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1999 marked 20 years since the band's unique combination of distinctively Japanese elements -- June Kuramoto's classical-flavored koto, Johnny Mori's booming Taiko drum -- with funky pop, urban, and jazz sensibilities first hit the instrumental music charts, and 25 years since saxophonist and East L.A. native Dan Kuramoto first formed the ensemble. Their Windham Hill Jazz debut (and 11th release overall) Between Black and White finds them once again blending contemporary root music, mystical Eastern exotica, and melodically rich smooth jazz that further deepens their larger commitment to global unity on the cusp of the new millennium. Hiroshima once again dares to push the envelope and engage diversity from track to track. The mix of dreamy koto and keyboard mysticism and thick hip-hop grooves and soulful sax on "Mix Plate" sets the tone for the whole project on the instrumental side. Hiroshima has worked with some great vocalists over the years, and Terry Steele -- who wrote Luther Vandross' signature smash "Here and Now" -- adds to the litany with his cool, romantic approach to "The Door Is Open."
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Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Dan Kuramoto, Soprano Saxophone - Kimo Cornwell, Composer - Kimo Cornwell, Programmer - Kimo Cornwell, Keyboards - Kimo Cornwell, Percussion - Kimo Cornwell, Piano - Kimo Cornwell, Synthesizer - Michael Paulo, Drum Programmer - Hiroshima, Performer - Fred Schreuders, Guitar - June Kuramoto, Percussion
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Karen Hwa-Chee Han, Percussion - Dan Kuramoto, Synthesizer - Dan Kuramoto, Programmer - Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Dan Kuramoto, Composer - Dan Kuramoto, Keyboards - Hiroshima, Performer - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Congas - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Percussion - June Kuramoto, Percussion
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Kimo Cornwell, Percussion - Kimo Cornwell, Synthesizer - Dan Kuramoto, Soprano Saxophone - Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Dan Kuramoto, Composer - Dan Kuramoto, Lyricist - Dan Kuramoto, Synthesizer - Dan Kuramoto, Programmer - Terry Steele, Composer - Terry Steele, Vocal - Terry Steele, Lyricist - Hiroshima, Performer - Fred Schreuders, Guitar - Dean Cortez, Bass - June Kuramoto, Percussion - June Kuramoto, Composer - June Kuramoto, Lyricist
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Dan Kuramoto, Composer - Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Dan Kuramoto, Programmer - Dan Kuramoto, Synthesizer - Dan Kuramoto, Tenor Saxophone - Kimo Cornwell, Piano - Hiroshima, Performer - Fred Schreuders, Guitar - Danny Yamamoto, Cymbals - Dean Cortez, Bass - June Kuramoto, Percussion
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Dan Kuramoto, Composer - Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Dan Kuramoto, Programmer - Dan Kuramoto, Synthesizer - Dan Kuramoto, Piano - Kimo Cornwell, Organ - Hiroshima, Performer - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Bongos - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Percussion - Fred Schreuders, Guitar - June Kuramoto, Percussion
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Dean Cortez, Bass - Fred Schreuders, Guitar - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Bongos - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Congas - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Percussion - Johnny Mori, Percussion - Kimo Cornwell, Composer - Kimo Cornwell, Piano - Kimo Cornwell, Synthesizer - Kimo Cornwell, Programmer - Danny Yamamoto, Cymbals - Hiroshima, Performer - Louis Conte, Percussion - Dan Kuramoto, Producer - June Kuramoto, Composer - June Kuramoto, Percussion
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Dan Kuramoto, Percussion - Kimo Cornwell, Composer - Kimo Cornwell, Programmer - Kimo Cornwell, Keyboards - Kimo Cornwell, Percussion - Kimo Cornwell, Synthesizer - Hammer Smith, Harmonica - Hiroshima, Performer - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Percussion - Danny Yamamoto, Cymbals - June Kuramoto, Percussion
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Dan Kuramoto, Composer - Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Dan Kuramoto, Synthesizer - Dan Kuramoto, Soprano Saxophone - Dan Kuramoto, Programmer - Kimo Cornwell, Piano - Hiroshima, Performer - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Bongos - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Congas - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Percussion - Danny Yamamoto, Drums - Dean Cortez, Bass - June Kuramoto, Percussion
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Kimo Cornwell, Composer - Kimo Cornwell, Programmer - Kimo Cornwell, Piano - Kimo Cornwell, Synthesizer - Land Richards, Drums - Hiroshima, Performer - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Percussion - Dean Cortez, Bass - June Kuramoto, Percussion
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Dan Kuramoto, Composer - Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Dan Kuramoto, Programmer - Dan Kuramoto, Flute - Dan Kuramoto, Keyboards - Dan Kuramoto, Synthesizer - Dan Kuramoto, Lyricist - Terry Steele, Vocal - Vince Charles, Vibraphone - Hiroshima, Performer - June Kuramoto, Percussion
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Johnny Mori, Percussion - Johnny Mori, Composer - Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Dan Kuramoto, Programmer - Hiroshima, Performer - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Percussion - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Composer - Danny Yamamoto, Percussion - Danny Yamamoto, Composer
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Mary Garcia, Percussion - Fred Schreuders, Guitar - Richie Gajate-Garcia, Percussion - Kimo Cornwell, Keyboards - Kimo Cornwell, Percussion - Kimo Cornwell, Piano - Kimo Cornwell, Synthesizer - Kimo Cornwell, Programmer - Michael Paulo, Drum Programmer - Hiroshima, Performer - Louis Conte, Percussion - Dan Kuramoto, Producer - Dan Kuramoto, Soprano Saxophone - Dan Kuramoto, Composer - June Kuramoto, Percussion
(P) 1999 BMG Music
Album review
1999 marked 20 years since the band's unique combination of distinctively Japanese elements -- June Kuramoto's classical-flavored koto, Johnny Mori's booming Taiko drum -- with funky pop, urban, and jazz sensibilities first hit the instrumental music charts, and 25 years since saxophonist and East L.A. native Dan Kuramoto first formed the ensemble. Their Windham Hill Jazz debut (and 11th release overall) Between Black and White finds them once again blending contemporary root music, mystical Eastern exotica, and melodically rich smooth jazz that further deepens their larger commitment to global unity on the cusp of the new millennium. Hiroshima once again dares to push the envelope and engage diversity from track to track. The mix of dreamy koto and keyboard mysticism and thick hip-hop grooves and soulful sax on "Mix Plate" sets the tone for the whole project on the instrumental side. Hiroshima has worked with some great vocalists over the years, and Terry Steele -- who wrote Luther Vandross' signature smash "Here and Now" -- adds to the litany with his cool, romantic approach to "The Door Is Open."
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:44
- Main artists: Hiroshima
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Windham Hill Jazz
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1999 BMG Entertainment
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