Cocktail Nation

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

This week on Cocktail Nation, we're slipping behind the velvet curtain and into the glamorous world of 1960s espionage — where secret agents, Cold War intrigue and suspicious cats meet some of the coolest music ever recorded.

Our main feature explores Spy Music — The Sound of Espionage, looking at how the Cold War and classic spy films created an instantly recognisable musical language of jazz, orchestration, lounge, exotica and danger.

We also uncover the extraordinary CIA experiment Acoustic Kitty, meet a listener whose love of spy movies may have gone slightly too far, and explore more international intrigue in Lounge Life Magazine.

Robert Short - The Cairo Connection
Tiki Delights - The Sneaky Tiki Spy
Dana Countryman - Spy Out From Outer Space
Alex Khaskin - Austin Powers
Combustible Edison - Spy Vs Spy
Kenny Sasaki - Jill The Spy
Robby Poitevin - Jazz Cave
Metrolites - Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Spy
Tabu Recordings - Enter The Spy Magician
Hugo Montenegro - The James Bond Theme
Spyfi - Black Tie Spy
Alex Khaskin - Bond The Spy
Keith Williams And His Orchestra - Sound And The Fury
Beat Generation - Spy Time
Ludovic Bource - Spicy Spy

Bruno Nicolai - Spy Chase