Duke of Uke

Bill Tapia | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 2005)
• Original Release Date: February 8, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Moon Room Records
• ASIN: B0007KL994
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #290,732 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #16 in Music > World Music > Pacific Islands > Hawaii > Ukulele

Track Listings

1. All The Things You Are

2. Black Orpheus

3. Little Grass Shack

4. Crazy

5. In A Mellow Tone

6. Manuela Boy

7. Happy Hula

8. Lady Be Good

9. Chinatown/Avalon

10. Hilo March (1936)

11. Indian Love Call (1936)

12. (Bonus Track) Little Grass Shack (Live)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listening to a Legend, July 13, 2007

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Marino Shauye - See all my reviews

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Bring home a piece of history... Bill Tapia, ukulele legend, will celebrate his 100th birthday this November (2007). You'd think a century would slow someone down, especially inhibit their ability to play an instrument with agility. Well, don't be fooled by Tapia. He plays like a 20-year-old, and his songs are full of life. If you're interested in Hawaiian/ukulele music, or saw the PBS documentary on Tapia's life, this is a definite must for your collection. If you haven't seen the documentary or don't know much about ukelele music, this is a great foundation CD for your music library. Tapia was one of the first ukulele artists to take the instrument to the next level. If you like Jake Shimabukuro, you HAVE to check out Tapia. He started it all!

As a side note, if you get a chance, check him out in concert. I just saw him recently and his stories are so entertaining. They say he's got a million stories to tell since he's met and seen pretty much everyone and everything, and he shares some of them between songs. He'll have you laughing and smiling and tapping your feet!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "A must buy for you and your friends", February 27, 2009

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Michele Cheong-Moore "Michele C. Moore" (Aiea, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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The music will take you back and the intricate stylings will keep you going from song to song. Such an incredible musician and how he makes the songs his is just awesome. I bought 4 for my friends and they loved it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Duke of Uke, October 13, 2011

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Kim Fagan - See all my reviews
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It is great. The guy really knows the Uke, he lives and breaths it. You can't believe that he's as old as he says. I mean 103.
All the greats are gone, but him. He's an Hawaiian National Treasure.