BLUES COMPANY by Shun Kikuta & BLUES COMPANY

Track List

1
Cold Love
Shun Kikuta, BLUES COMPANY
- Lyricist
  Shun Kikuta, Marty Bracey
- Composer
  Shun Kikuta
2
Chicago Midnight
Shun Kikuta, BLUES COMPANY
- Lyricist
  Shun Kikuta
- Composer
  Shun Kikuta
3
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Shun Kikuta, BLUES COMPANY
- Lyricist
  Shun Kikuta, Toshimi Matsushita
- Composer
  Shun Kikuta
4
Gift From Heaven
Shun Kikuta, BLUES COMPANY
- Composer
  Shun Kikuta
5
Queen OF The Blues
Shun Kikuta, BLUES COMPANY
- Lyricist
  Shun Kikuta, Carolyn Fe
- Composer
  Shun Kikuta
6
Left My Soul In Chicago
Shun Kikuta, Lee Kanehira
- Lyricist
  Shun Kikuta, Carolyn Fe
- Composer
  Shun Kikuta

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The debut album of BLUES COMPANY, the first of the label Rising Shun Records launched by Shun Kikuta in 2018. A mini-album with a wide variety of songs and arrangements, focusing on blues and incorporating jazz, funk, and pop essences. All 6 songs are Kikuta's original songs.

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BLUES COMPANY

Apple Music • Blues Top Albums • Hong Kong • TOP 6 • 27 Oct 2021

Apple Music • Blues Top Albums • China • TOP 8 • 5 Aug 2023

Apple Music • Blues Top Albums • Japan • TOP 125 • 5 Jun 2022

Apple Music • Blues Top Albums • United Kingdom • TOP 192 • 23 Nov 2022

Cold Love

iTunes Store • Blues TOP SONGS • Norway • TOP 4 • 17 Jan 2023

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Korea, Republic of • TOP 127 • 28 Feb 2022

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Viet Nam • TOP 185 • 11 Oct 2024

Chicago Midnight

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Korea, Republic of • TOP 126 • 28 Feb 2022

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Viet Nam • TOP 184 • 11 Oct 2024

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Korea, Republic of • TOP 125 • 28 Feb 2022

Gift From Heaven

iTunes Store • Blues TOP SONGS • Norway • TOP 3 • 17 Jan 2023

iTunes Store • Blues TOP SONGS • Turkey • TOP 39 • 4 Feb 2023

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Botswana • TOP 72 • 4 Nov 2022

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Sri Lanka • TOP 87 • 4 Jan 2023

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Korea, Republic of • TOP 124 • 28 Feb 2022

Queen OF The Blues

iTunes Store • Blues TOP SONGS • Norway • TOP 2 • 17 Jan 2023

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Botswana • TOP 13 • 5 Nov 2022

iTunes Store • Blues TOP SONGS • Turkey • TOP 29 • 17 Oct 2023

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Korea, Republic of • TOP 123 • 28 Feb 2022

Left My Soul In Chicago

Apple Music • Blues Top Songs • Korea, Republic of • TOP 122 • 28 Feb 2022

Artist Profile

Shun Kikuta
"Shogun of the blues" __ Asia Wall Street Journal (Hong Kong)  "Shun Kikuta, an impressive young Japanese guitarist" __ Living Blues (U.S.A)   Shun is an internationally renowned musician traveling around the world. Shun resided in Chicago, known as a home of blues, over two decades and he was a regular guitarist of Koko Taylor, "Queen of the blues" for nine years until her passing. He also was a long time member of 2010 Chicago Music Awards winning band J.W.Williams & Chi-Town Hustlers. Currently he focuses on his own group "Shun Kikuta Band" and "Blues Company". Performed with: B.B.King, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Bo Didley, Robert Lockwood Jr, Hubert Sumlin, James Cotton, Kenny Wayne Shepperd etc.. Recorded with: Koko Taylor "Old School"-Grammy Award nominated, Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Billy Branch, Eddie Shaw, Nellie"Tiger"Travis, etc..   TV and movie appearance: "An evening with B.B.King" as a band leader and performed with B.B.King. "Kennedy Center Honors" to honor Morgan Freeman sharing a stage with Koko Taylor, Pinetop Perkins, Honey Boy Edwards and Willie "Big Eye" Smith. "Father and Sons", a part of the seven series of "THE BLUES" movie directed by Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood and 5 other directors. Performed on: Chicago Blues Festival, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Notodden Blues Festival(Norway), Japan Blues Festival, Jakarta International Blues Festival, Beijing Blues Festival etc...   Discography: Live In France (2020), Good Times Roll/Blues Project (2019), Blues Company (2018) , Rising Shun Plus (2018), Best of Shun's Blues (2013) and 12 leader/collaborated albums. Instructional materials: Lively Blues Guitar (CD+Book, 2017), Call & Response (DVD, 2014) and 6 other books and DVDs. Shun was on the cover and featured musician of BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE Dec 29th 2011 issue.   Besides performing, Shun teaches guitar, blues history and ensemble in regular basis through workshops and private lessons. Shun also is a music writer in last two decades. He has published his book "The World's Blues Alleys"(Rittor Music-Japanese) and has had his own articles on magazines and papers as well.
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