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 ConnectionTiki Delights - The Sneaky Tiki SpyDana Countryman - Spy Out From Outer SpaceAlex Khaskin - Austin PowersCombustible Edison - Spy Vs SpyKenny Sasaki - Jill The SpyRobby Poitevin - Jazz CaveMetrolites - Today We Kill, Tomorrow We SpyTabu Recordings - Enter The Spy MagicianHugo Montenegro - The James Bond ThemeSpyfi - Black Tie SpyAlex Khaskin - Bond The SpyKeith Williams And His Orchestra - Sound And The FuryBeat Generation - Spy TimeLudovic 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