Cocktail Nation

Here is a story about a surprise knock

Bill Evans - Detour Ahead

Frank Sinatra - Stars Fell On Alabama

Hank Garland - Blame It On My Youth

James Spencer-Here's That Rainy Day

Mel Tormé - I Know Your Heart

Nat King Cole - I Know That You Know

Tony Bennett - Just Friends

Gene Howard - The Man I Love

Patricia Scott - You Leave Me Breathless 

Roger Williams - Some Enchanted Evening

Sue Evans - Did You Mean It

Andy Sheppard Quartet - Thirteen

Jackie Gleason-A Little Kiss

Nicolas Masson Quartet -Gagarine.

Richard Lennox - It Had To Be You

Zero sense of direction, I would get lost in a paper bag, but hey that's my endearing quality

 

Billy Lester Trio - Out Of Nowhere

Sarah Vaughan - Misty (Live At The Garden, Copenhagen, 1963)

Ray Brown Trio - Everything I Love

Marcus McLaurine - Ballad For Sandy Hook

One Cocktails - Whoopsy Daisy

Out Of Abingdon - What Kind Of Life

Mel Tormé - Stardust

Master Sounds - I've Never Been Before / Don't Blame Me

Kenny Burrell - Low Life

Chet Baker And Gerry Mulligan - My Funny Valentine

Bill Evans - What Is There To Say

Astrud Gilberto With Stanley Turrentine - Wanting Things

This week on Cocktail Nation, we’re heading into deep space with a mysterious encounter that left one man questioning everything he knew. We’ll uncover a Cold War spy story from the atomic age, open the pages of Lounge Life Magazine for Hollywood romance and retro design, and explore why the vinyl revival continues to keep the music alive. Plus, tiki sounds, beach vibes, and all the sophistication you’ve come to expect from the world of Cocktail Nation.

So pour yourself a drink, settle into your favourite chair, and join us for another journey into the lounge lifestyle. This is Cocktail Nation.

Combustible Edison - Vertigogo
The Martini Kings - The Lonely Bull

Mr Moai And The Tikiheads - Martinique
Mr Moai And The Tikiheads - Road To Caliente
Mark Riddle - Goddess Of The Moon
Voodoo 5 - Hypnocoin

Martini Kings - Taboo
Tikiyaki Orchestra - Sushi
Tiki Delights - Shaken Not Stirred

Joshua Cipolla - Harmonic Odyssey
Magic Sands - Vaquero
Messer Chups - Wicked Game

Project K/67 - Atomic Pool Party
Tabu Recordings - Enter The Spy Magician
Ultra Beaver Lounge Band - Bossanova Lounge

Camille Bertault - Apres Vous

Let me tell you about a man who had an argument with the biggest boss in the universe

 

Gerard Masters Trio- The Fall of Lucifer 

Bill Evans- Alice in Wonderland 

Dan Cray Trio- Moon River 

DJ Bonebrake- High Low 

Gaea Schell-Luna Plateada 

James Spencer- It Only Happens When I Dance With You 

Miles Davis- Flamenco Sketches 

Stanley Turrentine-Blue Riff 

The Mastersounds- I've Never Been in Love Before _ Don't Blame Me

This week on Cocktail Nation, we’re heading for the beach, the Retro Zone and a world of surf, sand and sophistication.

Wellsy takes us back to the story of Gidget, while we explore lost islands and tropical sounds with a soundtrack made for cocktails under the palm trees.

In Lounge Life Magazine, we’ll discover what grocery shopping looked like in the 1960s, and the surprising story behind a famous Marilyn Monroe photoshoot.

Plus, the Space Race gets a little awkward as we look at the Soviet mission that tried to beat Apollo 11 to the Moon 

 

So settle in, pour yourself something refreshing, and join me for Cocktail Nation

Voodoo Organist- Bombay Beach Bondage Boogaloo

Martini Kings- Wave

Clyde Derby-Lost Island 

Martin Denny- Forbidden Island

101 Strings Orchestra- Love on the Beach 

Crazed Mugs- Legend Of The Lake Surfer 

Mark Riddle- Lonely Beach

The Exotics- The Evil Deep 

Kenny Sasaki-Snow On the Beach 

Waitiki-White Sandy Beach

Joshua Cipolla-Tuxedos By the Beach 

The Swongos - Broken Glass Beach 

Janet Seidel- Miami Beach Rhumba

Spy Fi- Beach Police 

Dom Mariani & The Majestic Kelp- Beach Combing 

The Hawaiians-Tea for Two 

Astrud Gilberto- Bossa Na Praia (Beach Samba)

Tiki Lounge Crew-Italian Surf Mob