Cocktail Nation Lounge music podcast

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation show 33

Thanks to the Cad.net Koop Kooper is locked in, he’s spending Friday night in the penthouse over looking the World Youth day celebrations in Sydney as 500,000 Catholic pilgrims flock to Sydney. The Pilgrims have taken over the city but Kooper has barricaded himself in with the very best Lounge and Exotica.
This week he has a look at the Voodoo 2 album with Robert Drasnin…there’s a black comedy set in the Forties to check out plus all the swank events across the world to attend.
So makes sure you buzz “penthouse level” flip him the password and head upstairs to the swankiest party in the city of Sydney …just don’t let slip that password to any of the pilgrims ok!

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Frank Sinatra-Summer Wind
Robert Drasnin-East of Xanadu
Robert Drasnin-Polynesian Bolero
Jack Costanzo-Blue Prelude
Cocktail Preachers-Martini 5-0
Stereophonic space Sound unlimited-Girl from Acapulco
Yma Sumac-Malambo no 1
Louis Prima -Beep Beep
Joe Loco-Nightmare
Moonrays-Spookwalk
Joey Altruda-Tropical Espionage
Antonio Carlos Jobim-She’s a Carioca
Voodoo Love- Waitiki
Si Zenter-Swingin on Something
Esquival-Harlem Nocturne

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation show 35

Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper on the move this week for a little bit of gambling in Macau… coming up on the show we talk to the Darling sisters about the lost art of good manners and how to put on the perfect cocktail party, I've got a book for you to pick up in the coming months, a special future Cocktail Nation show to tell you about plus all the best classic lounge and neo lounge as we broadcast the Cocktail Nation for the very first time from the mysterious orient.

Frank Bennet-Would I lie to you
Spy Fi-Neptune
Dean Martin –I'm Yours
Lenny Dee Baubles Bangles and Beads
Moonrays-Mr Ghost goes to town
Tikyaki Orchestra -Blacksand
Harmonicats-Amapola
Irving Fields-Say you love me one more time
Pilita-The Man I love
Clouseaux-Kitchen of tomorrow
Cocktail Preachers-Highball Holiday
Jimmy Vargas- High Heels Black Stockings
Lushy-Sand Pebble
Titto Puente-Vibe Cha Cha
Herb Alpert-Felicia

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation all spy show

Cocktail Nation show 36-All Spy Jazz Show


Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper has an all spy jazz show for you.
He's gone undercover to play the very best spy jazz from yesterday and today as he delves into the world of spy television talking to Wes Britton author of the book Spy Television and his website spywise.com. He talks to the guitarist on the original James Bond theme Vic Flick and the guardian of spy jazz today Tom Tremelo from Spy Fi

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Mel Torme – Secret Agent Man
Cyril Stapeleton –The Saint
Laurie Johnson-The Avengers
Joey Altruda-Tropical Espionage
Vicki Carr-The Silencers
John Barrie 7-James Bond Theme
Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited-Project QX5
Hugo Montenegro- Get Smart
Henry Mancini-Walkin Bass
Spy Fi – Black Tie Spy
Al Cailoa-Man from Uncle
The four esquires-James Bond theme
Metrolites-Today we kill tomorrow we spy
Cocktail Preachers-Spy Fi
Count Bassie-From Russia with Love
Earl Hagen- I spy
Billy May-Mission Impossible

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation show 37

Cocktail Nation show 37

Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper catches up with Nick Limansky and his new book about Yma Sumac called “The art behind the Legend”....we'll take a look at the world of swank and a special vintage caravan show coming up, a very cool book on the consumerism and style of the fifties, some sad news with the departure of a great lounge pianist plus the very best classic and neo lounge.

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Clouseaux-Monkey with the Golden Fez
Stan Getz-Charade
Yma Sumac-Xtabay (Lure of the Unknown Love)
Antonio Carlos Jobim-Girl from Ipanema
Robert Drasnin-Reminiscence
Lushy-Rare Breed
Hugo Montenegro- Theme from I spy
Xavier Cugat-Frenesi
Ferrante and Teicher Miserlou
Moonrays-Beat Girl
Cocktail Preachers-Highball Holiday
Herb Alpert-Butterball
Esquival-The Breeze and I
Sergio Mendez-Bermbau
The SG Sound-The Long Horizon

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation show 38

Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper has all the lounge classic and neo additions sitting on the hi fi and ready to spin ...tonight we take off to 1968 with a chat to a flight hostess who remembers the heady days of the begining of the jetset era...we'll open up the world of swank files, a special Cocktail Nation night coming up to put in the diary, some news on Jerry Lewis and a whole lot more.

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Project Pimento—Agua de Beber
Octobop-born to be blue
Chris Connor—Poor Little Rich Girl
Polynesia - Vahine Anamite
Don Tiki—Primitiva
Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited-the bossa nova squad
Perez Prado—Mama Yo Quiero
Xavier Cugat—Guitara Romana
Arthur Lyman-Aphrodisia
Julie London—About The Blues
New Morty Show-Ladies Man
Billy May—Hernando's Hideaway
Art Van Dame-Cheers
Esquival-Jungledrums
Combustible Edision-the cornertable

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation Show 39-The Stolen Idol

Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper is back from the fifties fair in Sydney and he's a bit poorer after buying up some of the best lounge vinyl.
Coming up on the show and interesting story about a forties house in LA that was literally picked up and moved across town news on the Mondo Atomic Festival and we talk to a supurb band called the Stolen Idols....plus tonight Kooper unveils the lineup for his Sydney show Kooparama.

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Lushy-French_75
Spy Fi-Man from Uncle
Stolen Idols-Black Orchid
Martin Denny-Quiet Village BossaNova
Martini Kings-Enchanted Lovers
Hugo Montenegro-Lover
Mel Henke-Adventures On The Vaudeville Stage
Frank Sinatra –Call me Irresponsible
Billy May-Patricia
Count Bassie-From Russia with Love
Octobop-the duke you say
Herb Alpert-Lady Fingers
Chris Connor-Witchcraft
Waitiki-Plamingo Flagoda

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation show 40-Risky Lunar Love

Koop Kooper has found the ultimate musical....one that has all the aspects a good play should have, aliens, tiki and lounge ! Plus some rare footage of Marilyn Monroe is set to be auctioned in Melbourne to the world so Kooper has tracked down the auction house to find out how much it's worth and where did it come from.
We'll take a look at the world of swank, plus the Jetsetting Kooper has some more cool albums to play for you that he picked up at the Fifties Fair.

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Martini Kings-Tequila
Cocktail Preachers-Spy fi
Moonrays-Swingin at the seance
Robert Drasnin-Warm Night Wind
Lenny Dee - Our Love is here to Stay
Lushy- Pupu Platter
Paul Weston-Tenderly
Royal Crown Revue—Won't you ride with me
Richard Hayman - Yours
Frank Sinatra - Sunday
Stolen Idols-Orinoco
Xavier Cugat - Say Si Si
Tony Bennett - How Insensitive
Mambo Zombies-Miniskirt
Wayne King and orch -. An Affair to Remember
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[koopkooper]

Ccoktail Nation Show 41 -World Espionage Bureau

Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper speaks to an author who is reigniting the Spy paperback genre, speaking of spys there is music from Vic Flicks new cd, we take a look at the latest bond flick…..plus some incredible events to check out including my first show here in Sydney featuring Jimmy Vargas and the Black Dahlias and Danny and the Cosmic Tremors on September 26 at the Good Bar in Sydney.


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Quincy Jones-Soul Bossa Nova
Combustible Edison-Summer Samba
Antonio Carlos Jobim-Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
Sergio Mendez & Brasil 66 - O Pato
Yma Sumac-Gopher Mambo
Waitiki-China Clipper
Henri Rene - Mangos
Vic Flick-Goldfinger
Pink Martini-Veronique
Mancini-Windmills of your mind
Clouseaux-Reum with a view
Bill Perkins-Samba De Orfeu
Les Elgert and his Orchestra-Frenesi Twist
Cantaloupe Island-Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers

 

[Ace Fedora]

Just started listening to this with show 40 -- you've got a new fan!

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation show 42-Jack Newcastle...the Cad exposed

Tonight on show Koop Kooper speaks to the editor of the CAD, Jack Newcastle plus some incredible events to check out including my first show here in Sydney featuring Jimmy Vargas and his Quintet and Danny and the Cosmic Tremors on September 26 at the Good Bar in Sydney plus we’ll hear the story of the voice over king the called Thunder Voice.

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Combustible Edison-Satan Says
Elliot Fisher-Dr No’s Fantasy
Frank Sinatra- Mrs Robsinson
Stanley Black –Mr Wonderful
Martini Kings –Las Neudas
Sg Sound – A Latin Affair
Richard Hayman-Caminito
Waitiki-The Magic Islands
Blue Hawaiians- A Cheat
Frank Pourcel-Come Sinfonia
Spy Fi-Burn
Bobby Darin-Fly me to the moon
Antonio Carlos Jobim-Captain Baccardi
Dinah Washington-Mad about the boy
Lushy-Pali Highway

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation 45 Mr Ho revives Esquivel

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

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation 46-Brother Cleve swings by the Penthouse

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

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation 47-Mancini Magic

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

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation 48- Hard Case Crime

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'sthrough to the 60's and the are constantly adding books by new artists.....I've gotsome 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 - Pardon
Ralph Flanagan- Opus one
Herbie Mann-Fever

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation 49...Bongo Madness

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

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation 50-Sergio Mendes Bossa Nova Magic

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

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation 51-Back at the Tiki Bar

Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper and we are talking to David Backler from the Melbourne Tiki Bar and Lounge.....an interesting 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

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation 52-Daniel Glass Has Class

Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper and this week we catch 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 a look at the world of swank with a new tiki Bar 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

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation 53- Mr Playboy Hugh Hefner


Thanks to the cad.net Koop Kooper broadcasting from the penthouse for the first week of summer here in Australia and tonight we take a look at a new book about Hugh Hefner, a pulp festival for next year, a look at the world of swank plus the best neo and classic lounge.




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Martini Kings-Missing the Maui Moon

Joey Altruda-Playsboys Theme

Jonah Jones-Morten Swing

Astrud Gilberto-Bim Bom

Tino Contreras-Brazil

Hugo Winterhalter and his orchestra - Goldfinger

Arthur Lyman-Busy Port

Kava Kon-Zombie

Charlie Shavers Quartet - Green Eyes

Lyrio Panically - What Happens Next

Da Howlies-Honolulu Heat Stroke

Wayne Newton - What Kind of Fool am I

Royal Crown Revue-Port Au Prince

Frank Pourcel and his orchestra- Chitarra Romana

Brian Setzer orchestra -Harlem Noturne

 

[koopkooper]

Cocktail Nation 54- Les Baxter Goes To College

Tonight we talk to the curator of a special LES BAXTER collection at the university of Arizona, sad news on Betty Page...some more Monroe memorobillia is for sale and some very cool places to hang out at.....music tonight from a cool neo crooner new to the scene and a whole ball o wax to dig!
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Quincy Jones-Soul Bossa Nova
Octobop-Blue Mist
Les Baxter-Atlantis
Jack Costanzo—Street Scene
Nelson Riddle Orchestra-Am I Blue
Roni Perez - Bossa Bambino
Chris Connor—Skyscraper Blues
Mark Copeland-You'd be so nice to come home to
Billy May—So Nice
Robert Drasden-Kahlula mist
Royal Crown Revue-Salt Peanuts
Bobby Hackett—Mood Indigo
Waitiki—Flower Humming
Sergio Mendes-One note Samba
Martini Kings-The Last Aloha