Long time has passed since Miyake was originally recognized as a world class Jazz trumpeter, he was back in Tokyo after a few years of study in Boston and New York. Back then he recorded a few solo albums with musicians such as Michael Brecket or Ron Carter. Soon he started writing music for commercials and movies (Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday"). His work became so popular that he was writing over 300 jingles per year. He has not stopped working since then.
Stolen from Strangers is his 21st album. As Hal Willner, former co-producer of Miyake's work, puts it in the foreword to the record "...another audio road movie, this time directed by Pedro Almodovar". Recorded between Tokyo and Paris, the place where Jun has been living for the last few years. With collaborations in vocals from Arto Lindsay, Sanseverino, the "Cosmic Voice of" Bulgaria Choir, Arthur H., Lisa Papimeau and with the subtle but precious guitar of Vinicius Catania. What catches the ear of anyone listening to Jun's music is his capacity to blend seamlessly different styles of music while at the same being able to maintain a consistent line. This is one of these albums that can be listened from beginning to end without temptations to alter the order or to skip one song. It just flows.
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