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The Reviews Are In!
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Don't pass this one up folks! Reviewer: Pat Lefleur I'm listening to my CD right now and am in heaven. 'Indiana' is playing and I can't decide which I like better, that or Easter Parade. Hold the vote, I have to add in Chattanoga Choo Choo to my favs. What a great CD. Don't pass this one up folks! I cannot recommend this disc highly enough! Reviewer: U.R. Ladies and Gentlemen (small drumroll): If you haven't yet decided to buy, please do - you won't be disappointed. If you have ordered and are nervously awaiting its arrival, believe me the wait will be worthwhile. I haven't been as delighted with a new uke CD since Soybean Sawyer's magnum opus way back when. They always say that siblings produce uncanny collaborations together (the Boswell Sisters, the Andrews Sisters, the Everlies, etc.) - how much more so when you're accompanying yourself? Gerald, clearly expert in all his chosen instruments for this disc, effortlessly gets around the potential problems of overtracking yourself: he doesn't sound laboured and metronomic; rather spontaneous and in a definite groove. The choice of tracks is pretty much without fault - Tin Pan Alley, Island, Modern and Standards alongside some self-penned crackers - and the whole production is a delight from beginning to end. Even the cover graphics had me smiling. Many of us will have heard tasters for this album online - they set a pretty high standard, which the rest of the tracks match effortlessly. Alongside the earlier-mentioned Mr Sawyer, it's great to see and hear top quality musicianship coming to the ukulele again. I bet Lyle Ritz would like this (praise enough!), and cannot recommend this disc highly enough for those looking for a soundtrack to the Summer. Top marks, Mr Ross - I look forward to your next waxing! Many thanks. As good as Ukulele Ike any day! Reviewer: Marion Garbo Seltzer Interesting, skilled playing, great tune selection. One of the best versions of Back Home in Indiana I've ever heard. Pretty As the Moon is just gorgeous! Every track's a winner on this excellent CD. I'm glad I bought a copy. Great CD for a beginning uke player! Reviewer: WOG I bought this CD after buying my first ukulele, hoping it would help this old guitar player acquire an ear for the uke. This CD has given me more than an ear for the ukulele, it has also provided me a great deal of pleasure and joy, set my feet to tapping, and moved me to strum away on my new uke every day! Even my eight-year-old daughter loves this CD. Uplifting Reviewer: Snoshu Thompson Even an old duffer like me can appreciate the artistry and talent on this disc. My golf hat's off to you Gerald !! Don "snoshu" Thompson (formerly of "the DT's") Congrats on a fine CD! Highly recommended! Reviewer: Scott Thomas I just got mine, and I love it! I have other recordings by ukulele greats like Ohta-San, Lyle Ritz and Roy Smeck, along with the "Legends of Ukulele" compilation put out by Rhino featuring other masters past and present, and I think Gerald's work ranks right up there among them. (Nice steel guitar, too) Congrats on a fine CD! Highly recommended. Musicianship and taste! Reviewer: Howard Kalish This CD has grabbed the attention of the ukulele world, and when you give it listen you’ll know why.
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