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• Best Of the Best 2025

      It’s been a stellar year for lounge and exotica — a wave of fresh releases keeping the hi-fi world spinning in style. Tonight, we spotlight the cream of the crop: Tikiyaki and The Hawaiiana Brass, Vibeexotica, Tiki Delights, Ixtahuele, and more. We’ll hear from Andrew Munger of Vibeexotica, Skip Heller on the latest Voodoo 5 record, Matt Spacer on Bond style, Dana Countryman on the return of Cool and Strange Music Magazine, and Richard S. Green on Marketing Mayhem! Pour yourself something smooth — it’s the Best of the Best 2025, right here on The Cocktail Nation.   www.cocktailnation.net   Tikiyaki and The Hawaiiana Brass – Weekend in Waikiki Vibeexotica – An Ocean Away Tiki Delights – Port of Call Tahiti Tiki Delights-Midday Mai Tais Kane Manakoora- Rainbows Over Kaneohe Mr Moai and The Tikiheads-The Dawn of Tiki  Mark Riddle- Lahaina Hula (Luau Version) Voodoo5 – Desolation Center Ixtahuele – House of the Gods JG Thirlwell – Copycat Project K-67 – Atomic Pool Party Ultra Beaver Lounge – La Playa Freddy Canoe – Nosedive  Messerchups – Humanica        

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• Evenings At The Penthouse -Night Phone

  There was a time when if the phone rang late at night you knew there was a problem ..now there is a good chance it will beep at  3am   www.cocktailnation.net Gerald Wiggins Trio- 3 O Clock In The Morning  Wil Davis Trio-Will Call Peggy Lee-Riding High Julie London-Mickey Mouse March Mel Torme-Tenderly  Sue Rainy -Something cool  Lee Morgan-I Remember Clifford Mary Stallings- Slow Hot Wind Warne Marsh-Autumn In New York Gerry Mulligan-Body And Soul Janet Seidel- I Got Lost In His Arms James Spencer-Midnight Melancholy Astrud Gilberto-Misty

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• Evenings At The Penthouse-Taxi!

  Sometimes you just have to tell someone it's time to go home and hope they listen! www.cocktailnation.net Gerry Mulligan-Go Home Mary Stallings-Sunday Kind Of Love Curtis Fuller Quintet-Undecided Bill Evans-I Should Care Stan Levy Quintet-What Can I Say June Christy- Lonely House Brent Laidler-Keep Me In Mind Virginia Scheneck-Being Me Jackie Gleason-Hey There Lonely Girl

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• Spyvibe-OK Connery

      Tonight on The Cocktail Nation, we’re turning up the intrigue with shaken martinis and double agents in tailored suits. It’s Spyvibe — the soundtrack of secret missions, femme fatales as we head deep undercover with a look at , the spy film that proves even your brother can get a license to thrill, plus, a few stories from the Lounge Life files, including a mysterious man spotted outside the Louvre who is probably one of our own retro brothers   So slip into your tux, load your cufflink communicator, and join me for a night of espionage, exotica, and elegant absurdity — right here on The Cocktail Nation   www.cocktailnation.net     Project K67 -Atomic Party Meserchups – Munster Theme Morricone/Nicolai- Missione Segreta John Barry – You Only Live Twice Alexander L Estrange – Cop That Robby Poitevin – Jazz Cave Werner Tautz – Lush Dive Ellington Hawk – Harlem Nocturne Markus Rutz – The Musicianer Mr Moai and the Tikiheads – Pufferfish Voodoo5 – Coffee In The Morning Towner Galaher-Cafe Con Samba Jimmy Smith-Mission Impossible Th JG Thirlwell – Copycat Ray Ventura Singers – C’est Si Bon

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• Evenings At The Penthouse-Romance in Hi Fi

  I dream in technicolour and my sound track has lush strings in Hi Fi! www.cocktailnation.net Phineas Newborn – Love And Marriage Dave Lowe – No Time To Die Nathan Haines – Lament Ella Fitzgerald – Mood Indigo Teddy Randazzo – The Countess Dan Stein – Elegant Manhattan Marty Paich Trio – Dusk Light Frank Sinatra – It’s All Right With Me Denis Farnon – Highballs At Villa Rienza Pepper Greenwald – Rooftops Dave Grusin – The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Chet Baker – Blue Thoughts Baby Grand – Just Drive Sam Rivers – Euterpe (Remastered) Jackie Gleason – Deep Purple Blue Velvet John Neel And His Orchestra – Blue Martini

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