His writing is soulful, modern, and effortlessly bridges the gap between jazz and soul, and between history and tomorrow. A new generation of jazz from japan featuring takuya. Kuroda, who is best known for his inspired presence in james band, steps forth here to helm that remarkable band which features keyboardist kris bowers, electric bassist solomon. Kuroda, who is best known for his inspired presence in james band, steps forth here to helm that remarkable band which features keyboardist kris bowers, electric bassist solomon dorsey, drummer nate smith, and trombonist corey king.
Yussef kamal is a duo from london that has heavily influence in robert glasper. Please support war in context by making a donation today. Takuya kurodas followup to his breakthrough 2014 album, rising son, 2016s colorful zigzagger finds the trumpeter digging even deeper into his hiphop and afrobeatinfluenced jazz sound. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Whereas last time kuroda benefitted from the production of onetime boss and collaboratorsinger jose james, here he mans the production chair himself. James returned the favor by producing kurodas 2014 blue note release rising son. C 2014 blue note records directed by ryosuke tanzawa motion graphics by taiji.
Hes become an active member of the diverse and vibrant nyc jazz scene, playing with the likes of jose james, akoya afrobeat, jesse fischer. In addition to anchoring james horn section, the 33yearold japaneseborn, brooklynbased musician has been leading his own bands and has selfreleased and selfproduced three. Kuroda, who is best known for his inspired presence in james band, steps forward here to lead a remarkable. Afrobeat rhythms play a crucial role throughout rising son. His tone, warmth and most of all his storytelling have inspired me for years. Zigzagger is the followup to his 2014 breakout on blue note, rising son, and it continues in much the same vein. Technically, rising son is kuroda s fourth album after three previous independent releases that found him working through a more swinging, postbop jazz sound, with the occasional funkinflected diversion. Rising son by takuya kuroda on amazon music unlimited. This album should be required listening for anyone with an interest in jazz, funk, afrobeat, hiphop, or any combination of the above. Khari cabral is a bassist and this song with india arie is very nice. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device. That album followed three earlier independent releases, bitter and high in 2006, edge in 2011 and six aces in 2012.
While takuya kurodas 2012 release, six aces self produced, features a few songs with a backbeat, the majority of kurodas albums stay within a straightahead palette. In fact, rising son finds kuroda stepping forth to helm james remarkable band featuring keyboardist kris bowers, electric bassist solomon. Takuya kuroda rising son lyrics and tracklist genius. Listen to rising son takuya kuroda online music streaming. Jazz trumpeter takuya kuroda is a forwardthinking musician with a bent toward mixing postbop and adventurous souljazz.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Id seen him as a performer with other musicians for a few years and heard his album native son. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Stream tracks and playlists from takuya kuroda on your desktop or mobile device. Rising son makes for the perfect title for the blue note debut from takuya kuroda, an ascendant trumpeter and composer who is perhaps best known for his inspired presence in vocalist jos e james band over the past several years. Maiysha features erykah badu and miles davis and has a very nice vibe similar to rising son.
No one sounds like takuya, says producer jose james. Rising son represents the fusion of all of takuya kurodas influences as a musician, and a skilled one at that. As great as he was and is onstage and on recording, his performance with amazing musicians whose names i mistakenly didnt write down that night was one for the ages. Download takuya kuroda rising son flac music in lossless. Get all the lyrics to songs on rising son and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. James returned the favor by producing kuroda s 2014 blue note release rising son.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Vinyl deluxe edition made for takuya kuroda and his album rising son. Music video by takuya kuroda performing rising son. Jazzfunksoul takuya kuroda zigzagger japan edition. In fact, rising son finds kuroda stepping forth to helm james remarkable band featuring keyboardist kris. After studying music in japan, kuroda relocated to boston to attend the berklee college of music. Rising son makes for the perfect title for the blue note debut from takuya kuroda, an ascendant trumpeter and composer who is perhaps best known for his inspired presence in vocalist jose james band over the past several years. Founded in 1991, soul brother records is a music and record shop based in london, and is one of the leading soul and jazz specialists music stores in the world. Takuya kuroda rising son by attention to the unseen, july 16, 2017. Ascendant trumpeter and composer takuya kuroda makes his blue note debut with the release of rising son, which was produced by jose james. Listen to takuya kuroda soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 19 tracks.
This is a solid majorlabel debut that proves kurodas rightful place is in the spotlight. Japanese trumpeter takuya kuroda currently works with singer jose james, and rising son shares james controversial penchant for genre. Kuroda takuya, born 21 february 1980, in ashiya, hyogo is a japanese jazz trumpeter and arranger. Rising son, an album by takuya kuroda on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. James also produced the album, kurodas first for blue note and fourth overall, and performs on one track. Rising son studio album by takuya kuroda released in 2014. Kuroda and trombonist corey king etch memorable themes into layers of takeshi ohbayashis slippery keyboards, rashaan carters funky bass and the getupanddance beats laid down by drummer adam jackson, after which kuroda lets. C 2014 blue note records directed by ryosuke tanzawa motion graphics by taiji kuroda. Listen to your favorite songs from rising son by takuya kuroda now. The japaneseborn trumpet player makes his concord records debut with the wildly diverse and infectiously funky zigzagger for immediate release whether moving from japan to the u. Takuya kuroda rising son contemporary jazz album youtu. Takuya kuroda rising son contemporary jazz album music streaming.
Takuya kuroda eight cylinder uncut studio version duration. Longtime collaborators, kuroda and james met while students at manhattans new school for jazz and contemporary music, and kuroda later toured with james and wrote the horn arrangements. Rising son makes for the perfect title for the blue note debut from takuya kuroda, an ascendant trumpeter and composer who is perhaps best known for his. Find takuya kuroda discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Takuya kuroda, an ascendant trumpeter and composer, is perhaps best known for his inspired presence in vocalist jose james band over the past several years. News, analysis and opinion with occasional editorials by paul woodward. Born in kobe, japan, kuroda followed his older trombonist brother into the local music scene, playing in big bands. Find takuya kuroda discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Takuya kuroda stepped into his own at glasslands on july 26th.
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