It’s time to do some reading as Gary Wells from Soulrideblog.com is back and he has another great read for us in Words With Wellsy.

My new Segment Koop goes deep returns with some things to get your mind spinning and you just might want to use these thoughts to stimulate conversation at your next party and we will check the mail room with Dear Koop plus a look at the headlines in Lounge life Magazine

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Nicholas Godin-Clayborn

Gerald Beckett-The Soothsayer

Jimmy  Vargas-Cocktail Noir

Alex North-Lust

Leith Stevens- Private Blues

Clouseaux-Krakatoa

Skip Heller -Watch Us Burn

Narco Lounge Combo-Voodoo Moon

Jao Gilberto-Insensatez

Bill Irwin Group-Seduction

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Baby (Aint I Good To You) 

Warren Wolf -Chelsea Bridge

Rebecca Du Main-Chez Moi

Yamit And The Vinyl Blvd- Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby

Dolores Gray-Penthouse Serenade

Time to head down south this week and it's a laid back kinda sleepy vibe this week!

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Paul Weston-When It’s Sleepy Time Down South

Stan Whitmire-Theme From Forrest Gump

 Kenyon Hopkins-Tara’s Theme 

Alison Krauss-This Time The Dreams On Me

James Spencer-Stars Fell On Alabama

Shirley Horn-Georgia On My Mind

Les Baxter-Carolina Moon

Stacy Kent-Hard-Hearted Hannah

Beegie Adair Trio-Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

Jackie Gleason -On Miami Shore

Floyd Cramer-Tennessee Waltz

Gene Howard-Can’t Help Lovin

Julie London-Basin Street Blues

Lena Horne-Moon River

Brent Laidler-Heavy Memphis Jones

Dave Pell Octet- Memphis In June

Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just can't like everybody!

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Wayne Wallace-All Things That You Are

Yamit And The Vinyl Blvd -Summertime

Dave Stryker-This Guys In Love

Joe Bushkin-Manhatten

Jazz Vibes -Kind Of Blue

Ran Blake -Almost Like Being In Love

Oscar Pettiford- Another One

Gabriel Espinosa-Sambatico

Aya Fukiage-Crazy He Calls Me

Peter Appleyard-Georgia

Wynton Kelly-Portrait Of Jenny

Angelo Badalamenti-Freshly Squeezed

Jim Buening-All I Have

This week we play all neo lounge and exotica designed to make you put your foot down on the gas plus a lounge special on Seth MacFarlane and our new segment Koop Goes Deep.

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Nutty -Purple Panther

Spy Fi-Man From Uncle

Seth MacFalane-Music Is Much Better Than Words

Los Shimmy Shakers-Private Dick For Hire

Mambo Zombies-Mini Skirt

Metrolites-Banana République

Combustible Edison-Spy Vs Spy

Creepxotica-Gopher Mambo

Moonrays-Run Spy Run

Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica-Night And Day

Narco Lounge Combo-Your Dog Is Looking At Me

Naughty Ones-Voodoo Kiss

SG Sound-Escapade Velocity

Tikiyaki Orchestra-Exotique

The Sharps-Caravan

Tom Gaebel -The Cat

A bit of a blue theme this week, it's surprising how many songwriters love the word Blue!

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Anita O’Day-Blue Champagne

Betty Blake-Blue Fool

James Spencer -Blue Gardenia

Mel Tormé-It’s A Blue World

Paul Weston and his Orchestra-Blue Moon

Sue Raney-Blue Tears

Beverly Kenney- Born To Be Blue

Jonah Jones-So Blue

Beegie Adair-Blue Bossa

George Shearing- Blue Malibu

Melanchrino Strings-Blue Skies

Bill Evans Trio-Blue in Green

Eddie Baxter-Blue Velvet

Bobby Christian-Blue Star

Mancini-Blue Mantila

Jackie Gleason- Beyond The Blue Horizon

Les Baxter-Blue Mirage

June London- Blue Moon