There are some strange people in the world and if you look carefully they are everywhere!

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Beegie Adair-Stranger In Paradise

Stan Kenton-Sophisticated Lady

Toni Carroll-The Hidden Body

Mark Gasbarro-Fantastic Vibes

Johnny Costa-Holiday For Strings

Janet Siedel and Tom Baker-Two Sleepy People

Sunset Blvd Jazz Trio- Naima

Living Strings-Penthouse Serenade

Georgia Carr-Softly

Francis Lai-Love Story

Relaxing Piano Crew-A Lounge To Myself

Jack Mouse Group-Twas Never Was

Ferrante And Teicher-Embraceable You

Lola Albright-I’ve Got A Crush On You

Nelson Riddle-Let’s Fall In Love

Frank Sinatra-Where Is The One

Kent Miller Quartet-The Cat

Time to head to the beach now with a bright and breezy beach theme so put on your shades and Aloha shirt and relax beachside.

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Anne Walsh-Salt Sea

Gabriela AndersDindi

Astrud Gilberto-Misty Roses

Marcos Valle-Homen Do Meu Mundo

Salome de Bahia-A Cidade Magica

James Spencer-Night Tide

Beegie Adair-Wave

Frank Sinatra with Antonio Carlos Jobim-Baubles Bangles and Beads

Tiki Lounge Crew-Bongo Nova

Joyce-S’Wonderful

Joao  Gilberto -Triste

Alessa-Crazy

Antonio Carlos Jobim-Tiro Cruzado

Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66-Masquerade

Billy Stritch-So Many Stars

Cocktail Inn-Brief And Breezy

Jonah Jones- Soft Summer Breeze

Lounge Crew Girl From Ipanema

Klaus Dolinger- Copacabana

It’s time to do some reading as Gary Wells from Soulrideblog.com is back and he has another great read for us in Words With Wellsy.

My new Segment Koop goes deep returns with some things to get your mind spinning and you just might want to use these thoughts to stimulate conversation at your next party and we will check the mail room with Dear Koop plus a look at the headlines in Lounge life Magazine

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Nicholas Godin-Clayborn

Gerald Beckett-The Soothsayer

Jimmy  Vargas-Cocktail Noir

Alex North-Lust

Leith Stevens- Private Blues

Clouseaux-Krakatoa

Skip Heller -Watch Us Burn

Narco Lounge Combo-Voodoo Moon

Jao Gilberto-Insensatez

Bill Irwin Group-Seduction

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Baby (Aint I Good To You) 

Warren Wolf -Chelsea Bridge

Rebecca Du Main-Chez Moi

Yamit And The Vinyl Blvd- Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby

Dolores Gray-Penthouse Serenade

Time to head down south this week and it's a laid back kinda sleepy vibe this week!

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Paul Weston-When It’s Sleepy Time Down South

Stan Whitmire-Theme From Forrest Gump

 Kenyon Hopkins-Tara’s Theme 

Alison Krauss-This Time The Dreams On Me

James Spencer-Stars Fell On Alabama

Shirley Horn-Georgia On My Mind

Les Baxter-Carolina Moon

Stacy Kent-Hard-Hearted Hannah

Beegie Adair Trio-Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

Jackie Gleason -On Miami Shore

Floyd Cramer-Tennessee Waltz

Gene Howard-Can’t Help Lovin

Julie London-Basin Street Blues

Lena Horne-Moon River

Brent Laidler-Heavy Memphis Jones

Dave Pell Octet- Memphis In June

Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just can't like everybody!

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Wayne Wallace-All Things That You Are

Yamit And The Vinyl Blvd -Summertime

Dave Stryker-This Guys In Love

Joe Bushkin-Manhatten

Jazz Vibes -Kind Of Blue

Ran Blake -Almost Like Being In Love

Oscar Pettiford- Another One

Gabriel Espinosa-Sambatico

Aya Fukiage-Crazy He Calls Me

Peter Appleyard-Georgia

Wynton Kelly-Portrait Of Jenny

Angelo Badalamenti-Freshly Squeezed

Jim Buening-All I Have

This week we play all neo lounge and exotica designed to make you put your foot down on the gas plus a lounge special on Seth MacFarlane and our new segment Koop Goes Deep.

 

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Nutty -Purple Panther

Spy Fi-Man From Uncle

Seth MacFalane-Music Is Much Better Than Words

Los Shimmy Shakers-Private Dick For Hire

Mambo Zombies-Mini Skirt

Metrolites-Banana République

Combustible Edison-Spy Vs Spy

Creepxotica-Gopher Mambo

Moonrays-Run Spy Run

Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Night And Day

Narco Lounge Combo-Your Dog Is Looking At Me

Naughty Ones-Voodoo Kiss

SG Sound-Escapade Velocity

Tikiyaki Orchestra-Exotique

The Sharps-Caravan

Tom Gaebel -The Cat

A bit of a blue theme this week, it's surprising how many songwriters love the word Blue!

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Anita O’Day-Blue Champagne

Betty Blake-Blue Fool

James Spencer -Blue Gardenia

Mel Tormé-It’s A Blue World

Paul Weston and his Orchestra-Blue Moon

Sue Raney-Blue Tears

Beverly Kenney- Born To Be Blue

Jonah Jones-So Blue

Beegie Adair-Blue Bossa

George Shearing- Blue Malibu

Melanchrino Strings-Blue Skies

Bill Evans Trio-Blue in Green

Eddie Baxter-Blue Velvet

Bobby Christian-Blue Star

Mancini-Blue Mantila

Jackie Gleason- Beyond The Blue Horizon

Les Baxter-Blue Mirage

June London- Blue Moon

We just love banning things and people these days...ahhh the madness!

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David Rose -Banned In Boston

Frank Sinatra-I Didn’t Know What Time It Was

Peggy Lee-A Brown Bird Is Singing

Norma Deloris Egstrom 

Monica Zetterlund-Some Other Time

Jack Jones -My Romance

Buddy Greco-But Beautiful

Bill Evans -Night And Day

Peter Appleyard- ’S Wonderful

Dean Martin-My Melancholy Baby

Martin Denny-Jungle  Flower

Lionel Hampton-The High And The Mighty

Lola Albright-I’ve Got A Crush On You

Stanley Wilson-The Late Spot

Percy Faith-Moon Of Manakoora

Robert Goulet-Love In A Tower

Rachel Caswell-Two For The Road

Joining me this week is Thomas MacKay from the Exotica band Intoxika, we also catch up with Ken from Exotica Moderne magazine. In Dear Koop a listener from Ohio with a request, a look at the world of swank gig guide and of course lounge life magazine.

 

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The Sharps-From Russia With Love

Moonrays-Mysterioso

Intoxika-Primitiva

Quincy Jones-Fever

Rebecca Angel-Jet Samba

Mel Torme-Midnight Swinger 

Orchestra Helmuth Brandenberg Cat Like That

Jennie Smith-Nice And Easy

Jeff Chenault- Andrew Izold-Exotica Revisited

Don Tiki -The Natives Are Restless

Ixtahuele-Stone Gods Of Bimini

Les Baxter-Barquita

Warner Chappell Production Orchestra-The Silence

Thank goodness for navigation apps on phones because I have very little sense of direction but I know where I am going when it comes to lounge!

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Chet Baker-Let’s Get Lost

Mancini -Champagne and Quill

Dinah Washington-Cry Me A River

James Spencer-Angel Eyes

Coltrane-Too Young To Go Steady

Diana Krall-The Look Of Love

Nat King Cole-For All We Know

CanonBall Adderly-Leaves

Art Blakely -Come Rain Or Shine

Sean Smith Quartet-Minor Peace

Mancini-Blue Mantilla

Aaron Diehl-Round Midnight

Octobop-Beautiful Love

Miles Davis-When Lights Are low