High Tide, by Eddie Suzuki

High Tide

by Eddie Suzuki

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1.	High Tide 03:36	buy track
2.	Maunalani Hale 02:55	buy track
3.	Legend Of Lehua 03:39	buy track
4.	Magic Mile Of Waikiki 02:56	buy track
5.	Pikake Lei 03:15	buy track
6.	Sea Shells 03:38	buy track
7.	Maile Lei 02:30	buy track
8.	Pali 02:20	buy track
9.	Beauty Near Hanalei 03:52	buy track
10.	Fly To Waikiki 02:50	buy track
11.	Kona 02:24	buy track
12.	City Of Refuge 03:37	buy track

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Enterprising composer and musician Eddie Suzuki made his own path throughout his lifetime. Born on October 4, 1929, Suzuki worked as a young shoeshiner in 1940s Honolulu, saving enough money to take piano lessons. In high school, he lead a big band orchestra of 16, and sometimes up to 40 members. By the age of 18, he owned a piano shop that pivoted to become Honolulu’s top guitar store.

For Eddie Suzuki, music always came first. In 1973, after performing and composing songs for many years, Eddie Suzuki and his group, New Hawaii, recorded the now impossibly rare album, High Tide.

The LP is “not a rock-out”, local music journalist Wayne Harada ruminated in a 1973 review. “Rather, it’s one man’s vision — and version — of the now Hawaii.” A seasoned mix of psych, Hawaiian, and pop sensibilities, the music on High Tide gave the listener a look into Eddie’s singular vision celebrating the sights and sounds (and spirit) of Hawaii.

AGS-036 from Aloha Got Soul highlights two top tunes from the album. “City of Refuge”, an island psych rock rarity that burns blissfully like the Hawaiian sun. “Fly To Waikiki”, a playful, romanced tune about Hawaii’s most famous destination.

"A beautiful album celebrating Hawaii’s warmth and spirit. The personal story here is that I reached out for a license just 1 week too late — Eddie Suzuki had died the week prior to my initial phone call. It took a couple years until I was able to connect with his son and get his permission to reissue Eddie's music." – Roger Bong, Aloha Got Soul

Eddie Suzuki’s New Hawaii:
Laurence Harada, guitar
John Schulmeister, bass
Gary Fittro, drums
Nani Kuaiwa, vocals
Eddie Suzuki, vocals, Hammond organ, Arp synthesizer.

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released October 6, 2020

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Music from Hawaii, past and present.

Since its evolution from a blog into record label, Aloha Got Soul has committed itself to exploring every corner of Hawaii for the best music, regardless of genre or generation. The blog launched in August 2010. In 2015, we launched our record label. In 2021, we opened a brick-and-mortar record store in Honolulu. ... more