Cocktail Nation

This week on the Cocktail Nation, Words With Wellsy gets things underway with a famous book called Of Human Bondage, we take a look at Elon Musk, flying cars, and the fine art of selling us a future that never quite seems to arrive. We’ll wind back to 1949 for a flying car that actually got off the ground, discover what’s happening in the world of swank, and ponder why the one thing that wakes us up every morning is also the thing we’d most like to throw out the window. All that, wrapped in a little tiki, a little jazz, and plenty of mid-century cool. Daniel Pemberton - The Actual Heist Draculina - Taboo Voodoo Organist - Bombay Beach Bondage Boogaloo Barry Morgan - Big Bossa Joshua Cipolla - Some Far Off Place Tito Puente - Take Five OMFO - Whimsical Realm Mr Moai - Pool of Love Voodoo 5 - Faster Pussycat Mark Riddle - Sacred Chant Martini Kings - Playboy's Theme Project K/67 - Atomic Pool Party JG Thirlwell - Copycat Drugstore Romeos - Wondrous Place

Beware Jilted Lover, all kinds of crazy can occur! Bill Irwin - Seduction Rene Paulo Group - I Never Had A Chance Los Tres Caballeros - The Continental Sandy Smith Group- Wagon Wheels Bill Evans -I Hear a Rhapsody Peter Nero- Sunday In New York Percy Faith Autumn In New York Mantovani -Te' para dos Annunzio Paolo Mantovani Cannonball Adderly-Love For Sale Thelonius Monk-Getting Sentimenal Over You Daphna Levy-Day Dream Jason Paul-Summer Star

Tonight on Cocktail Nation, we’re heading into the mysterious skies above Westall High School, where a famous Australian UFO encounter still leaves plenty of questions lingering in the atmosphere. We’ll also step back to a Miami drugstore in 1951, where a pharmacist’s hypnosis sessions had customers doing crazy things There’s a little World of Swank to put in your diary, and a Deep thought…..All that, wrapped in a little exotica, a touch of the mysterious, and some seriously cool sounds. So pour yourself something sophisticated, settle in, and join me, Koop Kooper, for another edition of Cocktail Nation. The Loco Nui Combo - Taboo Tabu Recordings - And Yeti Lives. The Tikiyaki Orchestra - Mexotique Project Pimento - Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) Draculina - Taboo Vibes On Velvet - Spookmaster Pink Martini - No Hay Problema Laszlo Gardony - New Song The Sharps - The Odd Couple Tiki Delights - Magic Is The Moonlight Hugo Montenegro - Theme From The F.B.I. Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Skylark

This week, it’s all trench coats and twisted tales as we dive into a 1950s mystery with a lounge twist. A riot with a punchline… a listener letter about a certain French voice… and a deep thought that might leave your tech feeling medieval. Plus highlights from Lounge Life Magazine and a gig guide spanning tiki, jazz, and vintage wheels. www.cocktailnation.net Nicolas Godin – Twist À Saint Germain Serge Gainsbourg – Requiem Pour Un Twisteur Pepper Greenwald – Rooftops Alika Lyman Group – Theme From Bewitched Combustible Edison – Pink Victim Orchestra Superstring – Waterbed Steve Allee Big Band – Hubbub Billy May – Odd Couple Angelo Badalamenti – Freshly Squeezed Voodoo 5 – Highway 99 Raymond Alessandrini – Theme De Fantomas Martini Kings – Winds Rush In The Sharps – From Russia With Love Nutty – Purple Panther Midday Mai Tais – Cosmopolitan

We've all met them, be kind. Phyllis Branford-Night And Day Daphna Levy-Day Dream James Spencer-When I Dance With You Allen Smith Quartet- Alone Together Wendy Pederson-Besame Mucho Oscar Peterson -A Foggy Day Les Baxter-Because Of You Martini Kings- Stardust Jackie Gleason -Joanne Ken Greaves-Midnight Sun Sally Street-Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You Keith Jarrett-Death And The Flower Martini Kings-Stardust Lee Morgan-Remembering Clifford James Spencer-Midnight Melancholy Lyn Stanley-Misty Oscar Peterson-In The Still Of The Night

Lets take a look at the number 7 Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Skylark Mattias Uneback - Voyage Beneath The Sea Pascal Schumacher Quartet - You & the Night & the Music Art Pepper - Tin Tin Deo Virginia Schenck - How Deep Is The Ocean Larry Gelb - The Love Song Of Ian Ops Bill Evans - Detour Ahead Richard-Maegraith - Eden's Story

Better than a peck on the cheek. Diana Krall -Besame Mucho Jackie Gleason Lover man/Smile Larry Gelb-Suddenly It’s Spring Laura Ainsworth- The Lies Of A Handsome Man Charlie Parker-Out Of Nowhere Fred Jacobs-If You Never Come Home To Me Stanley Turrentine- Blue Riff Dexter Gordon-I Was Doing Alright Leif Shires-Tenderly Mary Stallings-Black Coffee Rachel Caswell-You Don’t Know What Love Is

This week, we’re decoding danger and intrigue with our feature segment Spyvibe—Jason Whitton joins us to explore the world of espionage, mid-century cool, and secret missions. Add a touch of jazz, a heroic hound, and a new …music from More Moai and you’ve got yourself a Cocktail Nation episode not to miss. Messercchups – Agent Horrifica Naughty Ones – Harlem Nocturne Hugo Montenegro-Perfidia Swongos – Silver Tongue Sam Diana Krall-You’re My Thrill Phil Upchurch – Girl Talk Ixtahule – House Of The Gods Waitiki 7 – Tiki Mancini – The Party Bruno Nicolai – Sabina Mollasse-Upper Seven Marilyn Kleinberg & Will Galison – Alfie Voodoo 5 – Tropical Campfires Mr Moai And The Tikiheads – Road To Caliente Tiki Delights – Azure Pacifico Sondi Sodasi – Love Dance Lounge Crew – The Shadow Of Your Smile Serge Gainsbourg – Les Cigarillos --

Always keep one in the back of your pocket, you never know when you might need it www.cocktailnation.net Kate Ross-Meet Me Barbara Ween-I Don’t Know Jackie Gleason-The Song Is Ended Coleman Hawkins- Cocktails For Two Ruth Cameron-Something Cool Aaron Diehl-Epilogue Percussion For Playboys-It Ain’t Necessarily So Barney McCall- Mysterious Robert Hicks-Don’t Worry About Me George Shearing-Isn’t It Romantic Art Blakey-Yama James Spencer-Play It Again John Lewis-Bags Groove Dave Pell-Session At Pete’s Pad

I've found that following someone else's dreams and then beating them to it is far more rewarding than creating my own. Tony Bennett -Yesterdays Sinatra And Jobim-Meditation Jackie Gleason-Someday I’ll Find You Chet Baker-You Better Go Now Bert Kaemphert -The Breeze And I James Spencer-Tenderly Coltrane-Too Young To Go Steady Diana Krall-The Look Of Love Sarah Vaughan-You Stepped Out Of A Dream Nathan Haines -Five Dimensions Sarah McKenzie-I Remember You Black Olive Jazz-Passion Flower Frank Sinatra-Where Do You Go Jeff Denson Quartet-A Thought That Lingers Adam Smalle-Yes And No

Some classic comedy for you this week with the great Shelley Berman and a very funny bit all about having a hangover we’ve also got some new music from the Billy Lester trio and out look at the world of swank gig guide for you www.cocktailnation.net David Carbonara – A Beautiful Mine Phil Upchurch – Girl Talk Messerschups – Siberiade Tikiaki Orchestra – A Spy Medley Orchestra Superstring – Lola On A Bicycle Ixtahuele – House of the Gods Manakooras-Adventures In Paradise Cal Tjader – Blues in the Night Martini Kings – Lost in Paradise The Sharps – From Russia With Love Billy Lester Trio – Lover, Come Back to Me Combustible Edison-Pavilion Nicholas Godin – Clayborn --

Success is like trying to eat a hard-shell taco in a fancy white shirt. No matter how carefully you plan your strategy, how tightly you hold it together, or how sophisticated you try to look while doing it, something is guaranteed to fall out of the bottom and make a mess. Real success isn't eating the taco cleanly—it’s learning how to catch the falling cheese with your napkin and keeping a straight face while you chew. Hollywood Playboys - Playboys To Play By Bobby Darin - When Day Is Done Cocktail Inn - The Lonely Man Chet Baker - Limio Domani Dean Martin - Pardon Perdoname Esquivel - April In Portugal Jackie Gleason - Hey There Lonely Girl Les Baxter - The Poor People Of Paris Jeans Song Lyn Stanley - Love Me Or Leave Me Nat King Cole - The Very Thought Of You Peggy Lee - Little Boar Laszlo Gardony-New Song Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Skylark Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight Tony Bennett - The Gentle Rain

This week on the show we revisit the story of the Black Dahlia in Words with Wellsy, affairs have been in the news this week after a couple was busted and it went viral so a deep thought on affairs and we bring you a look at the World of Swank, Lounge Life Magazine and a bunch of new music Stereophonic Space – Night Of The Jaguar Messerchups – Agent Horrifica Dave Holland Octet – Blue Jean Sir Julien – Time On My Hands Kolumbo – Spin The Bottle DJ Bonebrake – Abstract Voodoo5 – Desolation Center Paul Anka-Jump Freddy Canoe – Coral Reef Adam Minkoff – Morricone Allo Specchio Leith Stevens – Sugar Bush Cha Cha

Just where has it gone today? Tony Bennett- The Song Is You Allen Smith Quartet -The Folks That Live On The Hill Bill Evens -Some Other Time Bobby Darin- You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You Chet Baker-There Will Never Be Another You Dean Martin Let Me Love You Tonight Heather ridge- I like My Coffee Black Morris Stolloff Theme From Picnic Thelonius Monk- Off Minor Pink Martini-Sway Mancini-Piano And Strings Richard Hayman -Orchids In The Moonlight Bruce Lash -Blister In The Sun Tubby Hayes-The Toff

This week on Cocktail Nation, we slip into a world of tiki moonlight, sophisticated jazz and lounge music that makes you feel better dressed simply by listening to it. We take a special look at legendary arranger and bandleader Billy May, wander from Yokohama to Rome, and uncover the curious story of how television learned to tell audiences when to laugh. Plus, Lounge Life Magazine brings us an update on Barbara Eden, while the story of tiki pioneer Donn Beach reminds us that sometimes a bar is really an invitation to enter another world. There’s exotica, jazz, a little bachelor-pad philosophy and plenty more along the way. So pour yourself something cold, turn the lights down low and settle in for another sophisticated trip through Cocktail Nation. Playlist Tiki Delights - Magic Is The Moonlight Duke Ellington - Bonga Pink Martini & Saori Yuki - Blue Light Yokohama Tito Rodríguez - Theme From The Apartment Cal Tjader - Moneypenny Martini Kings - Dance Of The Virgins Percussion For Playboys - 05 Land Of Desire James Morrison - The Master Plan Clouseaux - Destination - Oasis Nat King Cole & George Shearing - A Beautiful Friendship Vince Guaraldi - Mr Lucky Dom Halpin - Mambo Metropole Orchestra - Poinciana Don Tiki - The Natives Are Restless Tonight Buddy Greco - My Last Night In Rome

Never cross a crazy lady Bill Irwin - Seduction Rene Paulo Group - I Never Had A Chance Los Tres Caballeros - The Continental Sandy Smith Group- Wagon Wheels Bill Evans -I Hear a Rhapsody Peter Nero- Sunday In New York Percy Faith Autumn In New York Mantovani -Te' para dos Annunzio Paolo Mantovani Cannonball Adderly-Love For Sale Thelonius Monk-Getting Sentimenal Over You Daphna Levy-Day Dream Jason Paul-Summer Star

Let me tell you what happened this week. Tony Bennett-Dearly Beloved Henry Mancini -Champagne and Quail Dinah Washington Cry Me A River Carlini World Of Strings-Plasir D’mour Lionel Hampton-The Nearness Of You Mantovani -As Time Goes By Percy Faith -Out Of This World Stan Getz-Wives And Lovers James Spencer-Romancing Jackie Gleason Jackie Gleason-Little Girl Larry Gelb -Suddenly It’s Spring Bucky Pizzarelli-Tangerine Dan Cray-Moonriver Steve Alley-Somewhere Sharps-From Russia With love Oscar Peterson-Learning the Blues

This week on Cocktail Nation, we’re heading into the shadows with Deep Space Confidential: Caracas Pursuit — a journey through exotic sounds, Cold War intrigue, tiki culture and the glamorous world of the bachelor pad. We’ll also look at the cocktail that refused to die, revisit the origins of the Moscow–Washington hotline, explore some seriously swanky sounds from around the globe, and finish with a Deep Thought that may have you questioning something you’ve never really thought about before. So settle in, pour yourself something appropriate, and let’s disappear for a while. Jimmy Smith - Mission Impossible Narco Lounge Combo - The Seduction Lucas Vigor - Lights On The Water DJ Bonebrake - Tango Metropole Orchestra - La Paloma Ixtahule - Exotic Sounds Of Ixtahule Clouseaux - Destination Oasis Jimmy Psycho - That Old Black Magic Stereophonic Spacesound Unlimited - Nassau Shake Down Martini Kings - Dance Of The Virgins Joey Altruda - Tropical Espionage Jerry Sun - Tiki Halford Jetset - Out Of This World Tiki Joes Ocean - Hypnotica

Or as she likes to call it fluffy harmless observation time Perry Beekman -Someone To Watch Over Me Ken Greves-Lush Life Audrey Morris -Good Morning Heartache James Morrison- Getting Sentimental Over You Rene Raff-Among The Stars Mary Anderson-Your Quietness Larry Gelb-Laura Morante 101 Strings-Macarthur Park Bill Evans-I Hear A Rhapsody Serge Gainsbourg-Colour Cafe L’Orchestra Brasilien Da Bossa-Desifinado Tubby Hayes-Lady E Rebecca Angel-Jetset Samba Bill Evans-Garrys Theme Richard Hayman- You’re My Thrill

Lets open the urban dictionary kids and look up page 56 Nat King Cole- Lush Life Tony Bennett- Dancing In The Dark Dean Martin- Sleep Warm Sir Roland Hanna- In A Sentimental Mood Oscar Peterson-Oh Lady Be Good Les Baxter -Celestial Nocturne Peter Paulson Trio Comrade Conrad Jeff Denson Trio -Body And Soul George Freeman -Inner Orchestrations Tony Bennett and Bill Evans-Lucky To Be Me Walter Wanderly-Raindrops George Shearing -Don’t Explain Dyad-Habenera