【10th-Anniversary Music Date】Cécile McLorin Salvant at Blue Note Tokyo

I love going on music dates. We take turns inviting each other to our favorite shows. My last bet was, um, let’s call it adventurous, but this evening I was sure we’d have a good time. And it was even better!

Yes — it was Ms. Cécile McLorin Salvant at Blue Note Tokyo. We giggled and murmured at every bit of magic she cast with her voice. And the piano! What Sullivan Fortner casually dropped throughout the performance was surreal: tranquil invention-and-sinfonia moments, an A Train passing by, a glimpse of Gershwin — he executed them so elegantly and in perfect harmony with the other musicians. You could hear a pin drop during his playing, because he captures everything on stage and melts it all into his music. I know I don’t quite make sense, but you could and you would.

So many things have happened over the past ten years. We’ve made decisions, argued here and there, and oh, right, I’ve got a little bag on my tummy now, but we’ve gotten through it all and still smile at each other at the end of the day. I think that’s a success. And we look really cool together.

 

そして夫はイギリスで買った酒瓶を2本背負って夜の街に消えました(笑) 久しぶりに駅で別れて1人の帰り道とか、暗い部屋に帰って電気を点ける感じとか、そういうものもちゃんと楽しめる自分とか。うっかり手術でダイナマイトなボディになっちゃったけども、こんな幸せな日が来るとはなぁ。でへ。