Cocktail Nation

Let me tell you about the city of churches. Eddie Costa- Adelaide John Neel and his Orch- Midnight Blues Mantovani- The Sound of Music Mantovani- Goodbye Again Frank Sinatra- It's All Right with Me Ran Blake- Ten Cents a Dance Lyn Stanley- It's Crazy Helen Merrill-Soft As Spring Nathan Haines-Lament Lary Gelb- Luiza Jackie Gleason- My Funny Valentine Pepper Adams- Bloos, Bloos, Blues

There is only one way a glass should be, in my humble opinion! www.cocktailnation.net Jackie Gleason- Some day James Morrison-Girl Talk Janet Seidel-Cry Me A River Barbara Levy Daniels-My Heart Stood Still Chet Baker -Moonlight Becomes You Halford Jetset-Tema De Anna George Shearing-September In The Rain Nat King Cole -Candy Marty Paich-I Love Paris Lea Dalaria-Cool Herbie Harper Quartet-Chloe Kenyon Hopkins-Sunny Side Of The Street Brent Laidler-Heavy Memphis Jones Roger Williams- Laura

This week we take a look at Sinatra in our Words With Wellsy Segment

Welcome to Lounge Life Audio Magazine, where we dive deep into retro culture, literature, and the timeless countercultural movements that shaped the modern world. Today, we're exploring the Beat Generation

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There is a great book called Elevator Music, A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong By Joseph Lanza and tonight we delve into these songs to relax with strings and beautiful melodies www.cocktailnation.net Mantovani – Moon River 101 Strings – California Dreamin' Roger Williams – Days of Wine and Roses Andre Kostelanetz – I'll Never Fall in Love Again Hugo Winterhalter – People Paul Weston – Blue Moon Hollyridge Strings – Theme from Shaft Douglas Gamely and Picca – What Makes a Sunset Stanley Black – Ebb Tide Denis Farnon – Highballs At Villa Rienza Morton Gould – Temptation Les Baxter & The 101 Strings – Love Beat of the City Ray Conniff – Love Me Johnny Costa – Holiday for Strings Percy Faith – Baubles, Bangles and Beads David Rose – Tenderly Bert Kaempfert – Where Flamingos Fly Carlini World of Strings – Plaisir D’Amour Jackie Gleason – A Thousand Goodnights Paris Mitchell Strings – Strings Easy to Love

Tonight we are talking Elevator Music as Gary Wells brings brings us another terrific book all about that background music we all love so much www.cocktailnation.net Messer Chups – Kiss of the Night The Cramps – Peter Gunn Mantovani – Besame Mucho Angelo Badalamenti – Freshly Squeezed The Martini Kings – Wives and Lovers David Fleming – Lake Como Kenny Sasaki – Ripples Ixtahuele – Mareld 2021 Tiki Delights – San Francisco Samba Rob Dixon – Sway Vibexotica – Humboldt To Raoria Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited – Mysterious Mr Flynn Mr Moai and the Tikiheads-Rongo Rongo Jessica Jones Quartet-Manhattan Voodoo 5 – Like Young Allen Dennard – Octavia

Time to raise that head from the device and see the world around us! Marty Paich- Look Around Miles Davis- Flamenco Sketches John Pizzarelli-Beautiful Maria of My Soul Janet Seidel- Lonely One James Morrison- Girl Talk Gerald Beckett- Broken Wing Georgie Auld- Room with a View Conte Candoli Quartet- No Moon At All Chet Baker- These Foolish Things Bill Evans- If You Could See Me Now Beegie Adair-I'm a Fool to Want You Atlantic Five Jazz Band- The Days of Wine & Roses Art Pepper-Imagination

Join Kooper for this special series of podcasts where we take a look at the Bon Vivants, Playboys and those who lived a Jetsetter Lifestyle, those tango pirates and just what makes these men who they are. This week Commodus

Clothes are very important. You don't have to spend a lot to look like a million bucks. John Neal and His Orchestra-Blue Martini Jackie Gleason-Blue Velvet Chet Baker - Blue Thoughts Marty Paich Trio- Dusk Light Phineas_Newborn~Love And Marriage Dexter Gordon-Stairway To The Stars Helen Merrill-Soft As Spring Astrud Gilberto-The Shadow Of Your Smile Anne Phillips-A Stranger In Town jazz Vibes-Lionel's Blues Miles Davis-Blue In Green James Spencer-Here's That Rainy Day From Carnival In Flanders Henry Mancini- Blue Mantilla Julie London- I Got Lost In His Arms

This week we take a look at a Tony Rome in our Words With Wellsy Segment

Welcome to Lounge Life Audio Magazine, where we dive deep into retro culture, literature, and the timeless countercultural movements that shaped the modern world. Today, we're exploring the murky world of the CIA in the mid century.

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The Lounge specials return for 2025 and this week we look at the life and career of Linda Lawson A Super Bowl themed stuff segment, world of swank gig guide plus plenty of great new music coming your way www.cocktailnation.net Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66- Tim Dom Dom Buddy Collette and Herbie Mann- Perdido Linda Lawson-Where Flamingos Fly Tiki Delights- Barcelona Sea Breeze Waitiki 7-Yellow Bird Tikiyaki Orchestra- The Ipcress File Swongos-UNTRAINED HYPNOTIST Brent Laidler-Haba Verde Serge Gainsbourg- Le Talkie-Walkie Stanley Turrentine-Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You VibeXotica- Across The Bay Hypnotiques-Apache TV Themes-Piano Collection-The Crown Main Theme (Piano Rendition) Mancini- Charade Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker- Reunion

I have the solution if you find life a daily battle.....cocktail jazz Wynton Marsalis-Daily Battles Gerry Mullligan- Chelsea Bridge Stan Kenton- Fuego Cubano Georgie Auld- Be Still My Heart James Morrison-My Beautiful Octobop- Girl Talk Miles Davis- All Blues Keith Jarrett-Still Life, Still Life (Live) Dexter Gordon-Ghost Of A Chance John Coltrane- Lush Life Mancini- Susan Ann-Margaret- A Bachelor In Paradise

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