Credits:

Takuya Kuroda

Description:

This is a new album by Takuya Kuroda, an up-and-coming Japanese trumpeter based in New York, who is also a member of Jose James' band, and has been signed to the prestigious Blue Note label. The fact that a Japanese trumpeter has signed a contract with Blue Note in the U.S. is also a big topic of conversation! This is a jazz-based album that crosses over to hip-hop, afrobeat, gospel, funk, Latin, and soul, and was produced entirely by his close friend Jose James. Jose James also contributes vocals on Roy Ayers' "Everybody Loves the Sunshine. Lionel Ruecke also contributes a guitar solo.

Tracklisting:

1 RISING SON / KURODA TAKUYA
2 AFRO BLUES / KURODA TAKUYA
3 PIRI PIRI / KURODA TAKUYA
4 MALA / KURODA TAKUYA
5 EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE / KURODA TAKUYA
6 GREEN AND GOLD / KURODA TAKUYA
7 SOMETIME. SOMEWHERE. SOMEHOW / KURODA TAKUYA
8 CALL / KURODA TAKUYA
9 UNCHAIN / KURODA TAKUYA
10 PROMISE IN LOVE / KURODA TAKUYA