"Take 2" By Jon Yamasato & Herb Ohta, Jr.

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01 By & By Hoʻi Mai ʻOe
02 Cruzin'
03 Ahe Lau Makani
04 Kuʻu Ipo I Ka Heʻe Puʻe ʻOne
05 Tropical Lady
06 Lele Groove
07 Waiting In Vain
08 Willows
09 Hilo ʻOne
10 Take On Me
11 Henehene Kou ʻAka
12 Gm Fleas

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PRODUCTION CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Jon Yamasato
Producer(s): Jon Yamasato, Herb Ohta, Jr., & Michael Grande
Recording Engineer: Michael Grande
Mix: Michael Grande
Mastering: Dave Tucciarone
Photography: Kumagai Akira, Jam International
Graphics: Shayna Kusumoto
Recording Studio: Studio Ala Moana

GUEST MUSICIANS:
Richard Gideon
Jon Porlas

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
May 19, 2013
Island Mele
Review By John Berger

The old adage "never say never" could have been written for Jon Yamasato. He was going from success to success as the voice and guitarist of Pure Heart when he notified the other members of the group — via a mention in a Thanksgiving Day newspaper column — that he was leaving music. Six months later he was making music with other artists.

One of Yamasato's most productive post-Pure Heart partnerships has been with Herb Ohta Jr. The talented duo evokes memories of Pure Heart here. Veteran percussionist Jon Porlas supports the zesty interplay between Yamasato's acoustic guitar and Ohta's ukulele just as percussionist Lopaka Colòn backed Yamasato and Jake Shimabukuro in Pure Heart. The difference here is bassist Richard Gideon; he adds "bottom" to the arrangements and gives the de facto quartet a second voice as well.

The selections include imaginative arrangements of traditional Hawaiian songs, newly written Ohta instrumentals and a pair of pop-chart remakes. "Take on Me," the A-ha hit from the '80s, is presented as an instrumental showcase for Ohta; with "Waiting in Vain," Ohta and Yamasato successfully repurpose a reggae classic as a pop tune. "Tropical Lady," originally a hit for Kapena in the '80s, lets Ohta show he can also rock it as a pop "island music" musician.