Nujabes is best known for his approach to hip hop beats, often blending jazz influences into his songs creating a mellow, nostalgic and atmospheric sound. In addition to Japanese artists like Uyama Hiroto, Shing02 and Minmi, Nujabes collaborated with various underground American hip hop acts CYNE, Cise Starr (as a solo apart from the hip-hop collective CYNE), Apani B, Five Deez, Substantial, CL Smooth, Fat Jon, Jose James, Terry Callier, as well as British rapper Funky DL. He was also a member of the production duo Urbanforest, an experimental collaboration with Nao T.
Nujabes was one of the most prolific contributors to the background music and soundtracks of Samurai Champloo, an anime which blends a feudal Japan setting with modern anachronisms, especially in regard to hip hop culture such as graffiti and rapping.
A distinguishing feature of Nujabes' sound is his incorporation of Jazz samples in his tunes. For an example, the track "The Final View" on his album Metaphorical Music features the Jazz Standard "Love Theme From Spartacus" by Pianist Barry Harris, as played by Saxophonist Yusef Lateef, sampled over the track. Nujabes incorporates Lateef's head melody on oboe, cuts of his solos, and background piano comping in his piece.
On February 26, 2010, Jun Seba was involved in a car accident while exiting the Shuto Expressway late at night. He died at a hospital in Shibuya Ward after failed attempts to resuscitate him, at the age of 36.
0:00 Blessing It (Remix) (Featuring Substantial & Pase Rock of Five Deez)
3:24 Horn in the Middle
7:32 Lady Brown (Featuring Cise Starr)
10:51 Kumomi
14:45 Highs 2 Lows (Featuring Cise Starr)
19:23 Beat Laments the World
23:46 Letter from Yokosuka
26:56 Think Different (Featuring Substantial)
30:13 A Day by Atmosphere Supreme
34:13 Next View (Featuring Uyama Hiroto on Sax)
38:49 Latitude (Remix) (Featuring Five Deez)
42:45 F.I.L.O. (Featuring Shing02)
46:17 Summer Gypsy
50:36 The Final View
54:11 Peaceland
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