Cocktail Nation

Words With Wellsy-Impressario

Gary Wells joins me on the show this week with another book, this time about the great Ed Sullivan
We talk about the latest crisis to hit the world and I am pleased to bring you three new songs…one from an unlikely place
Cocktail Nation on syndicated stations around the world and on iheart radio 
 
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Stereophonic Space Sound UnlimitedThe Flawless Ms Drake
Tiki Lounge Crew-Into the Cookie Jar
Tiki Delights-Shaken not Stirred
Martini Kings-The Girl From Ipanema
Octobop- Sorta Blue 
Ding Dong Devils -Yes, Master!
Beegie Adair-In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
The Swongos -  Mr. Pole's Revenge
Theodore Shapiro-Labor of Love
Will Paton Ensemble-Calcutta Cutie
Giacomo Gates - Are You Havin' Any Fun
Roland Shaw-Ipcress File
Don Burrows- Insensitez
Kenny Sasaki-Quiet Lagoon

Evenings At The Penthouse-Final Tour

There is nothing like some rare vinyl, I do love to find something special and the fun part is the weird places you find it!
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Miles Davis and John Coltrane-All Of You
Nels Cline -As Close as That
Gene Howard-Can’t Help Lovin Dat Man
Bill Evans-Blue In Green
Frank Sinatra-It’s Nice To Go Travelling
Modern Jazz Quartet-Pyramid
Oscar Pettiford- Not So Sleepy
Stanley Black-You Leave Me Breathless
Dave Pell Octet-Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Mantovani -Stranger In Paradise
Jackie Gleason-The Man That Got Away

Evenings At The Penthouse -Cocktail Long Ago

Let's revisit the time when cocktails were king! James Spencer is out guest programmer tonight.
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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 

Vegas Baby,Vegas

 
A Very Special show this week as we put the spotlight on Las Vegas and it’s colourful history. Joining me in the studio this week is Darren Long from the Tiki Delights who has done a deep dive into the history of Vegas.
And standby for some of the big names of Vegas doing their thing in the Lounge bars of Vegas.
 
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All the Way---Sammy Davis, Jr
June in January—Dean Martin
Ballerina---Nat ‘King’ Cole
The Continental—Nat ‘King’ Cole
Where or When—Nat ‘King’ Cole
Embraceable You/I Got it Bad---Louis Prima/Keely Smith
Come Fly with Me---Frank Sinatra
I Only Have Eyes for You—Frank Sinatra
I’ve Got You Under my Skin—Frank Sinatra
Hello Young Lovers---Bobby Darin
Mack the Knife—Bobby Darin
The Curtain Falls—Bobby Darin
 It’s Impossible---Elvis Presley

Evenings At The Penthouse-Thanks For The Memories

A tribute to those musicians we have lost, thanks to James Spencer with this weeks playlist.
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Bradley Young-Laguna Breeze 
Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto-Vivo Sonhando  
Ruth Price with Johnny Mandel -Quietly There
Doris Day-Meditation 
André Previn-Blame It On My Youth  
Johnny Crawford -Moon River 
Nancy Wilson-The Days of Wine and Roses 
 Annie Ross -Don’t Worry Bout Me
 Lola Albright -Brief and Breezy
Audrey Morris-Guess Who I Saw Today 
Miles Davis/John Coltrane-All Blues
Emile Pandolfi -Pure Imagination
Red Garland-Please Send Me Someone To Love