Cocktail Nation

Thanks to thecad.net Koop Kooper is this week catching up with Daniel Glass from Royal Crown Revue who has a fantastic new book out all about drumming and how to get that authentic mid 20th century sound, we'll see how the poll is running for the Christmas Show.
A look at the world of swank with a new tiki Bar which has opened in Vegas plus some of the very best lounge and exotica.

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Frank Sinatra-luck be a lady

Royal Crown Revue-Walkin Like Brando

Tikiaki Orchestra-exotique

Jack Costanzo—Equinox

Martini Kings-Deep into midnihght

Astrud Gilberto-Beach Samba

Waitiki-L Ours Chinois

Antonio Carlos Jobim-Girl from ipanema

Jonah Jones-Do you know what it means to Miss Orleans

Chris Connor-S Wonderful

Jackie Gleason- Love is here to Stay

Martin Denny-The Enchanted Isle

Lushy-Suspicious Melody

New Morty Show-Just one of those things

Sg Sound-A Latin Affair

Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper and we are talking to David Backler from the Melbourne Tiki Bar and Lounge.....an intersting article about Sinatra from 66.....a stack of events on to check out plus the very best lounge and exotica...don't forget too that the Koop meister is now on facebook so drop me a line and add me as a friend to keep up with the show along with the crazy goings on in the penthouse.....plus I also upload some pictures of albums I pick up whilst thrifting my way through Sydneys charity stores.

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Moonrays-Shot in the Dark

Martini Kings-Bongo Mambo

Martin Denny—Jungle Flower

Cherry Poppin Daddies-Come Back To Me

Love Jones-Lil Black Book

Pharoah Sanders-Moonrays

Jack Costanzo—Blue Prelude

Waitiki-Hana Maui

Astrud Gilberto-So Nice

Jackie Gleason- A Man and a Woman

Billy May-The Late Late show

Jonah Jones-Its a Good Day

Royal Crown Revue-Deadly Nightcall

Chris Connor-Moonlight in Vermont

Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper with the very best of lounge with updates on the growing lounge scene that you are a part of just by listening to this show.Kooper has a wonderful doco about Bossa Nova to tell you about plus an interview with Sergio Mendes …..look at Neil Young’s electric Lincoln ........the goings on at the Tiki bar and Lounge in Melbourne…..join him up in the penthouse for a swank evening!

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Antonio Carlos Jobim-Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
Octobop-Jeru
Sergo Mendes Feat Lani Hall And Herb Alpert-Dreamer
Franck Pourcel and his orchestra - Grazie Dei Fiori
Clouseaux-Walking with Juarez
Frank Bennett-Disarm
Martin Denny – Off Shore
Spy Fi -Illya's theme
Jack Costanzo-Man with the golden arm
Richard Hayman -La Comparsa
Midnight Combo - Marjorca inn
Sammy Davis Jr-Tenderly
Lenny Dee-Moonglow and theme from picnic
Frank Sinatra - Brazil
Cherry Capri-Hot Toddy

Koop Kooper is joined by a legend of lounge ....Mr Bongo Jack Costanzo...we talk about his start in the business, his magnificent career and naturally Bongos.....some sad news on the passing of Yma Sumac and we catch up with Nick Limansky who is the author of Yma Sumac the art behind the legend, a look at the world of Swank with another Kooper live gig coming up plus all the very best classic and neo lounge has been piled up on the penthouse hi fi.

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Combustible Edison-Pink Victim

Sammy Davis Jr That old Black Magic

Jack Costanzo-Latin Affair

Henry Mancini-Something For Cat

Tipsy -Hey

Yma Sumac-Bo Mambo
Martini Kings-Dance of the virgins

Waitiki-The Magic Islands

Vic Flick-Shaken not Stirred

Roni Perez -Fly me to the Moon

Jack De Mello and his imperial strings - Makalapua

Mantovani - Perfidia

The Midnight Combo - Soft Waving

Octobop-Girl Talk

Wayne Newton - I wish you love

Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper talks to the editor of Hard

Case Crime Charles Ardai....hard case crime are small publishing house in New york

that specializes in those classic pulp fictions with the racey covers from the 40's

through to the 60's and the are constantly adding books by new artists.....I've got

some letters to Kooper to read to you...a look at the Jerry Lewis tour of Australia

and the world of swank with a look at a special charm and deportment school coming up

which is run by the charming Darling sisters.

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Sammy Davis Jr-Love me or leave me
Jimmy Vargas-High Heels Black Stockings
Enoch Light -April in Portugal
Arthur Lyman-Aphrodisia
Paige Delancey-Black Coffee
Waitiki-China Fan
Mantovani-Perfidia
Nina Ferro-Everything I got
Octobop- Have you hugged your martian today
Roni Perez - Ah Ha
Henry Mancini - Pink Panther theme
Piere Le Blanc and his orchestra - All the Way
Dean Martin - Dino Italian love songs -. Pardon
Ralph Flanagan - New live sound - Opus one
Herbie Mann-Fever

It's spring in Sydney the weather is crazy but the music is cool as tonight we take a look at the life of Henry Mancini, a cool beatnik website to take a look at ...Bond news, the death of a celebrity fashion critic.....the world of swank and a whole lot more as we crank up the hi fi in the penthouse in the city of Sydney

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Clouseaux-Le Nuit

Frank Bennett-You're Just too Hip Baby

Mancini -. Alright ok you win

Esquivel-It had to be you

Lushy-Tiki

Martinikings-Brief n Breazy

Martin Denny-The Enchanted Isle

Lea Delaria-Welcome to my party

Lexotica-Sand

Sergio Mendez & Brasil 66 - Bermbau

Bobby Hackett—Mood Indigo

Ella Fitzgerald-Mas Que Nada

Lenny Dee -Lover come back to me

Pink Martini-Sympathique

Mantovani - Perhaps perhaps perhaps

Tonight we speak to a legend of the neo lounge music scene...Brother Cleve from Combustible Edison, we talk about the Cocktail Nation lounge music revival in the 90's, Esquivel and his flying car and find out what really happened to the band and what the band members are doing today.
Plus we'll check out a missing Bond relic and look at the goings on in that crazy world of swank along with some of the very best classic and neo lounge.
It's the Cocktail Nation, the only show that increases in value, so while the dollar and your stocks go down the toilet our show keeps rising up the dow index!

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Blue Martini's-Great City

Martini Kings—The March Of The Moai

Combustible Edision-Miniskirt

HugoMontenegro-HeatWave

Project Pimento—A Shot In The Dark

Vic Flick-Silken Cover

Steve Lawrence - Girl from Ipanema

Clouseaux-Marauder

Moonrays-Swingin at the Seance

Spy Fi -Mission impossible
Howard Roberts—L-O-V-E

Nina Simone-Don't Explain

Martin Denny-Quiet Village

Fire and Theft-I still get Jealous

Vic Damone—Am I Blue

On the Cocktail Nation we have a few of the Koop Kooper vinyl finds at the local church fair last weekend.... we talk to the man who is reviving Juan Garcia Esquivel's music. There's news about a new Mike Hammer book....a review from the Koopmeister on the latest James Bond book by Sebastian Faulks and a whole lot more on the show that is revolting against spiky hair ,flip flops and flirting by sms...the Cocktail Nation.

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Purple Pit-She Said She shed
Stolen Idols-Black Orchid

Orchestrotica-Frenesi

Vince Jones - Body and Soul

Cocktail Preachers- Highball Holiday

Acker Bilk - Stranger on the shore

Bert Kaempfert - Catalina

Cocktail Angst-Bates Motel

John Barrie 7 -James Bond Theme

Manuel and the music of the mountains - Exotica.

Atomic Sherpas-Clockwise

Ralph Flanaghan - Sometimes i feel like a motherless child

Jack Emblow - Ritual Fire Dance

Frank Sinatra - I've got the world on a string

Sammy Davis Jr - River stay away from my door