Cocktail Nation

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

Nothing like a bag of fruit to make a man look sharp

Out Of Abingdon-Three Piece Suit

Wendy Pederson Meet Me At No Particular Place

Elvis Presley -Michael Buble- Fever

Roland Remington -Martinique

Bert Kaemphert-Red Roses For A Blue Lady

Aaron Deihl- Le Tombeau De Couperin

Jackie Gleason- Deep Purple Blue Velvet

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

This week on Cocktail Nation, we're heading out into the blue — where the waves are perfect, the cocktails are cold, and apparently some people are prepared to go to extraordinary lengths just to find the right one.

Words With Wellsy takes us into a world of surf, obsession and the search for a few perfect waves — and we've got some rather appropriate sounds to accompany the journey.

Elsewhere, we'll take a little trip into the darker side of old Hollywood, wander through some mid-century territory, and perhaps contemplate the benefits of a life where responsibilities are kept at a safe distance.

So settle back, pour yourself something cool, and let the rest of the world carry on without you for a while.

This is Cocktail Nation.

MPS Label - Wave's Lament

Christopher De Groot - Ocean Nymph

Joey Altruda - Permanent Waves

Spy Fi - Green Waves

Roger Davidson Trio - Ocean Breeze

Lyn Stanley - How Deep Is The Ocean

Don Burrows - The Living Ocean

Freddy Canoe - Big Wave

Kenny Sasaki - Between The Waves

Martin Kings - Wave

Andre Previnc - Heat Wave

Tsunami - The Lost Wave

Tiki Joes Ocean - Hanuma Bay

Bob Thompson - Midnight Sailing (Ocean Liner)

Vibetoxica - An Ocean Away

Frank Chacksfield - Ocean Sunrise

Ixthuele - At Sea

Beegie Adair - Beyond The Sea

Especially if it breaks down!

 

Joanie Summers- This Heart of Mine

Suzanna Ross Parlez Moi De Lui

Dick Hyman- I Wish You Love

Marty Paich- The New Soft Shoe

Barney Kessell-Embraceable You

The Crawdaddy-Clean Caper

The Martini Kings -Desafinado

Chet Baker- Time After Time

Solataire Miles - Darn that Dream

Nat Cole- Lost April

Doris Day-I Have Dreamed

Melanchrino Strings-You Stepped out of a Dream 

Roger Williams-Riviera Concerto

Perry Beekman-Spring Is Here

Denis Solee-Body and Soul

Hands up who works for one ? 

 

Bill Evans-All of You

Neal Hefti- Legs

George Shearing-Have A Heart

Doug Macdonald- Star Eyes

Richard Maegraith-Whisper

Denis Solee-Body and Soul

Anita Kerr- Days Of Wine And Roses

Melanchrino Strings-Stardust

Monica Zetterlund-Some Other Time

Miki Yamanaka- Eyes

Joanie Summers- This Heart of Mine