00) 22.Mai Givee ‚ Hoot Gibson (3:01) 23.Lepe Ulaula ‚ Sam Alama & His Hawaiians (2:56) 24.Hula Shake That Thing ‚ Kaai Serenaders (3:00) 25.Na Mo Kueha ‚ Hoot Gibson (2:22) 26.Ticklin' The Strings ‚ Mena Moeria Minstrels (2:49) |
REVIEWS “Those of you familiar with Sol Hoopii, and Benny Nawahi will already own some of the music on this CD but even you will want it for the fifteen tracks that you won't have heard before. Essential for anyone wanting to extend their repertoire and leave the Moana Chimes/Hula Girl brigade behind and join the moderns. Who do I mean? Well all those who learned to play Hawaiian music by dropping a needle onto the next two releases when they were in vinyl form. Not quite true in fact because although you might own two vinyl LPs with the same titles as these CDs they do, in fact, contain different tracks. Not only that, but an added attraction is that this time they have all been put through the hiss and pop remover machine to give us sparkling clean sound restoration.That's quality, what about the content? These are curious artifacts. It was through the two volumes which are compounded onto the Steel Guitar Classics CD that we were first made aware of the existence of 78s of Hawaiian music by people like Sol Hoopii, Jim and Bob, and King Bennie Hawahi.” (Maika Kupa — Folk Roots) |
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“This CD from musician Bob Brozman's 78's collection is definitely not the blues, but the terrific slide guitar and vocal performances presented make this collection a worthwhile addition to one's `roots' record collection. The influence of this music has probably been underestimated. The music was quite popular world wide in the late '20s and '30s, but unlike other `ethnic' or `race' music, their records were distributed widely on major record labels of the day. Attributions of its influence can be heard on various forms of popular music, such as cowboy music, hillbilly (country), and perhaps some early jazz guitar players like Lonnie Johnson, or blues slide-players like Robert Johnson. The opening track `Paolo,' recorded in 1927 by the great Hawaiian steel guitar player, Sol Hoopii, is a hot-swinging fox-trot with a three-part 1930's style vocal harmony sung in Hawaiian. Hoopii, who recorded more than 200 sides during his career, performs his astounding chops on the National Tri-Cone Hawaiian guitar, which can also be heard on his 1934 recording of `Hula Girl.' The 24 other cuts range from old-timey ragtime marches to cowboy kickers, and then back to traditional Hawaiian hulas. Among these gems is what has to be one of the most beautiful recordings ever, `Leie' by Kalama's Quartet. The simple melodic guitar playing and the lush vocals performed displays a virtuosity that makes for a touching performance. This sound has had a profound influence on other musical artists most notably, Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers. Considering these recordings were taken directly from 78rpm discs,the sound is pretty good with most surface noise removed. Blues-roots music aficionados - will listen to these performances, and appreciate the diverse impact these performers had on American pop music of the '30s, '40s and beyond.”
(Eddie Rosales — Southland Blues Guide) |
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“This collection presents an overview of the Golden Age of acoustic Hawaiian lap steel guitar and a style of playing that encompassed everything from traditional hulas to ragtime- and jazz-influenced guitar. Among those represented on this disc are Sol Hoopii, considered one of the "hottest" steel players on the islands; King Benny Nawahi, another "hot"-style player; the eccentrically warped hulas of Kane's Hawaiians; the inimitable wild style of Roy Smeck; and even silver screen cowboy Hoot Gibson is represented by some blazing guitar in the Hawaiian fashion, a style that died soon after with the advent of amplification. On Arhoolie Records.”
(WFMU Catalog) |
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