Cocktail Nation

Let's reminisce with cocktails from long ago.

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Johnny Mandel -Long Ago and Far Away

Angelika -Once Upon a December

Chet Baker -I’m Old’ Fashioned 

Bobby Troup-It Happened Once Before 

James Spencer-The Things We Did Last Summer 

Julie London -Camptown Races 

Beegie Adair-Back Home in Indiana

Stanley Black -Nostalgia

Chris Connor-He’s Comin’ Home 

Liza Minnelli -Old Friends 

Joey Altruda-Cocktails With Joey 

Mel Torme and the Mel Tones-It Happened in Monteray 

Singers Unlimited-A Time For Love 

Stan Kenton-Sophisticated Lady

Charlene Bartley-I’ve Got A Crush On You 

Bobby Darin-Days Of Wine And Roses

Anne Phillips -A Stranger In Town

Sue Raney-You Are There 

Tonight Gary Wells looks at book all about man who hijacked a plane and jumped out with the money and got away with it.

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Combustible Edison- Spy Vs Spy

Jerry Goldsmith- Doing As The Romans Did

Kenny Sasaki-into The Jungle 

Pink Martini-Segunda

Herbie Mann- Theme From This Is My Beloved

Mario Grigorov-Anything Goes

Linda Carone-Lemon Twist

Mark Riddle- Legend Of Pu’u Pehe

Mr. Moai & The Tikiheads-Night Of The Savage

Tikiiyaki Orchestra- Space Tango

Ixtahuele- Komodo

Tiki Torches -Misirlou

Don Ralke-Mombassa

Jean-Michel Bernard-K&R Awkward Dinner

Louisville Sluggers- Blow It Baby.

Which do you prefer?

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Beegie Adair-Days of Wine and Roses”

Helen Merrill -Lilac Wine

Freddy Martin and His Orchestra-Bubbles in the Wine

Les Baxter-Dancing with Tears in My Eyes

Beverly Kenney-I’ll Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Try

James Spencer-Bittersweet

Jeri Adams-You’ve Got Me Crying Again

Chris Connor-All Dressed Up with A Broken Heart

Jack Jezzro -Merlot

Astrud Gilberto-“Champagne and Caviar” 

Julie London-Lonely Girl” Lonely Girl 

Chet Baker-There’s a Lull In My Life” Embraceable You 

Mal Fitch-Nice And Easy

Roger Williams-Some Enchanted Evening

Stan Kenton-Sophisticated Lady

Richard Rodgers-You Took advantage of Me

Melanchrino Strings-Night And Day

Dolores Gray -Don’t Blame Me

Mel Tormé-It’s a Blue World

Bobby Troup-One for My Baby

Revisiting our composer series with James Spencer

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Julie London-The Man That Got Away 

Ellis Elkins-Down With Love

Maureen O’Hara-My Shining Hour

Allison Krauss-This Time the Dream’s on Me.

Julie LondonBlues in the Night

Matt Dennis Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

James Spencer-Stormy Weather

Roger Williams-Over The Rainbow

Walter Schumann -That Old Black  Magic

Don Nelson-As Long As I Live

 George Shearing-It’s Only A Paper Moon

Stan Kenton-Ill Wind

Mel Torm-Hit the Road to Dreamland

Tom Bruner-Come Rain Or Come Shine

Stephen Kummer- Let's Fall in Love 

Dr. Don Shirley-One For My Baby

This week Darren Long from the Tiki Delights  joins me on the show for something very special. A show called Toasting the Singers where we look at some of the most amazing and influential singers of the twentieth century.

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 That moment where perhaps that girl is a spy, but you just aren't sure, maybe there will be romance or perhaps assassination.

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Jerry Goldsmith-  Never Mind, You'd Love It

Piero Umilani- Lounge Suite

Cy Coleman- Playboy's Theme

Franco Altissimi- Lounge Bossa

Alessandro Alessandroni- Italian Sunset

Elmer Bernstien- A Little Tipsy

David Rose- Love For Sale

Leith Stevens- Private Blues

Henry Mancini- Free And Easy

Nicolas Godin- Passion Femme

Blue Martinis- You Turn Me On Baby

Rebecca Angel- Jet Samba

Teddy Randazzo- April

Nino Rapicavoli -Doctor Moo

Warren Barker-Lopaka's Beat

Jerry Goldsmith- Ladies Will Kindly Remove Their Hats

Daniel Pemberton- I, Spy

Lola Albright-Hes My Guy

Bill Conti-Cocktails

Network Music Ensemble-Aperitif On Ice

Ran Blake- All About Ronnie

Such an individual thing, where is that special place you like to be?

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Drugstore Romeos- Wondrous Place

Theodore Shapiro-Labor of Love

Combustible Edison- Theme From The Tiki Wonder Hour

The Yuko Mabuchi Trio - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

Herbie Mann-Theme From _This Is My Beloved

Alika Lyman Group- Pua Lilia

Vibes On Velvet- Ink Mysterioso

Kenny Sasaki-Jasmine

Diana Krall- Besame Mucho

Rose Sinclair- You Don't Know Me

Mark Riddle- Drifting

Linda Carone-Free and Easy

Tiki Delights- Shaken not Stirred

Martini Kings-Winds Rush In

Jazz Vibes- Lionel's Blues

Time to talk cool rides with James M Krause from Auto Universum with a super swank Mercedes. Plenty of great new music and the sad passing of Astrid Gilberto

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Eddy Mitchell- Fortissimo

Jerry Goldsmith- Galaxy a Go-Go!

Combustible Edison- A Shot In The Dark

Don tiki-Hot Like Lava

Ixtahuele- Stone Gods of Bimini

Herbie Mann- Scratch 

Kenny Sasaki-Naughty

Jean Michael Bernard- K&R Awkward Dinner

Linda Carone-Having It All

Mark Riddle- Road to Hana

Martini Kings- The Days Of Wine And Roses

Mr. Moai & The Tikiheads-Rum Rhumba

Rose Sinclair- Secret Love

Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited-Mysterious Mr Flynn

Steve Yeager- Catwalk

The Tikiyaki Orchestra- A South Pacific Sojourn

The Swongos -  Grab the Loot

Theodore Shapiro- Labor of Love

A group of wolves is called a pack, a group of sheep is called a flock, what is a group of Karen's called?......A Home Owners Association

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Mantovani- Karen.

Lola Albright -  Goodbye, my lover.

Ann Phillips -When Sunny gets blue

David Baker the Harlem  pipes.

Emile Pandolfi- Affair to remember.

Jackie Gleason- Yesterdays.

Hazel Scott- Lucky to be Me

Monica Zetterlund -Some other time.

Ann Hampton Calloway- Love dance.

Monica Mancini- Moment to moment.

Shirley Horn- Solitary Moon.

Dee Dee Bridgewater -Youkali

Polly Bergen- Sophisticated lady.

Jack Wilson -Night Flower.

Sinatra -At long last love

Mancini-Y he party

My gardener takes a really long time to cut the grass.

It’s like he’s in slow-mow.

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Les Baxter- Gardens Of The Moon

Jack Wilson- Night Flower.

Rex Kona and his mandarins- Wild Orchard

Eddie Blake -Blue fool.

Kenyon Hopkins -Tara‘s theme.

George Shearing-Have a heart.

Beegie Adair The next time I saw Paris.

Sergio Mendez -When Summer Turns to snow.

Paul Weston- Summer night.

Ryan Christopher- There will never be another you.

Chet Baker -Blame it on my youth.

Renee Raff -Mad about the boy

James Spencer- I’ve got a crush on you.

Julie London- Be my little Baby Bumble Bee 

Beverly, Kenny-You’re my boy.

Tab Hunter- I wish I didn’t love you so.

Roger Williams-On A Clear Day

Doris Day - You Stepped Out of a dream.

Vicki Benet- The boy next door.