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Topic: New Sam Ku West CD |
Mike Neer
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Posted 25 Sep 2005 6:05 am |
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My friend, Les Cook, has signaled that his Sam Ku West project is finished and the CD is now available. This looks like a real treat for those fans of early Hawaiian playing.
I'm eager to hear it myself.
http://www.grassskirt.co.uk/index2.html
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Rick Aiello
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Posted 25 Sep 2005 7:44 am
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Now that is a cool photo ...
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AJ Azure
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Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Sep 2005 2:17 pm
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I wodner if any steel company will reissue the table  |
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sliding bill
From:
UK
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Posted 26 Sep 2005 1:51 am
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THe CD is excellent.
Les has done a great job.
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Max Laine
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Pori, Finland
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Posted 4 Oct 2005 5:11 am
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| This is a fantastic cd! Let's give it a bump so everyone remembers to buy it... |
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sliding bill
From:
UK
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Posted 12 Oct 2005 1:19 am
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Just a bump for this amazing collection.
For my few pence worth it sits alongside the Rounder Sol collections (but with better reproduction) or the Yazoo King Benny album.
Can't believe that someone hadn't compiled Sam's work before.
The guy was a guitar monster!
Check it out.
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2005 5:16 am
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Received mine by Royal Mail yesterday. Great album. Beautiful project.
Mahalo nui loa. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Oct 2005 5:45 am
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Got my copy a few days ago too, beautiful work from everyone involved (especially Sam Ku West..  )
Steinar
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Gary Anwyl
From:
Palo Alto, CA
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Posted 21 Oct 2005 9:04 am
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This deserves another bump. This is a nice collection of music with very good liner notes.
Sam Ku West's recording of "Huehue" has always been one of my favorite vintage steel recordings. It's great getting to hear everything else he recorded. It's interesting that he recorded a lot of the same tunes that Sol Hoopii recorded during this period.
Les Cook did a fantastic job researching this. The liner notes (based on contemporary newspaper reports and information supplied by surviving members of Sam Ku West's family) are fascinating. They give a sense of what it must have been like to have been a touring steel guitarist in the 1920's.
If you're a fan of vintage steel guitar you should own this CD.
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Les Cook
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Derbyshire, UK
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Posted 30 Oct 2005 10:27 am
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thanks for the kind words guys .There are now some sound samples available ,courtesy of Aloha2Go in Las Vegas .Just follow the link on our website www.GrassSkirt.co.uk.
Also for buyers in North America ,the CD will be easier to find as Elderly Instruments are stocking and distributing it through their distribution company ,Sidestreet . |
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 30 Oct 2005 12:03 pm
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| Thanks to the people who put this out. What a smooth and SOULfull player Sam was. |
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2005 4:15 pm
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I just got mine today ... very cool !!!
Reading the liner notes ... really "expressed" my GG Gossip Gene ...
Somethin' sure seemed "fishy" with that whole Irene thing.
Very interesting read ... and a great compilation of his work.
Thanks Mr. Cook for all your hard work !!!
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