Hisaaki Kanzaki -- You Are Falling On My Star

 

Well, on the COVID front, there are issues on the vaccine supply front since Canada will not be getting anything from Pfizer this week and there won't be much coming in next week. However, the daily infection rates seem to be flattening out and perhaps even decreasing somewhat. Still high at just a little under 2,000 cases but we're hoping that we are slowly getting out of the second wave though we have to face February. 

In any case, let's start the week on "Kayo Kyoku Plus" with something nice and cheery to complement the sunny afternoon we have in Toronto. This is "You Are Falling On My Star", the first track from Kochi Prefecture-born saxophonist Hisaaki Kanzaki's（神崎ひさあき）1981 album "Long Romantic Road" with his band Kanzaki On The Road.

"You Are Falling On My Star" is a nice way to start off with the album due to the intro seeming to start off someone's fine sunny morning. We can all do with a pleasant walk outside before heading to our favourite diner for a good hearty breakfast. Some nice Latin beats in there but basically the song is some refreshing jazz/AOR instrumentality.

Soon after graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, Kanzaki formed Kanzaki On The Road and released three albums in short order in 1980 and 1981 including "Long Romantic Road". He also put out a solo release in 1988, "Kanzaki" with artists such as pianist David Benoit and bassist Rickey Minor pitching in.