While My Uke Gently Weeps

Subject: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: 282RA
Date: 12 Jul 06 - 04:32 PM

Holy muthafuggah!

http://www.youtube.com/w/Jake-Shimabukuro---While-My-Guitar-Gently-Weeps?v=f08IG5KNnfw&search=ukulele+george+harrison

Subject: RE: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 12 Jul 06 - 05:15 PM

Also previously in this thread. (Same video, different site.)

~ Becky in Tucson

Subject: RE: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Jul 06 - 05:16 PM

It rocks...then and now (not to mention the original)

Subject: RE: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 12 Jul 06 - 05:17 PM

Eek. That was the thread, but don't bother clicking on the link there. Only sundry rude crap to be found now.

~ Becky in Tucson

Subject: RE: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: Kaleea
Date: 12 Jul 06 - 06:13 PM

The young man has quite a talent for the Ukulele! He also has a very high quality concert Ukulele=wonder who made it?

Subject: RE: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: GUEST,ClaireBear
Date: 12 Jul 06 - 07:48 PM

I can post the uke maker tomorrow, I think; I believe the maker is credited on Jake's recordings.

He's utterly mind-blowing in concert, along with being quite clearly a heck of a nice guy. A wonderful, wonderful performer.

Don't rush out to stock up on Jake's CDs just yet, though, unless you like a big band sound. He only recently stripped down his style from lots of effects and a big bunch of backup musicians to the pure style and sound you see and hear on that Web video.

I do recommend a DVD called "Play Loud Ukulele" -- not for the concert footage, which is again overorchestrated, but for the instructional part which is at once accessible and virtuoso. A rare combination, that.

A CD of just Jake playing his new, stripped-down style of uke will be launched in, I believe, September of this year. I for one can hardly wait!

Claire

Subject: RE: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: GUEST,ClaireBear
Date: 13 Jul 06 - 11:40 AM

For Kaleea --

Oops! Left the CD at home, but found the ukulele info on the Web instead. Casey Kamaka made it, and now has a "Jake Shimabukuro Signature Model" in production.

Here's a Web page about it.

Claire

Subject: RE: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Jul 06 - 12:30 PM

Thanks for the reminder about this remarkable young man AND the info on upcoming CD!

Subject: RE: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: sapper82
Date: 13 Jul 06 - 02:52 PM

saw that vid months ago, he's bloody good!!

Subject: RE: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 13 Jul 06 - 03:03 PM

Now I know the quality of the instrument, no ordinary Uke and no ordinary player. I never get tired of listening and watching him play truly awesome

Subject: RE: While My Uke Gently Weeps
From: Kaleea
Date: 13 Jul 06 - 04:39 PM

I was about to enter the Ukulele lottery when realized that the lottery is to choose who all will win the opportunity to spend $5500 on a hundred limited Ukuleles to be made be the luthier.