Cocktail Nation Radio Show

We are back this week with our monthly look at classic comedy and this week a great sketch by Bob Newhart. We also talk about record hunting, plus another book from the penthouse library on one of the coolest cats in lounge. How about some very rare instruments for your band or perhaps just to put on display in your pad. We have some new music to play for you plus the best party events from across the globe in our world of swank!   TRACKLIST Elmer Bernstein - MacDougal Street Special Ixtahuele - Huahine Rick Cunningham - Safari Larry Gelb - If My Life Were Pleasant Martin Denny - Martinique Nathan Haines - Celestial You James Bond Sextet - Moonraker Dean Martin - Let Me Love You Tonight Kenny Sasaki - A Night Of Ghosts Cocktail Inn - Manilla Percussion For Playboys - Angel Eyes Oscar Peterson - Night Train

  It's Holiday season and the Champagne begins to flow, party hats prevail and the spirit of festivity is abound so lets celebrate the year with some Cocktail Jazz!   www.cocktailnation.podbean.com Bobby Darin -Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Dean Martin-My Heart Reminds Me Paul Desmond-Easy Living Zoot Sims-How Deep Is the Ocean Bobby Troup-The Feeling Of Jazz George Shearing-Isn’t It Romantic Martial Solal-Round Midnight George Dunning-That Cat Again Jackie Gleason-Melancholy Serenade Hank Garland-Rainy Afternoon James Spencer-Southern Stars Tony Bennett-The Last Time I Saw Paris

People think that it was Chuck Berry who had all the wise words about rock n roll but when it comes to life it was Little Richard who had all the cool things to say. Plus he wore really cool threads and had a cool quiff so I guess that's why I dig him!   www.cocktailnation.podbean.com Bill Evans Come Rain Or Come Shine Frank Sinatra -Moonlight In Vermont Matt Monro-Merci Cherie George Shearing-Satin Doll Nat King Cole- I Got It Bad James Spencer-Love Is Here To Stay Jackie Gleason-That Certain Party Martini Kings-Enchanted Lovers John Coltrane-Blue Train James Morrison Girl Talk Chet Baker and strings-You Better go Now Barbara Levy Daniel -Imagination

As the year grinds to a halt we check out the best music releases of the year and speak to the people who created them! www.cocktailnation.podbean.com Sharps Tenor Madness Tony Felicetta Sharps interview Narco Lounge Combo-My Night With Sinatra Richie Paradise Narco Lounge combo interview Tikiyaki 5-0 Supernova Jim Bacchi Tikiyaki interview Codename Carter Perfect Clarity Perfect Cut Out Of Abingdon-Three Piece Suit Warwick Hargreaves Interview Roland Remington -Martinique Rolan Remington Interview Ixtaheule-Call Of the Islands Mattias Uneback Interview

Peggy Lee-White Christmas Lou Rawls-Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Tiki Joes Ocean-We Three Kings Julie London-I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm Michael Buble -I’ll Be Home For Christmas Dean Martin -Winter Wonderland June Christy -I’m Sorry To See You leave Christmas gift Idea…my books Nancy Wilson-What Are You Doing For New Year Renzo Cesana-I Bought You Violets Al Caiola-Holiday On Skis

Los Machucambos-How Insensitive Oscar Peterson -Come Dance with Me Tony Bennett-All The Things You are Mancini-Champagne and Quail Dinah Washington-Cry Me A River James Spencer-Blue World Coltrane-Too Young To Go Steady Allen Smith Quartet-Estate Nat King Cole-Cherchez La Femme Network Music Ensemble-Aperitif On Ice Miles Davis-When Lights Are Low

As the year grinds to a halt we check out the best releases of the year!     Tiki Joes Ocean-Angels We Have Heard On High Tiki Joes Ocean-Dance Of The Sugar Plum Ferry   #James Spencer-Les Baxter interview Les Baxter -Quiet Village Alex Kashkin-Bond The Spy #The Classics interview Ixtahuele-At Sea The Sharps-Caravan #Ford Interview Elvis and Buble-Fever Codename Carter-Time Bomb #Mai Kai Interview Out of Abingdon -Django Roland Remington-Baia Dirk Daquiri Interview Diana Dors Let There Be Love #James Spencer Ulitimate Martini Interview Seduction-Bill Irwin Group

The Paul Horn Quintet-Something Blue George Dunning-That Cat Again Henry Mancini-Session At Pete's Pad Martial Solal-Round Midnight Lizabeth Scott-When A Woman Loves A Man The Lewis Sisters-Moonlight In Vermont Art Blakey-Yama Bill Evans-Here's That Rainy Day Liberace-Nocturne In E Flat

Koop kicks back and thinks about the marvelous city of Paris and the sights and sounds as the Cocktail jazz spins on the Hi Fi in the back ground   www.cocktailnation.net Cy Coleman Parisian women Les Baxter Dites Moi Carol Fredette-You Better Go Now Oscar Peterson -Just In Time Herbie Mann-Fever Enoch Lights-Out Of Nowhere Liberace-Traumerei Arthur Lyman-Anna Martin Denny -Enchanted Sea Calvin Keys-Dolphin Heads Stan Getz and Laurindo Almeida-Once Again Jackie Gleason-The Last Dance

    Kramer is back for the last time this year and finishes off his Euro Spy specials with the film Danger Diabolik. There’s Swank advice about Being on Time and we find out why old Hollywood had a different sound.   www.cocktailnation.net     Tom Gaebel-Music To Watch Girls By Tikiyaki Orchestra-Exotique Ennio Morricone-Deep Down Stan Kenton -Artistry in Bossa Mancini-It Had Better Be Tonight Ixtahuele-Lagoon Of Dreams Waitiki-China Fan Don Tiki-Other Side Of The Moon Durval Ferreira-Estamos Ai Piero Umilani -Creupuscolo Sul Mare Out Of Abingdon-Three piece Suit Aaron Diehl- Le TombeauDe Couperin Cal Trader- A Night In Tunisia    

Jobim-Wave Alessandro Alessandroni-Italian Sunset Mason Embry -Gone With The Wind Leif Shires-Tenderly Henry Mancini -Blue Mantilla Octobop-Beautiful Love George Bernard Dudley The Nearness Of You Jackie Gleason- If I Should Lose You James Morrison-Getting Sentimental Over You Denis Solee- All Of You

Octobop-Beautiful Love Bill Evans-My Funny Valentine Miles Davis- When Lights Are Low Cannonball Adderly-Autumn Leaves Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers-Come Rain Or Shine Sean Smith Quartet- Minor Peace Henry Mancini - Blue Mantilla Aaron Diehl Trio-Round Midnight

this week on the show a great place for the tiki lovers to visit, we talk Martini’s with the author of a new book called Ultimate Martini. We talk swank advice on getting the best service www.cocktailnation.net Spy Fi-Man From UNCLE Theme Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat pack-Night In Tunisia New Morty Show-Blue Martini Bobby Darin-I Can’t Believe Dizzy Gillespie-Be Bop Daniela Schachter-Come Fly With Me Narco Lounge Combo-Sea Of Hollywood Diana Dors-Let There Be Love Lionel Hampton -Vibra holiday Rebeca Angel-Jet Samba Sharps-Flintstones Theme Don Ralke -Poison Dart Robert Drasin-Aloha

Nat King Cole- For All We Know James Spencer-For Errol Oscar Peterson-Just In Time Tony Bennett -Make Believe Peggy Lee- My Silent Love Mancini-Champagne And Quail Sinatra And Jobim -Meditation Bert Kaemphert-The Breeze And I Chet Baker And Strings-You Better Go Now Diana Krall-The Look Of Love Emil Stern -Rever Jack Jones -Lady Dinah Washington-Cry Me A River Allen Smith Quartet-Estate

Tony Bennett-Street Of Dreams Wendy Pederson-Round Midnight Robert Drasnin-South Of The Sulu Sea Oscar Peterson -The Man I Love Lyn Stanley -It’s Crazy Marlene Ver Plank-Too Late Now Frank Sinatra-Moonlight Serenade Gene Rains-Lonely Winter Jackie Gleason-Sweet Sue, Just You