ANDY IONA

As with Whiteman & Weems et al, someday we hope to have a COMPLETE ANDY IONA collection, but right now we have three miscellaneous CDs of first-rate material by this marvelous guitarist and saxophonist.

ANDY IONA all Columbia records
Andrew Aiona's Novelty Four
01 Keko (Aiona, Koki, Thomas & Theck) 1728D 147808-2
02 Hula Girl (Sonny Cunha) 1728D 147806-3
Andy Iona and his Islanders
03 For You a Lei (A Hawaiian Love Song) (Hayett-Noble) VR Andy Iona, Allen Kila, Sam Koki, Dan Stewart 2953D LA189A
04 I've Found A Little Grass Skirt For My Little Grass Shack In Hawaii (Owens-Noble) VR as on #03 2953D LA191A
05 My Tane (My Man) A Samoan Love Song (Goupilaul-Gump-Noble) VR as on #03 3030D LA192A
06 Na Pua (Wreaths Of The Islands) (Iona-Noble) VR as on #03 3030D LA195B
07 Hawaiian Paradise (Harry Owens) VR Bob Cutter & Chorus 3057D LA1039A
08 My Rose Of Waikiki (Stewart-Long-Canfield-Gump) VR Andy Iona, Whistling Willie, Dan Stewart, Freckles Lyons - Vocal Solo by Splash Lyons 3057D LA1032B
09 Drinking Song Of Hawaii (Okolemaluna) (Harry Owens) Under The Direction of Harry Owens VR Iona's Trio 3089D CLA425A
10 Hawaiian Hospitality (Owens-Kinney) credits as on #09 3089D CLA424A
11 Kuu Ipo (My Sweetheart) Hawaiian Falsetto Love Song (Andy Iona) VR Dan Stewart, Freckles Lyons, Buddy Silva, Andy Iona 3094D CLA427B V+
12 Naughty Hula Eyes (Canfield-Long) VR as on #11 3094D CLA426A V+
13 Hawaiian One To Ten Hawaiian Stomp (Andy Iona) 3129D CLA464B
14 Hawaiian Memories (Love Melodies) (Andy Iona) 3129D CLA463B
15 Vana Vana (Love's Thrills) (Bambridge-Iona) 3133D CLA475A
16 Hola E Pae (Five O'Clock Song) (Arr. Noble) 3133D CLA476A
17 What The Brownskin Maid Taught Me (?) 3139D MLA232 V-
18 When The April Showers Reach Hawaii (Long-Tomerlin) 3139D MLA231 VR Polena V-
Andy Iona and his Orchestra
19 Tropic Memories (Iona-Bartels) 35294 LA1986A
20 Homesick For The Islands (Iona-Bartels) 35294 LA1987A
Miulan with Andy Iona and his Orchestra
21 Maid Of Honolulu (Montano-Peters-arr. Noble) 35525 LA2156A
22 Do Not Forget Me (Mai Poina Oe Iau) (Doirin) 35525 LA2157A
Andy Iona and his Orchestra
23 How'd Ya Do (Pollack-Iona) 35846 LA2243A
24 Whispering Lullaby (Stewart) 35846 LA2244A

ANDY IONA
and his Islanders

ANDY IONA Notes

OKeh 3762 is a reissue of Co 3094D, same takes. The OKeh was actually used for this CD.
My copy of #17 has the same label as #18 (pressing plant error). The title of #17 is guesstimated with reference to Roger Kinkle's encyclopedia.
The Columbia four-disc album I mentioned has two discs featuring Iona. One couples #09 with "Ta-hu-wa-hu-wa-i" from Co 2962D. (The album copy was actually used for this CD for #09; it's from the original parts). Another disc features Iona backing up the vocalist Miulan. This was included on the CD as #21 and #22. The remaining two discs are by Sol Hoopii and Lani McIntire (one each).
Iona did have a Columbia four-disc album to himself - "Aloha Hawaii", 35843 thru 35846. Unfortunately, I could only locate the one disc included here.
The two Deccas I have by Iona will be included on another CD.

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VOLUME TWO
Transferred by and From the Collection of MALCOLM ROCKWELL

# / Issue / -Matrix / Artist* / Title / Album

01) Co 1370-D / 145918-3 / SH/AA / Hawaii Nei
02) 145919-4 / SHJAA / Hano, Hano Hawaii
03) Co 1728-D / 147806-3 / AA N4 / Hula Girt
04) 147808-2 / AA N4 / Keko
05) Co 1729-D / 147814-2 / SH/AA / Hilo
06) 147815-3 / SH/AA / Na Alli
07) Co 1788-D / 147807-2 / AA N4 / Pa Ahana (sic: Paahana)
08) 147820-3 / AA N4 / That Lovin' Hula
09) De 943 A / DLA 595A / AI&I / Hooheno Keia No Beauty
10) De 943 B / DLA 596A / AI&I / Maui Moon
11) De I 100A / DLA 620A / AI&I / Ta-I lu-Wa-I IuWa-l (I law'n War Chant)
12) De 110013 / DLA 622A / AI&I / Maui Girl
13) De 1135A / DLA 642A / RK/AI&I / When The April Showers Reach Hawaii
14) De 1135B / DLA 640A / RK/AI&1 / Tropical Madness
15) De 1216A / 62071A / LA/AI&1 / Hawaiian Hospitality
16) De 1216B / 62070A / LA/AI&1 / On A Little Bamboo Bridge
17) De 2038A / DLA 1394A / AI/ED / Song Of The Islands (Na Lei 0 Hawaii)
18), / De 2038B / DLA 1395A / AVED / Aloha Oe
19) De 2049A / DLA 1419B / AI&L/V3 / Indebted To You
20) De 2049B / DLA 1416A / AI&I / Carefree
21) Co 300 1 -D / LA 193A / AI&I / Hawaii Sing To Me (A Haw'n Lullaby)
22) LA 194A / AI&I / Hula 0 Ka Aina (Hulas Of The Islands)
23) Co 3053-D / LA 1022B / AI&I / Sweet Hawaiian Maid

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VOLUME THREE
1- 15 : Transferred by and From the Collection of MALCOLM ROCKWELL
Rest Transferred by Dan Levinson from the collections of Paul Lindemeyer & Sherwin Dunner

# / Issue / Matrix / Artist* / Title / Album

01) Co 3053-D / LA 1041A / AI&I / I Want To Learn To Speak Hawaiian
02) Co 3054-D / LA 1024A / AI&I / An Island Melody
03) LA 1031A / AI&I / Samoan Love Song
04) Co 35843 / LA 2153A / AIO / In An Old I-lawailan Village / (C39-1)
05) LA 2241A / AIO / Beautiful Kahana / (C39-2)
06) Co 35844 / LA 2154A / AIO / Island Serenade / (C39-3)
07) Co 35844 / LA 2239A / AIO / Sweet Gardenia Lei / (C39-4)
08) Co 35845 / LA 2086A / AID / Hoi Mal (Come Back Home) (C39-5)
09) LA 2151A / AID / Lovely Hawaiian Madonna / (C39-6)
10) Co 35846 / LA 2243A / AIO / How'd Ya Do / (C39-7)
11) LA 2244A / AIO / Whispering Lullaby / (C39-8)
12) Co 36336 / CO 29098-1 / AID / E Kala Mal Oe lau (Forgive Me)
13) CO 29101-1 / AIO / A Million Moons Over Hawaii
14) Co 35524 / LA 188A / AI&I / Hawaiian War Song
/ (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wa-1) (C 19-3)
15) CLA 425A / AI&I / Hawaiian Drinking Song
/ (O-Ko-Le-Me-Hau) (C19-4)
16) / Col 2962-D / LA 187 / AI&I / Minnehaha (Hawaiian Stomp)
17) LA 188 / AI&I / Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wa-I (A Hawaiian War Song)
18) Col 3062-D / 1040-A / AI&I / Let's Go For Broke (The Sky Is The Limit)
19) 1042-A / AI&I You'll Want To Ami Ami Oni Oni Too (The Ami Hula)
20) Col 3089-D / CLA 424A / AI&I / Hawaiian Hospitality
21) CLA 425A / AI&I / Drinking Song of Hawaii (Okolemaluua)
22) Col 3094-D / CLA 426B / AI&I / Naughty Hula Eyes
23) CLA 427B / AI&I / Kuu Ipo (My Sweetheart)

Artists: / SH/AA / = Sol Hoopil and Andrew Aiona's Saxophones
/ AA N4 / = Andy Iona and His Novelty Four
/ AI&I / = Andy Iona and his Islanders
/ RK/Al&I / = Ray Kinney with Andy Iona and his Islanders
/ LA/AI&I / = Louis Armstrong with Andy Iona and his Islanders
/ AUED / = Andy Iona and Eddie Dunstedter
/ AI&IIV3 / = Andy Iona and his Islanders with Vocal Trio
/ AIO / =Andy Iona and his Orchestra