17/09/2021
Hiroshima "Legacy" (2009) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-
Label : Heads Up International
01 - Winds Of Change (Dane Matsumara, Richard Matthews & Dan Kuramoto)
02 - Turning Point (June Kuramoto & Dave Iwataki)
03 - One Wish (Dan Kuramoto)
04 - Dada (Dan Kuramoto & Peter Hata)
05 - I've Been Here Before (June Kuramoto & Derek Nakamoto)
06 - East (Dan Kuramoto)
07 - Roomful Of Mirrors (Dan Kuramoto)
08 - Another Place (Dan Kuramoto)
09 - Save Yourself For Me (Dan Kuramoto)
10 - Hawaiian Electric (Dan Kuramoto & June Kuramoto)
11 - Thousand Cranes (June Kuramoto & Derek Nakamoto)
Produced by Dan Kuramoto
Executive Producer : Dave Love
Co-Produced by June Kuramoto & Kimo Cornwell
Recorded by Leslie Chew, Mr. Moto, Meetah & Madame Qua
Recorded at Studio Tofuville
Additional Recording : Ipuland
Mixed at Leslie's MegaSuite, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Paul Blakemore at Heads Up International / Telarc, Cleveland, OH
Hiroshima is...
June Kuramoto : Koto, Vocals
Dan Kuramoto : Flutes, Saxes, Shakuhachi, Synths, Vocals
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Keyboards, Synths
Danny Yamamoto : Drums, Percussion
Dean Cortez : Bass
Shoji Kameda : Taiko, Percussion
Guest Artists :
Terry Steele : Lead vocal ("Save Yourself For Me") & Vocals
Yvette Nii : Lead vocal ("Dada, "Roomful Of Mirrors")
Jim Gilstrap : Vocals
Richie Gajate Garcia : Conga, Timbales & Percussion
And the extraordinary original String Arrangement by George Del Barrio
01 - Winds Of Change
June Kuramoto : Koto, Vocals
Dan Kuramoto : Soprano Sax, Shakuhachi, Synths, Vocals
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Rhodes, Synths, String Programming
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass
Shoji Kameda : Taiko, Percussion
Jim Gilstrap : Vocals
Terry Steele : Vocals
Derek Nakamoto : Additional String Programming
Mixed by Don Murray
02 - Turning Point
June Kuramoto : Koto
Dan Kuramoto : Flute, Synths
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Rhodes, Synths
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass
Shoji Kameda : Taiko, Percussion
Mixed by Don Murray
03 - One Wish
June Kuramoto : Koto
Dan Kuramoto : Synths
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Rhodes, Clavinet, Synths
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass
Shoji Kameda : Conga, Percussion
Mixed by Leslie Chew
04 - Dada
June Kuramoto : Koto
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Synths, String Programming
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass
Yvette Nii : Lead vocal
John 'Doc' McCourt : Lead Guitar
Leslie Chew : Guitar
Derek Nakamoto : Additional String Programming
Mixed by Leslie Chew
05 - I've Been Here Before
June Kuramoto : Koto
Dan Kuramoto : Synths
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Rhodes, Synths
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass
Shoji Kameda : Taiko, Percussion
Mixed by Don Murray
06 - East
June Kuramoto : Koto
Dan Kuramoto : Tenor Sax, Synths
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Rhodes, Clavinet, Synths
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass
Shoji Kameda : Conga, Percussion
Richie Gajate Garcia : Conga, Timbales, Percussion
Mixed by Leslie Chew
07 - Roomful Of Mirrors
June Kuramoto : Koto
Dan Kuramoto : Soprano Sax
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Rhodes, Synths, String Programming
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass
Yvette Nii : Lead vocals
Jim Giltrap : Vocals
Terry Steele : Vocals
Derek Nakamoto : Additional String Programming
Mixed by Leslie Chew
08 - Another Place
June Kuramoto : Koto
Dan Kuramoto : Flute, Shakuhachi, Synths
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Rhodes, Synths
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Shoji Kameda : Taiko, Percussion
Richie Gajate Garcia : Conga, Timbales, Percussion
Mixed by Leslie Chew
09 - Save Yourself For Me
June Kuramoto : Koto
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Rhodes, Synths, String Arrangement / Programming
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass
Terry Steele : Lead vocal
Jim Giltrap : Vocals
Terry Steele : Vocals
Mixed by Leslie Chew
10 - Hawaiian Electric
June Kuramoto : Koto
Dan Kuramoto : Flute
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Rhodes, Synths, Ipu
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass
Richie Gajate Garcia : Conga, Timbales, Percussion
Mary Garcia : Coquito
Mixed by Don Murray
11 - Thousand Cranes
June Kuramoto : Koto, Vocals
Dan Kuramoto : Synths, Vocals
Kimo Cornwell : Piano, Rhodes, Synths, Vocals
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass, Vocals
Shoki Kameda : Vocals
Richie Gajate Garcia : Percussion, Vocals
Jim Giltrap : Vocals
Terry Steele : Vocals
Hillary Black : Vocals
John 'Doc' McCourt : Vocals
Mixed by Don Murray