"Gabby" aka "the brown album" (Panini PCD-1002, 1972)
This was Gabby Pahinui's solo album after years of playing with ensembles like The Sons of Hawai'i, and was one of the "Hawaiian music Renaissance" benchmarks of the 1970's.
1. Hi'lawe (1947)/Luau Hula 3:40
2. Lihue 2:15
3. He'eia 3:37
4. Ka Makani Ka 'Ili Aloha 2:50
5. Lei Ohu 2:38
6. Royal Hawaiian Hotel 3:21
7. Keawaiki 2:55
8. Leahi 3:51
9. Wai O Ke Aniani 2:52
10. Ka'ahumanu 3:12
11. Lei Nani 3:35
12. Lei No Ka'iulani 3:18
13. Ka Moa'e 3:12
14. Hula O Makee 3:18
15. Hame Pila 1:43
16. Hi'ilawe (1972)/Aloha 'Oe 4:21
Gabby Pahinui, along with sons Cyril, Bla, Martin, and Phil connected the music of old Hawai'i with the new. Leland "Atta" Isaacs (guitar) and Manuel "Joe Gang" Kupahu (upright bass) made up the rest of this soon-to-be legendary musical family.
