ジャズで聴く宇多田ヒカル作品集2

Kenny James Trio interprets Utada Hikaru’s compositions through a jazz lens on this meldac release, transforming J-pop’s most sophisticated songwriter into standards-ready material. The trio strips away production gloss to reveal the harmonic depth embedded in tracks like “Automatic” and “First Love,” reframing them as vehicles for melodic exploration and rhythmic interplay. A curious crossover that honors both the source material’s emotional intelligence and jazz’s improvisational tradition.