Rainy Afternoon, One Good Book — 3 Hours of Tokyo Jazz Kissa Ambience for Slow Reading, 1978

Tokyo, 1978. A grey afternoon rain, a window seat, a cup of coffee, and a book you don't have to finish. In a jazz kissa, no one minds how slowly you turn the page — the records play, the siphon hisses softly, and the afternoon is yours to spend. Three hours of quiet jazz and gentle rain for reading, studying, or simply sitting still. — Tracklist (loops from the top) — 00:00:00 A Book in Hand 00:03:24 Footsteps in the Rain 00:06:11 Sunday Newspaper 00:09:01 Steam Rising from the Counter 00:11:37 Weak Coffee Strong Rain 00:14:34 Umbrellas by the Window 00:17:17 The Usual Seat 00:20:18 Siphon Steam 00:22:32 Steam on the Sill 00:25:51 Not to Finish but to Return 00:29:10 Second Cup 00:31:57 Rain Against the Glass 00:35:33 The Corner Table Again 00:38:40 Afternoon Nap in the Corner Booth 00:41:24 Between Sets 00:44:23 Waltz for the Window Seat 00:47:18 Side B Quiet Rain 00:49:41 Warm Light Wet Street 00:51:53 Golden Hour Through Wet Glass 00:53:57 Amber Lamplight 00:56:12 Hush Over the Counter 00:59:11 Rain Eases No One Leaves 01:01:45 The Check Comes Slowly 01:05:28 One More Cup Before Closing 01:07:18 Loop 2 (from the top) 02:14:37 Loop 3 (from the top) All music composed and produced for this channel.