Alone in IZ World
The artist behindFacing Future,  the top-selling Hawaiian album of all time, the lateIsrael "IZ"  Kamakawiwo'olewas possessed of a voice so sweet, so tender, and so lovely  that it continues to deeply stir those who hear it long after he died. Lovingly  assembled and notated by producer Jon de Mello,Alone in IZ Worldis  comprised of both alternate versions of Kamakawio'ole's best-loved songs as well  as tracks never before heard by the public. The latter category includes  versions of "Hanohano No Na Cowboy," the playfully incomplete opening on "Mona  Lisa," and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," on which IZ takes a rare turn at  harmonizing with himself. In light of his premature passing, devastatingly  beautiful alternate cuts of "Starting All Over Again" and "In This Life" are  especially poignant. And "Over the Rainbow"--IZ's renditions were heard inMeet Joe BlackandFinding Forrester--may never  again sound so pure.--Paige La Grone