José James band trumpeter Takuya Kuroda is to make his Blue Note label debut as a leader with the mid-February 2014 release of Rising Son, the historic label, which celebrates its 75th birthday in 2014, has confirmed. Kuroda's album has been produced by James, and the album line-up features keyboardist Kris Bowers, electric bassist Solomon Dorsey, drummer Nate Smith, and trombonist Corey King. Takuya Kuroda pictured