Cocktail Nation

This week on Cocktail Nation, we’re heading into the shadows with Deep Space Confidential: Caracas Pursuit — a journey through exotic sounds, Cold War intrigue, tiki culture and the glamorous world of the bachelor pad.
We’ll also look at the cocktail that refused to die, revisit the origins of the Moscow–Washington hotline, explore some seriously swanky sounds from around the globe, and finish with a Deep Thought that may have you questioning something you’ve never really thought about before.
So settle in, pour yourself something appropriate, and let’s disappear for a while.
Jimmy Smith - Mission ImpossibleNarco Lounge Combo - The SeductionLucas Vigor - Lights On The WaterDJ Bonebrake - TangoMetropole Orchestra - La PalomaIxtahule - Exotic Sounds Of IxtahuleClouseaux - Destination OasisJimmy Psycho - That Old Black MagicStereophonic Spacesound Unlimited - Nassau Shake DownMartini Kings - Dance Of The VirginsJoey Altruda - Tropical EspionageJerry Sun - TikiHalford Jetset - Out Of This WorldTiki Joes Ocean - Hypnotica

Or as she likes to call it fluffy harmless observation time
 
Perry Beekman -Someone To Watch Over Me
Ken Greves-Lush Life
Audrey Morris -Good Morning Heartache
James Morrison- Getting Sentimental Over You
Rene Raff-Among The Stars
Mary Anderson-Your Quietness
Larry Gelb-Laura Morante
101 Strings-Macarthur Park
Bill Evans-I  Hear A Rhapsody
Serge Gainsbourg-Colour Cafe
L’Orchestra Brasilien Da Bossa-Desifinado
Tubby Hayes-Lady E
Rebecca Angel-Jetset Samba
Bill Evans-Garrys Theme
Richard Hayman- You’re My Thrill

Lets open the urban dictionary kids and look up page 56
Nat King Cole- Lush Life
Tony Bennett- Dancing In The Dark
Dean Martin- Sleep Warm
Sir Roland Hanna- In A Sentimental Mood
Oscar Peterson-Oh Lady Be Good
Les Baxter -Celestial Nocturne
Peter Paulson Trio Comrade Conrad
Jeff Denson Trio -Body And Soul
George Freeman -Inner Orchestrations
Tony Bennett and Bill Evans-Lucky To Be Me
Walter Wanderly-Raindrops
George Shearing -Don’t Explain
Dyad-Habenera

 
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