Cocktail Nation

I love the suggestions for movies that Kramer brings us each month and this time it’s the film Raven, we talk about a marvellous Swing magazine from the nineties.

Our World of Swank gig guide and we take a look at the headlines from Lounge Life Magazine with stories about Steve Lawrence, Charles Manson and his relationship with Doris Day plus the passing this week of Gloria Vanderbilt

 

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Warren Wolf-Bags Groove

Intoxika -Hanalei Moon

Lounge Brigade-Under My Voodoo

Art Pepper-Bernies Tune

Roland Shaw-I Spy

Tiki Lounge Crew-Hipsters Lair

Nutty-I’d Dig You to Dig Me

Project Pimento-Caravan

Joey Altruda-Brothers Go To Mothers 

Jetset Sweden-Shot In The Dark

Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited-Psisurf

Enoch Light-Out Of Nowhere

Jery Goldsmith-Our Man Flint

George Shearing-Mambo in Miami

Ann Margret-Thirteen Man

Sergio Mendes-Mas Que Nada

This week on the show we play nothing but new bands that you can go out and see right now! There is so much new cocktail jazz that is playing around the world so check out my World Of Swank gig guide and support the bands!

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Rebecca DuMaine-When In Rome

Yamit And The Vinyl Blvd- The Nearness Of You

Dave Stryker -After The Dance

Ran Blake-Moon Ride

Miki Yamanka -A Fake Hero

Stefon Harris- Sophistry

John Pizzarelli-I Only Want Some

Monica Zetterlund- Some Other Time

Mike Freeman-NightCrawlers 

Vivian Lee-Bein’ Green

Cyndi Lauper-At last

Ann Hampton Callaway- Love Dance

I certainly don't have a green thumb, but it turns out the garden theme is quite common in cocktail jazz so thanks to our guest programmer James Spencer a flowerish kind of show!

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Sue Raney-Who’s Afraid 

Astrud Gilberto-Misty Roses

Chet Baker -Violets For Your Fur 

Jackie Gleason-I Dream Of Lilac Time 

Les Baxter-Gardens Of The Moon

Julie London-Days of Wine and Roses

Martin Denny-Black Orchid

Jack Wilson-Night Flowers 

Rex Kona -Wild Orchids

Diana Krall -Garden In The Rain

Singers Unlimited-Honeysuckle Rose

Keith Jarret-Death Of The Flower

Emile Pandolfi-Secret Garden

James Spencer-Blue Gardenia

Betty Carte -Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most 

101 Strings -San Francisco 

Paul Weston-Garden In The Rain

Another Lounge Special this week and we focus on Bob Newhart's life and career, our World of Swank gig is chockablock with cool things to attend, and we take a look at the headlines from Lounge Life Magazine

 

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Worldwide Harmonics-Bachelor Pad

Dave Pike-Jetset

Warren Wolf-Chelsea Bridge

Charlie Steinman Orchestra- Tricky Dicky

Ricky Derek - I Melt With You

Ellington Hawk-Harlem Nocturne

Beat Generation-Beatnik Lounge

Swingerhead-She Could Be A Spy

Sarah Vaughan-One Mint Julep 

Mancini-Something For Cat

Martini Kinds-Desifinado

Louisville Sluggers-Blow It Baby

Heather Rigdon-I Like My Coffee Black

Machiniso-Percusso Frenzy

Narco Lounge Combo-Taboo

Let's head out to sea on a yacht and enjoy some Cocktails By The Sea!

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Chet Baker-Moon and Sand

Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66-So Many Stars

 Antonio Carlos Jobim-Wave

James Spencer-Night Tide 

Astrud Gilberto-Beach Samba

Bebel Gilberto-Far From The Sea

Anne Walsh-Salt Sea

Shirley Horn-Return To Paradise

Martin Denny-The Enchanted Sea

 Warren Barker-Soft Green Seas

Julie London-How Deep is the Ocean

Doris Day-Meditation

Peggy Lee -Sea Fever

Waitiki-White Sandy Beach 

101 Strings with Les Baxter -Love On the Beach

Tommy Morgan-The Beach

Ixtahuele- Black Sand

Tiki Delights -Sandy Samba

Tiki joes Island- sacred island

Let's head to the clouds and relax in the sky with cocktails and clouds!

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Dionne Warwick -Up, Up and Away

Antonio Carlos Jobim-Look To the Sky

Singers Unlimited-We Could Be Flying

Melanchrino Strings-New Sun in the Sky

Les Baxter and Orchestra-Drifting Clouds

Corky Hale-Cabin In the Sky

Kristen Chenowith-On a Turquoise Cloud

Johnny Mandel -Temple of the Clouds

Mel Torme-Till The Clouds Roll By

Julie London-Cloudy Morning

Martin Denny-Cloudy Summer Afternoon

Beegie Adair Trio-Orange Colored Sky

Esquivel-Andalusian Sky

Horst Jankowski Singers-Dreamflight in the Clouds

Tomorrow’s World-Kites Are Fun

Frank Sinatra-Fly Me To The Moon

James Morrison-Air

Billy Jones -Just Above The Clouds

This week some new artists to dig, artists that prove the Cocktail Lounge sound continues and you can enjoy it live in your home town!

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Yamit and the Vinyl Blvd- Is You Is Or Aint you my baby

Dave Stryker - This Guys In Love

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet- Atardecer Matanceco (Evening In Matanzas)

Ran Blake-Speak Low

Todd Gordon-Autumn In New York

Miki Yamanka -Stuffed Cabbage

Tony Bennet and Diana Kraal-Love Is Here To Stay

Pascal Schumacher-Decoy

Aya Fukiage-Prelude To A Kiss

Vivian lee-The Man I Love

Barbara Levy Daniels-I Thought About You

Lucia Jackson-Beauiful Love

Allen  Austin Bishop- That’s All

Hawaiian author Everett Peacock joins me on the show this week, a look at where

men's fashion has gone wrong and a story on an abandoned Nazi camp in Sydney!

A Look at the world of swank gig guide and of course Dear Koop, and I have some

info for our French listeners 

 

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Rebecca DuMaine-When In Rome

Yamit and The Vinyl Blvd-You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To

Gentle Forest Band-Mood In D

Jazz Vibes- Dukes Place

Hugo Montenegro- Theme From I Spy

Janet Seidel-Mr Lucky

Ahmand Jamal -Sophisticated Gentleman

Metropolitan  Saxophone Orchestra-Sophisticated Lady

Francis Lai-A Man And A Woman

Narco Lounge Combo-Your Dog Is Looking At Me

Jumping Joz Band-Smooth One

Mexicali Brass-Thunderball

Dean Elliot Wild Ride

 

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Recently I visited and Rome and had a lovely time, I love when a lounge song reminds you of a place you visited and the lovely memories.

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Mantovani-Arrivederci Roma

Gerry Mulligan- Soft Shoe

Ann -Margret-Mr Wonderful

James Spencer-Ellingtonia

Richard Lennox-September In The Rain

Julie London-Something Cool

Bill Evans -Conception

John Lewis- Afternoon In Paris

Shinya Fukumori Trio-Silent Chaos

Howard Johnson-Fly With The Wind

Bobby Hammack- Key West

There are Spies about on this issue of the Cocktail Nation as Jason Whiton from SpyVibe.com returns with his monthly segment…in dear Koop a question about a famous song plus how much bond is too much Bond.

 

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Jennifer Keith-A Taste Of Honey 

Cocktail Angst-Ecstatically Mine

Naruyoshi Kikuchi-The Woman Called Fujiko-1

Robby Poitevin- Amore all Italiana

Strings Unlimited-Madonna

Cal Trader-Goodbye

Tiki Torches-Miserlou

Intoxika- Gold Lame

James Spencer -Nocturnal Tangier

Jetset Sweden-A Man And A Woman

Martini Kings -A Deadly Vice

Octobop-Playboys Theme

Wayne Wallace -El Arroyo

Royal Crown Revue-Datin With No Dough

Buddy Greco- Once In Love With Amy