Methinks I'm gonna have to get this September 1977 4th album, "The Diary" by vocal group Hi-Fi Set（ハイ・ファイ・セット）later this year. After hearing the urbane jazz of "Koi no Nikki"（恋の日記）and then the sophisticated pop of "Memorandum"（メモランダム）, I already had some good vibes about it.
And then I came across the second track from "The Diary", "Kaze no Machi" (Windy City). As the title would indicate, it really is a breezy and joyful number about falling in love in the metropolis. Maybe that was the prevailing feeling of optimism blowing into 1970s Tokyo back then. Compared to the two other tracks, "Kaze no Machi" falls under the City Pop of the decade. Good feelings, indeed. Plus, it's the first time I've ever heard of a muted trombone in such a song.
"Kaze no Machi" was also Hi-Fi Set's 8th single from earlier in April. It was created by the two male members of the group, Toshihiko Yamamoto（山本俊彦）and Shigeru Ohkawa（大川茂）with Takashi Matsumoto（松本隆）also co-writing the lyrics. Ichizo Seo（瀬尾一三）took care of the arrangements.
Especially with all of the drilling and hammering going on outside, I could use some of this sort of music today.😡
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