■ Produced by Jose James, participating in vocals! An up-and-coming artist based in New York who is also a member of Jose James' band.
Japanese trumpeter Takuya Kuroda's transfer to prestigious Blue Note! The Japanese trumpeter's contract with US Blue Note is also a hot topic!
■A work by Takuya Kuroda, a Japanese trumpeter based in New York who is also active as a member of Jose James' band, transferred to Blue Note!
Based on jazz, it has various crossovers with hip-hop/Afrobeat/gospel/funk/Latin/soul, and the entire album was produced by his ally Jose James.
Jose James also joins vocals on Roy Ayers' ``Everybody Loves the Sunshine''!
[Participating members]
Takuya Kuroda (tp), Corey King (tb), Chris Bauer (rhodes&synth),
Solomon Dorsey (b) Nate Smith (ds&per) with Jose James (vo), Lionel Lueke (g)
