The First Cold Wind — 3 Hours of Tokyo Jazz Kissa Ambience for Cold Nights Spent Indoors, 1978

Tokyo, 1978. The first cold wind of the season has arrived. It rattles the old windowpanes, sweeps dry leaves down the alley, and sends everyone hurrying into the kissa with their collars turned up. The master says nothing — he just starts a fresh pot of siphon coffee. Three hours of quiet jazz for the first truly cold night: warm lamplight, steaming cups, and a wind that is somebody else's problem until morning. — Tracklist (loops from the top) — 00:00:00 The First Cold Wind at Dusk 00:03:28 Something Stirs Above the Rooftops 00:06:54 A North Wind Down the Alley 00:10:28 Leaves Scattered Ahead of Me 00:13:46 Collar Turned Up Against the Cold 00:17:16 Hurrying Toward the Warm Light 00:20:36 The Door Rattles in Its Frame 00:23:45 Held Shut Against the Wind 00:27:01 A Siphon Steaming Against the Cold 00:30:10 Waltz of Steam and Draft 00:33:35 Windowpanes in the Gale 00:36:53 Every Pane Trembling Softly 00:40:18 Bare Branches Under the Streetlamp 00:43:46 Shadows Swaying on the Wall 00:47:24 A Scarf Unwound Slowly 00:51:10 Warming Up by Degrees 00:54:55 The Gale Deepens Outside 00:58:21 The Room Stays Warm 01:01:47 The Wind Begins to Ease 01:05:06 A Loose Shutter Falls Quiet 01:08:37 The Night After the Wind 01:12:03 Hush Over the Alley 01:15:25 The Wind Has Passed 01:18:54 One Lamp Still Glowing 01:22:36 Loop 2 (from the top) 02:45:12 Loop 3 (from the top) All music composed and produced for this channel.