Cocktail Nation

Evenings At The Penthouse-Fond Farewells

Saying goodbye can be hard, unless you don't like the person!
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Chet Baker-Goodbye
George Shearing-Satin Doll
Liberace-Stella By Starlight
Sean Smith Quartet- Minor Peace
Professor Cunningham-Black Coffee
Cannonball Adderly-Autumn Leaves
Dave Grusin-Days Of Wine And Roses
James Spencer -Midnight Melancholy
Jackie Gleason-Marilyn
Tom Graff-I’m In Love
Perry Beekman-I’ve Got A Crush On You

Dark Passages

Koop is back for 2023! Some new things for the year is that we have James Kraus talking sports cars, Jason Whiten from Spy Vibe and Gary Wells with Words with Wellsy and swank advice plus all our usual suspects.
This week we talk to Skip Heller about his latest album Dark Passages.
 
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Tikiyaki Orchestra- Bombs Away !
Eddy Mitchell- Fortissimo
Hollywood NoirOrchestra-Touch of Evil
Thomas Grillo- Mint Julep Fantasy
The Martini Kings - Desafinado
Swingin Palms- Over The Moon
Tiki Delights-Casa Verde Samba
Richard Cheese -Rebel Yell (Live)
Laura Ainsworth-Goldfinger
Linda Carone-Lemon Twist
Thee Millionaire and His Magnetic Syncopations-Fraülein Doktor
Narco Lounge Combo- The Understudy
The Swongos - Weezie's Dream

Evenings At The Penthouse-Talking To Hippies

Conversations with Hippies don't always work out, sometimes you just can't reason with them.
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Tamara Murphy-Atoms for Peace
Tony Bennett- These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
Dan Rose-The New Leaf
Oscar Peterson- I Got It Bad
Jazz Singles party- Another Cocktail
John Neel and orch- Who Is Wendy
Oscar Moore Quartet -April in Paris
Calum Upton- Royale
Steve Yeager- Kiss Me Quick
John Barry-Tanaka's World
Linda Carone-So Many Beautiful Men So Little Time
Don Shirley-One for My Baby (Instrumental)
Joe Henderson- Miles Ahead
DJ Bonebrake- High Low

Evenings At The Penthouse-Affairs Of The Heart

The heart wants what the heart wants
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Martini Kings-Wives and Lovers
Gretje Angell-Tea For Two
Miki Yamaska-For All We Know
Tony Bennett Diana Krall- I’ve Got A Crush On You
Helen Carr-My Kind Of Trouble Is You
Relaxing Piano Crew-No More Worries
Frank Sinatra-I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance
Natalie Cole-You Go To My Head
James Spencer -Lady Of The Evening
John Kander -New York, New York
Sue Raney-Quietly There
Chet Baker-Violets For Your Furs
John Aprin-Stardust 
Howard Roberts -Girl Talk
Aya Fukiage-Lover Man
Green Martini Keys-Dreams Of Brazil

Evenings At The Penthouse-Back To Bacharach

 
Celebrating all things Bacharach!  We are sad that he passed away but now it's time to celebrate his music with a show I did a few years ago with the help of James Spencer providing the playlist.
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Nelson Riddle-Close To You
Beegie Adair-I Say A Little Prayer
Sergio Mendes-The Look of Love
Jack Jones-Alfie
Burt Bacharach-Pacific Coast Highway
Ramsey Lewis-Do You Know the Way To San Jose?
Anne Walsh-South American Getaway
Promises, Promises Soundtrack -The Grapes of Froth
Dionne Warwick-Walk On By
Astrud Gilberto -Wanting Things
Della Reese-A House is Not A Home
Roger Williams-Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Andre Konstelanetz -I’ll Never Fall In Love Again
Sue Raney -Knowing When To Leave
Jimmy Smith -This Guys In Love With You
Hit C0 Band -Whoever You Are  I Love You
Stan Getz-In Between The Heartaches
Wes Montgomery -Wives and Lovers
George Shearing-Promises Promises