{"product_id":"travels-5","title":"Travels","description":"Audio Mixer: Milan Bersota.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Island Sound Studios; Studio 143.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Carl Dunn.\u003cbr\u003eGlobetrotting ukulele star Jake Shimabukuro continues to display his mastery of the instrument with Travels, his first studio LP since 2012's unlikely Alan Parsons\/Kip Winger collaboration, Grand Ukulele. Where that album rolled and swelled with lush orchestrations, Travels offers a wider variety of Shimabukuro's different musical styles. A mix of thoughtful, classically minded original pieces, warm-hearted island tunes from his native Hawaii, and the oddball pop covers that initially launched him into the YouTube-assisted international spotlight, Travels eschews dramatic orchestrations in favor of a tight rhythm section on many of its tracks. As entertaining as it is to hear him pick his way through War's funky \"Low Rider\" (complete with vocals) or the Jackson 5 ballad \"I'll Be There,\" Shimabukuro is still at his best nimbly working his way through more subtle fare like the gentle island favorite \"Hi'ilawe,\" the three-part \"Departure Suite,\" and the two dreamy \"Interlude\" numbers. ~ Timothy Monger","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52680928788767,"sku":"099923526223","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/45666b2bfdb2320b7f4d7d934268274e.jpg?v=1784105276","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/travels-5","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}