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Koop is on vacation and this week bringing you a Twilight show as we delve into the archives. 

New shows return Feb 14

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Wanna shut down a conversation ...just say "So What", it's ambiguous and makes no sense.

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Schapiro17- So What

Amber Weekes-When October Goes

Albare- Desafinado

John DiMartino- Daydream

Paul Shaw Quintet- Mary Oliver

Sarah Elgetti Quartet- Introspection

Coachella Valley Trio-The Way You Look Tonight

Judy Wexler -It's Only Smoke

Doug MacDonald and The Tarmac Ensemble - Body And Soul

Sometimes I like to take peoples breath away just for the fun of it.

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Judy Wexler - Take My Breath Away 

Baby Grand - Azure

Bill Frisell-  Where Have All The Flowers Gone

Doug MacDonald-  I Thought About You

Luke Gilespie- Round Midnight

Mattias Uneback-Voyage Beneath The Sea

Sarah Elgati Quartet- Snow

Warren Wolf- Chelsea Bridge

Rebecca DuMaine I've Never Been in Love Before

Calle Loíza Jazz Project- Old Folks

Martini Kings- Poinciana

Albare- Desafinado

Coachella Valley Trio- Lance Or Lot

Time to turn on the fog lights!

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Julie London-A Foggy Day

Nancy Steele-Lost in a Fog

Chet Baker-Grey December

Joe Bushkin-I Cover the Waterfront

Nancy Wilson Night Mist

Octobop-Blue Mist from Night Lights (2002) 

Leo Arnaud-In a Mist

Phil More-Misty Moon Blues

James Spencer-Misty” from Noir (2018) 

Bobby Hammock-Foggy mist

Astrid Gilberton-Misty Roses

The Hellers—The Mist of Time  

Wayne Wallace-In A Mist

George Shearing-Long Ago And Far Away

Daniel Pemberton-Red Mist

Jackie Gleason-A Foggy Day In London Town

Frank Sinatra-London By Night

Tony Bennett-I Left My Heart In SanFrancisco

Robert Drasnin-Kahluha Mist

Sue Raney-Rain

Koop is on vacation and this week bringing you a Twilight show as we delve into the archives. 

New shows return Feb 14

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Let me tell you about temptation and how it works.

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Morton Gould – Temptation

Angie Hubbard – Black Coffee

Chet Baker – The Touch Of Your Lips

Frank Sinatra – The Way You Look Tonight

Janet Seidel – Baltimore Oriole

Julie London – I Got Lost In His Arms

Liberace – I Hear A Rhapsody

Mancini – The Windmills Of Your Mind

Paris Mitchell Strings – Easy To Love

Plas Johnson – Tanya

Sally Street – Teach Me Tonight

Lavay Smith-Gee Baby. Ain’t I Good To You

Shirley Moon-Solitary Moon

Dexter Gordon Le Coiffeur

Tiki Delights – Scorpion Rider

Tito Rodríguez – Theme From “The Apartment”

I remember that moment when I suddenly felt cool and discovered how that felt, I was 14 years old and slipped on my first pair of Rayban Wayfarers and then the magic happened.

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Frank Bennett – You're Too Hip Baby

Stan Kenton – Once In A While

The Metro Strings – Vacation Time

Anita O'Day – Angel Eyes

Frank Pourcel And His Orchestra – Italia Romantica

Hugo Winterhalter – People

Jack De Mello And His Imperial Strings – Makalapua

Julie O’Hara Sextet – Angel Eyes

KPM – Piano At The Plaza

John Coltrane-When Lights Are Low

Hampton Hawes -Hamptons Pulpit

Bill Evans-All Of You

Les Baxter & The 101 Strings – Love Beat Of The City

Robby Poitevin – Jazz Cave

It’s been a stellar year for lounge and exotica — a wave of fresh releases keeping the hi-fi world spinning in style. Tonight, we spotlight the cream of the crop: Tikiyaki and The Hawaiiana Brass, Vibeexotica, Tiki Delights, Ixtahuele, and more.

We’ll hear from Andrew Munger of Vibeexotica, Skip Heller on the latest Voodoo 5 record, Matt Spacer on Bond style, Dana Countryman on the return of Cool and Strange Music Magazine, and Richard S. Green on Marketing Mayhem!

Pour yourself something smooth — it’s the Best of the Best 2025, right here on The Cocktail Nation.

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Tikiyaki and The Hawaiiana Brass – Weekend in Waikiki

Vibeexotica – An Ocean Away

Tiki Delights – Port of Call Tahiti

Tiki Delights-Midday Mai Tais

Kane Manakoora- Rainbows Over Kaneohe

Mr Moai and The Tikiheads-The Dawn of Tiki 

Mark Riddle- Lahaina Hula (Luau Version)

Voodoo5 – Desolation Center

Ixtahuele – House of the Gods

JG Thirlwell – Copycat

Project K-67 – Atomic Pool Party

Ultra Beaver Lounge – La Playa

Freddy Canoe – Nosedive 

Messerchups – Humanica

There was a time when if the phone rang late at night you knew there was a problem ..now there is a good chance it will beep at  3am

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Gerald Wiggins Trio- 3 O Clock In The Morning 

Wil Davis Trio-Will Call

Peggy Lee-Riding High

Julie London-Mickey Mouse March

Mel Torme-Tenderly 

Sue Rainy -Something cool 

Lee Morgan-I Remember Clifford

Mary Stallings- Slow Hot Wind

Warne Marsh-Autumn In New York

Gerry Mulligan-Body And Soul

Janet Seidel- I Got Lost In His Arms

James Spencer-Midnight Melancholy

Astrud Gilberto-Misty

Sometimes you just have to tell someone it's time to go home and hope they listen!

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Gerry Mulligan-Go Home

Mary Stallings-Sunday Kind Of Love

Curtis Fuller Quintet-Undecided

Bill Evans-I Should Care

Stan Levy Quintet-What Can I Say

June Christy- Lonely House

Brent Laidler-Keep Me In Mind

Virginia Scheneck-Being Me

Jackie Gleason-Hey There Lonely Girl