Excellent music, brings back memories of the Islands. Jake Shimabukuro is very talented! I recommend this to anyone who has a love for the Hawaiian islands and/or talent in general --well worth it!

I first heard of Jake from listening to a Jimmy Buffett concert on Sirius radio. The concert started out with an electrifying ukulele solo of the Star Spangled Banner. I was so blown away just by that one opening to the concert, I don't even remember the rest, just Jimmy introducing Jake something-or-other. So it didn't take long to find him on Amazon; I got this cd on hearing that ONE song alone, and the fact that I happen to love the plucky happy ukulele sound. Any preconceptions you had about the ukulele sound--a la Tiny Tim, et al--will be tossed out the window. I'm looking forward to getting the rest of his cds after hearing this one.

This is great mellow, put in the cd player on continuous shuffle and let play all day, kind of music. It's all instrumental, a little jazzy, a little classical, a little early-10000 Maniacs sounding, a little Latin sounding, it's all good! The remake of Santo & Johnny's "Sleepwalk" has a nice haunting Hawaiian twang to it. He even does an excellent version of "Close to you"--that sappy sweet Carpenter's song that brings back bad 70's flashbacks. The last song, a live recording called "Crazy G", will have you wishing you were there just to see him play this! The speed in which Jake plays this is incredible--at the beginning! Throughout the song the audience chants "Faster!" and each consecutive time he plays this ditty faster. By the end, I can only imagine cartoon-like uke strings breaking, fingers turning into smaller nubs, and sweat gushing!

So if you're looking to expand your music horizons and enjoy hearing ukulele, give Jake Shimabukuro a listen!

I just got back from Hawaii and saw Jake at the Xentopia concert on the beach. He was AMAZING!!!! He had so much energy you can tell he loves his job. I bought this cd and Crosscurrents after his performance and he was there to autograph them. He was nice as can be to everybody. His music is just AWESOME!!! BUY both of his cds. You won't be sorry.

My first introduction to Jake Shimabukuro was at a live performance--and nothing can beat that! He's an amazing, high-energy, extremely talented performer who really connects with his audience. He's breathed a freshness into the modern Hawaiian music scene and plays a really mean electric ukulele!

I really liked Sunday Morning it is so good. But my favorites are the ones Jake wrote.