It's Hotter In Hawaii (2005)

Product Summary Label: Jsp Records UPC: 00788065773823 Release Date: 2/15/2005 Buy.com Sku: 63943528 Item#: M22SK3 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Blue Sparks - Master's Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 2. Hawaiian Stormy Weather - Master's Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 3. Caperucita - S Cortes Y Sus Hawaiinos ~ Various Artists 4. Lirios - S Cortes Y Sus Hawaiinos ~ Various Artists 5. My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua - Kanui & Lula ~ Various Artists 6. Garden Of Paradise - Keaumoka Louis ~ Various Artists 7. Penei No - Keaumoka Louis ~ Various Artists 8. Goodby Blues - Roland Peachy & His Royal Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 9. China Boy - Roland Peachy & His Royal Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 10. Honolulu Stomp - H.M Barnes & His Blue Ridge Ramblers ~ Various Artists 11. Waikiki Waltz - King Bennie Nawahi ~ Various Artists 12. Stack-O-Lee - King/Queen ~ Various Artists 13. Drifting And Dreaming - Lawson's Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 14. La Portena Es Una Papa - Les Loups ~ Various Artists 15. Drowsy Waters - Lua & Kaili ~ Various Artists 16. Kohala March - Lua & Kaili ~ Various Artists 17. Moana Chimes - M.K. Moke ~ Various Artists 18. E Mama Ea - Moana Serenaders ~ Various Artists 19. He Mea Nui - Moana Serenaders ~ Various Artists 20. Cat's Whiskers, The - Pat Patterson & His Champion Rep Riders ~ Various Artists 21. Kauna Kea - Ray Kinney & His Royal Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 22. Coral Isle - Ray Kinney & His Royal Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 23. Milenburg Joys - Rodney Roger's Red Peppers ~ Various Artists 24. King Kalakaua March - Kamsku & Kawaihae ~ Various Artists 25. Pua Lima Waltz - Kamsku & Kawaihae ~ Various Artists 26. Road To Paradise, The - Unknown German Orchestra ~ Various Artists 27. Les Frmmes D'Amerique - Danny Stewart ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. 12th Street Rag - Hauulea Entertainers ~ Various Artists 2. Railroad Blues - Hauulea Entertainers ~ Various Artists 3. Ellis March - Hauulea Entertainers ~ Various Artists 4. Ama Ama - Sam Alama ~ Various Artists 5. Akahi Hoi - Hawaiian Quintette ~ Various Artists 6. Pua I Mohala - Hawaiian Quintette ~ Various Artists 7. Honolulu Stomp - Hawaiian Serenaders ~ Various Artists 8. Maui Girl - James Molkeha ~ Various Artists 9. Honolulu March - Hawaiian Silver Quartet ~ Various Artists 10. Kawahau - Hawaiian Silver Quartet ~ Various Artists 11. My Little Grass Shack - Joe Keawe & His Harmony Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 12. Hookipa Paka - Joe Keawe & His Harmony Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 13. Happy Hawaiian Blues - Hawaiian Songbirds ~ Various Artists 14. K'alu Luliluli - Helen Louise/Frank Ferera ~ Various Artists 15. Kai Maia O Ka Madi - Helen Louise/Frank Ferera ~ Various Artists 16. Hula Love Medley March - Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra ~ Various Artists 17. Mindinao March - Honolulu Players ~ Various Artists 18. Song Of The Range - Jim & Bob ~ Various Artists 19. Chimes - Jim & Bob ~ Various Artists 20. By The Waters Of Minnietonka - Jim & Bob ~ Various Artists 21. Hula Blues - Jim & Bob ~ Various Artists 22. Pehea Hoi Au - Kalama's Quartet ~ Various Artists 23. O Sole Mio - Hawaiian Trio ~ Various Artists 24. My Hawaii (You're Calling Me) - Hawaiian Trio ~ Various Artists 25. La Paloma - Hawaiian Trio ~ Various Artists 26. Valse Bleu - Hawaiian Trio ~ Various Artists Disc 3 Song Title Sample 1. Hilo - Kane's Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 2. Blues Of The Guitar - Andy Sanella ~ Various Artists 3. Sliding On The Frets - Andy Sanella ~ Various Artists 4. Pame Sti Honolulu - Bezoz Hawaiian Orchestra ~ Various Artists 5. Palolo - Charlie Wilson ~ Various Artists 6. Na Pua O Hawaii - George Ku Trio ~ Various Artists 7. Kuu Lei - George Ku Trio ~ Various Artists 8. Na Ali'l - George Ku Trio ~ Various Artists 9. Na Lei - Coral Islanders ~ Various Artists 10. Clownin' The Frests - Biltmore Hotel Trio ~ Various Artists 11. Kaui Kahio - Biltmore Orchestra ~ Various Artists 12. Down In Waikiki - Eddy's Hawaiian Serenaders ~ Various Artists 13. Why My Craf Vex With Me - Emery Cournand ~ Various Artists 14. One-Two-Three - Ferera & Franchini/Lufsky ~ Various Artists 15. Palakiko Blues - Franchini/Dettborn ~ Various Artists 16. Maui - Frank Ferera ~ Various Artists 17. Melani Anu Ka Makani - Frank Ferera ~ Various Artists 18. Honolulu March - Frank Ferera ~ Various Artists 19. In The Heart Of Hawaii - Frank Ferera ~ Various Artists 20. St. Louis Blues - Frank Ferera ~ Various Artists 21. Cielito Lindo - Frank Ferera/John Poaluki ~ Various Artists 22. Iko Okamuko - Frank Ferera/John Poaluki ~ Various Artists 23. Slack Key Hula - George Keoki Davis ~ Various Artists 24. Caresses Venitiennes - Gino Bordin Hawaiian Orchestra ~ Various Artists 25. Indiana March - Hanapi Trio ~ Various Artists 26. Smiles - Jimmy Yates' Boll Weevils ~ Various Artists Disc 4 Song Title Sample 1. 12th Street Rag - Roy Smeck ~ Various Artists 2. Limehouse Blues - Roy Smeck ~ Various Artists 3. Bugle Call Rag - Roy Smeck ~ Various Artists 4. Hilo March - Roy Smeck ~ Various Artists 5. Kalima Walk - Roy Smeck ~ Various Artists 6. Twilight Echoes - Roy Smeck ~ Various Artists 7. Hawaiian Hula - Sam Ku West ~ Various Artists 8. Wang Wang Blues - Sam Ku West Harmony Boys ~ Various Artists 9. Liliu E - Louis King & the South Sea Islanders ~ Various Artists 10. Old Timer's Hula - Tommy Solomon ~ Various Artists 11. Lepe Ula Ula - Sol Hoopii ~ Various Artists 12. Hawaiian March - Sol Hoopii ~ Various Artists 13. Lady Be Good - Sol Hoopii ~ Various Artists 14. Lehua - Sol Hoopii ~ Various Artists 15. Pidgin English Hula - Sol Hoopii ~ Various Artists 16. Uheuhene - Sol Hoopii ~ Various Artists 17. Tomi Tomi - Sol K. Bright ~ Various Artists 18. Parari'i Pararara'i - Tamari Tahiti ~ Various Artists 19. Ghost Dance - Truett/George ~ Various Artists 20. Mai Kai No Kauai - MM. Rivieres Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 21. Paahana - MM. Rivieres Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 22. E Mama Ee - MM. Rivieres Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 23. La Lupe Ua Sola - MM. Rivieres Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 24. Ellis March - MM. Rivieres Hawaiians ~ Various Artists 25. U Like, Noa Like - Tau Moe's Hawaiian Jazzites ~ Various Artists 26. Medley Of Old Time Waltzes - Walter Kolomoku ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info In the 1920s, a perfect storm of cultural changes -- the beginning of airline travel, the height of the tourist ship lines, the rise of a moneyed leisure class that could afford to take long vacations in exotic locales, and the increasing cheapness and portability of recording equipment, among others -- led to a brief passion for Hawaiian music in the United States. This was partially fed by Tin Pan Alley composers who exploited a brief vogue for Hawaiian-themed pop songs (modern-day ukulele chanteuse Janet Klein covers several of these now-obscure tunes on her albums), but it also led to many recordings of Hawaiian musicians by mainland labels. It's those songs that are compiled on the marvelous four-disc box set It's Hotter in Hawaii. These are vintage jazz age sides, most of them similar to the Western swing that was popularized in the southwestern U.S. around the same time, only with that uniquely Hawaiian instrument the slack-key guitar standing in for the pedal steel. It's remarkable how similar the two instruments sound, actually; there are a few songs here that wouldn't sound at all out of place on a Bob Wills anthology, including, somewhat surprisingly, an entirely trad version of the blues-folk standard "Stack-o-Lee." Most of these 105 tracks are instrumentals, with the occasional vocal tracks evenly split between English and Hawaiian, and the remastering throughout is quite good, or at least as well as can be expected given the age and rarity of the source material. Only the near total lack of liner notes (unusual for a JSP release, which usually at least includes recording dates and musician names when available) keeps this from being the best possible introduction to Hawaiian music. ~ Stewart Mason   Technical Info Release Date : 02/15/2005 Original Release Date : 2005 Catalog ID : 7738 Label : JSP (UK) Number of Discs : 4 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00788065773823    Related Videos In Search of Solid Ground... Draw The Line: David Gray