It's been a while since I've put up anything from the Seizo Watase（わたせせいぞう）"Heart Cocktail"（ﾊｰﾄｶｸﾃﾙ）collection. Feeling the stress build up over the past several days, I can do with something musically relaxing.
When I began the "Heart Cocktail" file near the end of 2022, the first article in there was the 1986 "Glass ni Yubiwa"（グラスに指輪）by the duo which went by the names Tony's Show or WISE. Well, I brought them back again but this time, it's for an instrumental titled "Omoide One Cushion" (One Cushion of Memories). This comes straight from the Tony's Show YouTube channel and it's listed as a 1987 creation with it being included as the first track from "Heart Cocktail Vol. 3" although I couldn't track down the exact "Heart Cocktail" vignette that it accompanied on NTV. Apparently, it's also included on "Heart Cocktail Original Soundtracks" which was released last year.
Those opening keyboard notes and the soft summery afternoon vibes have been enough to take a bit of the load off my shoulders. In addition, the trombone solo contributes some good old nostalgia. Takumi Yamamoto（山本拓己）of WISE was responsible for both composition and arrangement.
Ah, whaddaya know? I could find the vignette!
This is tune seems to have a least a touch or pinch of jazz, too.
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