Endlessly
is the second of three
Dancing Cat Records
releases celebrating the music of seminal slack key guitarist, songwriter, and singer
Sonny Chillingworth
. A solo record,
features
Chillingworth
reworking Hawaiian standards from his youth, as well as some of his own pieces such as
"Slack Key No. 1"
and later works such as
"Keiki Slack Key"
and
"Liloa's Mele."
Most of the pieces are instrumentals, but some feature
's warm and tender baritone. The title track is the '50s
Brook Benton
R&B
hit, and
performs it with passion and a wonderful calm.
's virtuosity as a guitar player is undeniable and this album is a gentle introduction to his dynamic style, which served to influence several generations of Hawaiian musicians. ~ Jeff Schwachter