With his brilliant tone and soulful, passionate delivery, it’s no wonder that young Japanese trumpeter Takuya Kuroda continues to thrive in New York City, the world’s most competitive arena for live performance. Originally from Kobe, Takuya came to the U.S. in 2003 to study at the New School Jazz and Contemporary Music Program. Since arriving to New York, he has become a fixture on the working musician scene, performing alongside living legends, acknowledged masters and the rising stars of his generation. Takuya can be seen and heard performing at music festivals worldwide and at some of the most important venues for live performance in the country ~ Extract from Album Notes
The performance is so perfect, including the well-thought-out structure and rhythm section, that it can almost be called mechanical. I mainly collect bop music from the 1950s, but this is my first time purchasing modern jazz, so I'm confused as to why the content is so perfect, and the flawless. There's no doubt that he's a very interesting player. ~ Sacchi, 4.0 Stars. [Translated from Japanese]
P-Vine Records, PCD-20270, 2012
Recorded 17th May, 2012 at
Dubway Studio, New York, NY
Musicians:
Takuya Kuroda - Trumpet
Corey King - Trombone
Jamaal Sawyer - Tenor
Saxophone
Takeshi Ohbayashi - Piano, Rhodes
Warren Fields - Piano (#8)
Rashaan Carter - Bass (#1-7)
Chris Smith - Bass (#8)
Adam Jackson - Drums
1. Grappa (3:14)
2. Jafro (7:03)
3. Pepper Caramel (10:04)
4. Trunk Bay (10:16)
5. Red Corner (9:29)
6. Bite Than Bark (8:41)
7. Six Aces (6:00)
8. Unlock (9:41) *
All compositions by Takuya
Kuroda
* Bonus Track only on this Japanese
release
Total Time: 64:31
Credits:
Producer - Takuya Kuroda
Mixing Engineer - Yuki
Takahashi
Mastering Engineer - Tom
Durack
Art Direction & Art Works
- Koji Toyama
Photography - Hiroki
Kobayashi
