Short narrative of a music lover Vol.24 “OBI” – Toots Thielemans
My Favorite CD I found myself surrounded by cherry blossoms, fresh greenery, and hydrangeas, and before I knew it, I was enveloped in a temperature that made it impossible not…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.23 “Little Peace in C for U” by Michel Petrucciani & Stéphane Grappelli
My Favorite CD It's spring! I started writing this tweet thinking it was spring, but before I could finish, it turned into the rainy season… It's a bit out of…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.22 Piano Man – Billy Joel
My Favorite CD I saw Billy Joel's live (LIVE AT YANKEE STADIUM) at Yankee Stadium in New York in 1990 in a movie theater. It's great. Recordings are good,…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.21 Sitting In My Hotel – The Kinks
My Favorite CD Hearing the news that The Kinks have released CD with remastered and unreleased remixes of "Muswell Hillbillies" and "Everybody's in Show-Biz" to commemorate the 50th anniversary of…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.20 In Memoriam Joey DeFrancesco
My Favorite CD Joey DeFrancesco has passed away. He was only 51 years old. Too young. (Younger than me...). I couldn't hear his live performance. I really wanted to hear…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.19 Bang Bang – Joe Cuba
My Favorite CD Hot! Too too too hot! I'm basically ride a bike to anywhere, so tanned like a high school baseball player this time of year, but the other…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.18 If I Should Fall From Grace With God – The Pogues
My Favorite CD The other day I saw "Crock Of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan" Oh, no, it's ’Yabai’. In Japanese these days, "yabai" has come to mean…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.17 Move – Stan Getz
My Favorite CD I visited Blue Note Tokyo for the first time in a really long time to see Michel Camilo's solo performance. I love his piano. I am so…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.16 MADAN – Salif Keita
My Favorite CD This time, I would like to focus on the voice and select songs. I love jazz music, so I often listen to music without voices, but I…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.15 And It Stoned Me – Van Morrison
My Favorite CD Films with a deep connection to music are often shown since last year. You better watch films about music in a cinema hall at high volume, otherwise…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.14 Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen
My Favorite CD I saw an interview with a child who evacuated Ukraine saying that his father remained in Ukraine. The man who was a top tennis player a few…
Short narrative of a music lover Vol.13 Blowin’ in the wind – Bob Dylan
My Favorite CD It's heartbreaking. No matter how much I think about it, I can't think of any reason why children should have to run from bombs. The situation is…