GOLD DIGGER —with true love—

Kadomatsu brought in New York funk and hip-hop, taking an early run at rap and scratching on this fifth album—the record that made his position as a cutting-edge creator widely known. Yet the selection itself is filled with orthodox songcraft: the slow tune 4, an evergreen melody 5, the urban funk numbers 8 and 9, and more. On the graceful 10, inspired by Todd Rundgren, his gift as a melodist becomes clearer still.