“Shigetaka Ikemoto” released the new music Album “Flip the Switch”

“Shigetaka Ikemoto” just dropped the new and hot Album “Flip the Switch”. It will contain the songs 'Crouching Start', 'Ampil', 'On a Jazzy Night', 'Fallen Snow', 'Neverland', 'Carnival (acoustic version)', 'Lux', 'Rhythm Blocks', 'Playground' and 'Into the Darkness' total of 12songs. Enjoy the Instrumental sound from the far east Asia.

This is the debut combo jazz album by the talented trombonist Shigetaka Ikemoto, who appeared like a comet on the Japanese jazz scene. Having previously released big band works, he now takes on the challenge with a quintet led by top players at the forefront of the scene. All songs are originals, and this ambitious work records both the acoustic and electric sides, and is composed of two discs containing each. Enjoy the unique sound that combines a hard driving feeling with a precise ensemble. [Disc1] acoustic side 1. Crouching Start 2. Ampil 3. On a Jazzy Night 4. Fallen Snow 5. Neverland 6. Carnival _acoustic ver. 7. Lux [Disc2 ] electric side 1. Rhythm Blocks 2. Playground 3. Into the Darkness 4. Carnival _electric ver. 5. Switch All compositions written by Shigetaka Ikemoto except 'Lux' by Shigetaka Ikemoto and Kazuhiro Takemoto Shigetaka Ikemoto trombone Akihiro Nishiguchi tenor saxophone Kazuhiro Takemoto piano, electric piano, fender rhodes Kunpei Nakabayashi bass, electric bass Kazuhiro Odagiri drums, electronic drums Produced by Akiomi Hirano Recorded at NK SOUND TOKYO on 22 and 23 October 2024 Recorded & Mixed by Neeraj Khajanchi Mastered by NK @ AQQA Mastering Art Direction & Design : Hiroshi Kurisaki

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• 1： Crouching Start

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• 2： Ampil

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• 3： On a Jazzy Night

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• 4： Fallen Snow

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• 5： Neverland

  Shigetaka Ikemoto

• 6： Carnival (acoustic version)

  Shigetaka Ikemoto

• 7： Lux

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• 8： Rhythm Blocks

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• 9： Playground

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• 10： Into the Darkness

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• 11： Carnival (electric version)

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• 12： Switch

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Relase date：2025-04-24

Days of Delight

Genre： Instrumental / Jazz

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Shigetaka Ikemoto

Born March 12, 1996 in Hyogo Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University At university, he was a member of the Keio University Light Music Society, where he served as concertmaster for about three years and won the top prize (1st place) at the YAMANO BIG BAND JAZZ CONTEST for three consecutive years. He participated in the Takuya Kuroda Group and Junko Onishi presents'THE ORCHESTRA' He is currently active in Tokyo with his own large ensemble 'isles' and quintet. 'isles' released their first mini-album 'Oath' in July 2023 and held a release live at Marunouchi COTTON CLUB. The second COTTON CLUB performance on April 14, 2024 was sold out and a huge success. In July of the same year, he performed with seven-time Grammy Award winner Maria Schneider, and in April 2025, he released his leader quintet's debut album 'Flip the Switch' from Days of Delight. In terms of support, he has participated in recordings for Ikimonogakari and Mone Kamishiraishi, as well as MISIA's various tours and King Gnu's stadium tour.

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