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Cocktail Nation episodes

April 22, 2017 Cocktail Nation 445- Spy Vibe The Tenth Victim

Another Spy show this week with Jason Whiton from the Spy Vibe Blog making a clandestine appearance on the show. All is good in the world of lounge as I have a Bond story, a Sinatra Story and a vintage furniture story for you and swank advice on mens jackets
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Creepxotica-Gopher
Narco Lounge combo- My Night With Sinatra
Piero Piccioni -Spiral Waltz
Spy Fi-Secret Agent Man
Chet Baker-When Lights Are Low
Frank Sinatra-Moonlight Serenade
Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited-35 Falcon Street
Si Zentner-From Russia With Love
Abe Lagrimas-Cookies and Icecream
Al Hirt-Music To Watch Girls By
Lea Delaria -Cool
Julie London-No Moon At All
Nicole Witt-Cool and Indifferent
Diana Krall-The Night We Called It A Day
Barbara Ween-Out Of This World

1 hr 2 min
April 19, 2017 Cocktail Nation Evenings At The Penthouse- Names in Pockets
Just what does that note in the pocket say? Is it the name of a lover, a racehorse or perhaps a spy?
As we watch the sun go down, lets kick back with some cocktail jazz and wonder just what that note means!
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Frank Rosalino Quartet-How Long Has This Been Going On
Richie Kamuca Quarter-Rain Drain
Bob Gordon-Slow mood
Black Olive Jazz-A Night In Tunisia
Duke Elington-Midnight Indigo
Joe Lovano-I’m All For You
Joe Pass- El Gento
Martini Kings- Swingin Shepard Blues
Art Pepper -What’s New
Monica Zetterlund- once stockholm
Tony Bennett-How Insensitive
Dan Cray Trio-Moonriver
59 min
April 18, 2017 Cocktail Nation Evenings At The Penthouse-When
Sometimes in life we have to know to say When....but often it's hard. This week on the show we reflect on the wins and the losses in life as we enjoy some cocktail jazz.

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Gerry Muligan-Tell Me When
Virginia Scheneck- How Deep Is The Ocean
Cannonball Adderly-Autumn Leaves
Oscar Peterson-Love Walked In
Dexter Gordon-I Was Doing Alright
Buselli -Wallarab Jazz orca-Black Thursday
Frank Bennett-Love Carefully
Bill Evans Trio-Time Remembered
Barbara Levy Daniels- I Got Lost In His Arms
Nathan Haines-Celestial You
1 hr 1 min
April 15, 2017 Cocktail Nation 444- Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited

Rolling out the big guns this week with the very first interview for a band which has been around since the late nineties but has never done press, Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited is on the show plus I have some giveaways of their latest album.Also on the show Tony Marscio from the Martini Kings with a brand new release. and swank advice on dinner parties

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Daniel Pemberton-Bugs Beats and Bowties
Jimmy Psycho-Thunderbirds
Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited-Night Of The Jaguar
Spy Fi-Then Play Down
Mancini-Brothers Go To Mothers
Don Ralke -Black Panther
Martini Kings (feat Marlena Khramov and Derek Stroh) You Only Live Twice
Desmond Quartet-Take Five
Enoch Light-When Your Lover Is gone
Christopher De Groot-Sailing Ships and Tarot Cards
Arthur Lyman-September Song
Jim Beuning-It’s Like This
Sad Salamanders-The Exotica Sandy Warner
Frank Sinatra-The Best Is Yet To Come
59 min
April 12, 2017 Cocktail Nation Evenings At The Penthouse-Blue
Koop has been feeling blue so he's put his creative juices to good use with a show with songs that are blue!
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Aaron Diehl-Blue Bode
Jackie Gleason-Beyond The Blue Horizon
Howard Roberts-Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Kenyon Hopkins-Am I Blue
Diana Krall-Almost Blue
Joe Jackson -Abes Blues
Jonah Jones-Blue Danube Rock
Milt Raskin-Blue Eyes
New Morty Show-Blue Martini
Henry Mancini-Blue Mantila
Tony Bennett-Blue Moon
Beegie Adair-Blue Skies
Les Baxter Blue Tango
Art Pepper-Walkin out blues

59 min
April 11, 2017 Cocktail Nation Evenings At The Penthouse-Black As The Night Is Dark
A wise man once said, I like the nightlife, I like to boogie. This week a show full of songs about black and night, because black is the night!
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Rene Paulo-Black Coral
Dawan Muhumad- Black Narcisis
Don Ralke-Black Panther
Ixtahuele-Black Sand
David Baker-Black Thursday
Lyn Stanley- Black Velvet
Peggy Lee-Black Coffee
Oscar Peterson-Night Train
James Spencer-Night Tide
Liberace-Night Song
Mancini-Nightside
Ken Greaves-Night People
Gerry Mulligan- Night Lights
1 hr 4 min
April 08, 2017 Cocktail Nation 443- CATT

We check out the event that it is the Chicago Area Tiki Tour, a couple of passings of late, an artist and an actress of note and swank advice on avoiding conflict in social media

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Jim Buening -What If I Told You
Kalyleene Peoples-Girl From Ipanema
David Bell Group-Congregation
Bikini Machine-Clima
Tiki Cowboys-Blue Tiki
Tiki Delights-All The Stars Are In your Eyes
Lola Albright-A man A Man A Man
Dragonfly-Somewhere
Howard Johson and Gravity -Working Hard For the Joneses
Tikyaki Orchestra-Exotique
Skip Heller -Hurricane App
Les Baxter-Cairo Bazaar
Malcolm Lockyer- Teledrama

1 hr 2 min
April 06, 2017 Cocktail Nation Twilight-Don Rickles RIP
Sad to hear of the passing of one of my favourite comedians Don Rickles. Here's a show I did a while back as we enjoy the wit of one of the greatest !

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Barbara Levy Daniels-The Tender Trap
Beige Adair-I Could Write A Book
Abbe Lane with Tito Puente -Whatever Lola Wants
Perry Beekman -Soon
Al Hirt-Music To Watch Girls By
Peggy Lee-Bewitched
Frank Sinatra -Moonlight Serenade
Hollywood Film Orchestra-Fab Chick
Jimmy Psycho -Fly Me To The Moon
Tiki Delights -Swank
Jackie Gleason -Sweet Sue, Just You
JR Spencer-Autumn In New York
Uptown Jazz Quartet- Take Me Away
Barbara Lusch -Light My Fire
Alvino Rey -Night Train
1 hr 2 min
April 06, 2017 Cocktail Nation Evenings At The Penthouse-Doctor Doctor
Nobody likes visiting the Doctor, but don't worry there are no needles involved in this issue and no waiting in the dreaded waiting room! Kick back and enjoy the Cocktail Jazz!
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Jim Beuning-It’s Like This
David Baker- Soft Summer Rain
Conte Candoli-Flamingo
Herbie Harper Quartet-Chloe
Chet Baker-I’ve Never Been In Love Before
Les Baxter-Ecstasy
Les Baxter-Please Mr Sun
Virginia Schenck-Blue Monk
Doug Munro-At Last
Kenyon Hopkins -September Song
Jackie Gleason -If You Were The Only Girl
Stan Getz-Misty
1 hr 3 min
April 04, 2017 Cocktail Nation Evenings At The Penthouse-Liberty Label LIFE, LIBERTY and MUSIC FOR ALL! (Liberty Label Artists)
Another Evenings show and a feature show as programmed by James Spencer

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Julie London Cry Me A River
The Lewis Sisters-Moonlight in Vermont
Vicki Benet-A Shade of Blue
Abbey Lincoln-No More
The Bobby Troup Trio-It Happened Once Before
Martin Denny-Laura
The Jimmy Rowles Trio-Serenade in Blue
Bobby Hammock Quartet-Powerhouse
Bill Perkins-Little Bird—Little Boat
Vicki Carr-It Must Be Him
David Pell Singers-Mah na Mah na
Martin Denny-Isle of Love
Julie London with Andre Previn-It’s A Blue World
40 min

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