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Looking at the cover of The Square's "Kyakusenbi no Yuuwaku" (Temptation of Shapely Legs) just a half-second gaze, I promise you...I was reminded of some trivia regarding the late actress Mary Tyler Moore, a regular pop culture figure in my old television history. Considering all of the fame that she was able to amass throughout her long career, it is ironic that her first TV role was portraying telephone switchboard operator Sam in the 1957 first season of crime series "Richard Diamond: Private Detective" (later to be titled "Calling Mr. D" in syndication). Her face was only shown in silhouette with her legs and occasionally her hands popping up in full view (although the above video didn't really show all that much of her lower limbs).
But getting back from 1957 to 1982 when "Kyakusenbi no Yuuwaku" was released, the title track is definitely one happily trotting instrumental with Takeshi Ito（伊東たけし）on sax and new keyboardist Hirotaka Izumi（和泉宏隆）having the time of their lives during their solos. Of course, everyone else is also in on the jam during this 4 and 1/2 minute summery tune that can have listeners dream their way out of a long cold winter. You might say that "Kyakusenbi no Yuuwaku" has legs (I'll just see myself out the door, thank you).
"Temptation of Shapely Legs"? I guess they had a leg fetish or there is some kind of word play going on that I am not catching. Ether way this is some smooth jazz fusion that almost reminds me of disco. I am sure people could dance to most of this Album.
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