Cocktail Nation

Lounge Special Frank Bennett

Tonight, we honour a creative spirit who carved their mark deep into the culture.
We step inside a world built from imagination, devotion, and hand-crafted dreams.
There’s a musical guest who knows exactly how to bend time and mood.
A design revival that proves the past still ticks with purpose.
Stories that remind us we’ve panicked about progress before — and survived.
News from the lounge world that marks the end of an era, and the start of another.
A few dates for the diary, if your calendar likes a tropical accent.
A listener reminds us why this late-night ritual matters.
All wrapped in a soundtrack made for dim lights and slow sips.
Settle in — this is Cocktail Nation.
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Naughty Ones - Trapped In A Web Of Love
Nicolas Godin - Lare Blanche
Frank Bennett - Money
Ixthuele - House Of The Gods
Martini Kings - Isle Of Man
Billy Lester Trio - Out Of Nowhere
Ennio Morricone - Missione Segreta
Frank Wess - The Lizard
Messercups - Wicked Game
The Cocktails - Whoopsy Daisy
Tikiyaki 5-0 - The Ipcress File
Gary Lee Trio - Dunsborough Blues
Grant Green - T'Aint Nobody's Business If I Do
Vibexotica - Tiwaka's Holiday

Cocktail Jazz Is Go

Just like the Thunderbirds it's time to hit go
 
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Barney Kessell-Satin Doll
Shelley Manne-Step Lightly
Dexter Gordon-Love For Sale
Oscar Pettiford-Not So Sleepy
Cedar Walton- Afternoon In Paris
Bill Charlap- All Across the City
101 Strings-Come Fly With Me
Warren Vache- My Romance
Art Pepper-You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To

EVENINGS AT THE PENTHOUSE: COCKTAILS LONG AGO

Time to pour an old fashioned
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Johnny Mandel -Long Ago and Far Away
Angelika -Once Upon a December
Chet Baker -I’m Old’ Fashioned 
Bobby Troup-It Happened Once Before 
James Spencer-The Things We Did Last Summer 
Julie London -Camptown Races 
Beegie Adair-Back Home in Indiana
Stanley Black -Nostalgia
Chris Connor-He’s Comin’ Home 
Liza Minnelli -Old Friends 
Joey Altruda-Cocktails With Joey 
Mel Torme and the Mel Tones-It Happened in Monteray 
Singers Unlimited-A Time For Love 
Stan Kenton-Sophisticated Lady
Charlene Bartley-I’ve Got A Crush On You 
Bobby Darin-Days Of Wine And Roses
Anne Phillips -A Stranger In Town
Sue Raney-You Are There 

Koop Is Back for 2026-Cabali And The Tiki Mug Obsession

Tonight on The Cocktail Nation, I am back after my usual end of year break… I have spent the time planning the upcoming season and to kick off the first show of the year we bring you a very special documentary all about a man and his Tiki Bar
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Ultra Beaver Lounge Band - Mambo 69
Project K67 -Atomic Party
Martini Kings -Cabali 
Mr. Moai & The Tikiheads - The Dawn Of Tiki
Freddy Canoe - Shockwave
JG Thirwell - Copycat
Messer Chups - Agent Tremolo
Tikiyaki Orchestra - The Pineapple-Upside-Down
Waitiki 7 - Ouanaloa
Vibexotica - Backyard Luau: Hideaway
Martini Kings - Adventures: Playboy’s Theme

Evenings At The Penthouse-Playboy Penthouse

Let me tell you about a philosophy of mine on the Penthouse
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Martini Kings - Playboy's Theme
Billy Lester Trio - Out Of Nowhere
Carol Liebowitz - Hidden Source
Combustible Edison - Pink Victim
Eddie Pensar En Ti - Solo Pensar En Ti
Frank Wess - The Lizard
Grant Green - T'Aint Nobody's Business If I Do
Ken Griffin - Ebb Tide
Marcus Mclaurine - One For O.P.
Markus Rutz - Keppard's Kerchief
Norm Amadio Ft. Guido Basso - She Smiled
Peter Knight - My Gnu Idea
The Coctails - Whoopsy Daisy
Vibexotica - In The Jungle