Takuya Kuroda - Rising Son [2LP]

First Word Records

£30.60

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: FW288
Barcode: 5050580815933
Release Date: 26 Jan 2024
Genre: Jazz

First Word Records is incredibly proud to bring you an exclusive vinyl-only re-issue of Takuya Kuroda's highly-sought after album 'Rising Son'. 'Rising Son' was first released on the seminal Blue Note Records imprint 10 years ago in 2014, with Takuya being the first Japanese artist to sign to the label. The record received widespread critical acclaim, hitting No.1 on Japan's jazz charts at the time, with original copies now fetching hundreds of pounds on Discogs and the like. There has long been high demand for a re-press of this album, and we're very pleased to say it's finally here, a decade on. The re-issue is to be released via London-based Worldwide Award-winning label First Word Records, who coincidentally celebrate their 20th year running in 2024. First Word released Takuya's highly-revered previous two albums, 'Fly Moon Die Soon' (2020) and 'Midnight Crisp' (2022). For those that don't know, Takuya Kuroda is a Kobe-born, Brooklyn-based trumpeter and musician, who was ...

01. Rising Son
02. Afro Blues
03. Piri Piri
04. Mala
05. Everybody Loves The Sunshine
06. Green & Gold
07. Sometime….
08. Call
09. Everybody Loves The Sunshine (Joe Armon-Jones Remix)