Credits:

Jim Holstein / Bob Pauole / George Ku

Description:

Grass Skirt Records" is a hot label specializing in Hawaiian music, and couples two artists who were active in the prewar period! Grass Skirt Records is a UK-based label that specializes in introducing old Hawaiian music, and started in 2005. The catalog product available on the label has already been announced as a regular import, and is a coupling of two Hawaiian artists who were active in the past. Jim & Bob were a particularly popular duo of musicians who emerged before World War II. Bob Paul was one of the best slide guitarists of his time, and Jim Holstin was his backup guitarist. This CD contains 12 original recordings by the two, starting with the well-known "St. Louis Blues," followed by "Chimes," a Hawaiian guitar standard, and "Hula Blues," and other songs by the two.The second half of the album features recordings from the 1930s by one of Hawaiian guitar maestros, George Ku, and his group "Paradise Islanders. The group performs with a high degree of perfection, sometimes with vocals, and focuses on the hula. As with other releases on the label, this release is accompanied by a detailed 32-page booklet that includes profiles of the two groups in English and comments by the late Bob Brozman. This is a must have for fans of Hawaiian music as well as fans of vintage recordings. Includes an obi with a description in Japanese. Japanese commentary is not enclosed.

Tracklisting:

(JIM & BOB)
1. ST LOUIS BLUES
2. (COFFEE IN THE MORNING) KISSES IN THE NIGHT
3. CHIMES
4. ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY
5. TAPS (GOOD NIGHT)
6. SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
7. BY THE WATERS OF MINNETONKA
8. ALOMA
9. THE HULA BLUES
10. CALLING ALOHA TO ME
11. THERE'S A LITTLE GRAY MOTHER DREAMING
12. THE SONG OF THE RANGE

(GEORGE KU & HIS PARADISE ISLANDERS)
13. THEN SOMEONE'S IN LOVE
14. THE FLOWERS OF HAWAII [NA PUA O HAWAII]
15. THE MELODY OF MY HEART
16. MY WREATH [KUU LEI]
17. BEAUTIFUL OHIO
18. THE PRINCE [NA ALII]
19. THE MISSOURI WALTZ
20. THE VOICE IN THE OLD VILLAGE CHOIR
21. AUANA [THE WANDERER]
22. KE-KALI NEI AU [WAITING FOR THEE]
23. ELEU MIKIMIKI [STEP LIVELY]
24. LEILEHUA