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This week Gary Wells is here with the story of Natalia Zakharenko…who’s that …well you might know her as Natalie Wood! We have lots of new music for you. Lounge Life Magazine, a deep thought and the collapse of an airline in the fifties in our stuff segment Joshua Cipolla - The Midnight Sea Frank Wess - The Lizard Cocktail Inn - Tequila OMFO - Whimsical Realm Voodoo 5 - Faster Pussycat Tabu Recordings - Enter The Spy Magician Swongos - Wanderoo Ultra Beaver Lounge - Bailar Mark Riddle - Goddess Of The Moon Vibexotica - Tiwaka's Holiday Martini Kings - Strangers In The Night Freddy Canoe - Coral Reef Alessandro Alessandroni - Primavera

You know the kind, they wear shades at night! Frank Bennett – You're Too Hip Baby Stan Kenton – Once In A While The Metro Strings – Vacation Time Anita O'Day – Angel Eyes Frank Pourcel And His Orchestra – Italia Romantica Hugo Winterhalter – People Jack De Mello And His Imperial Strings – Makalapua Julie O’Hara Sextet – Angel Eyes KPM – Piano At The Plaza John Coltrane-When Lights Are Low Hampton Hawes -Hamptons Pulpit Bill Evans-All Of You Les Baxter & The 101 Strings – Love Beat Of The City Robby Poitevin – Jazz Cave

What is it for you...chocolate maybe? Morton Gould – Temptation Angie Hubbard – Black Coffee Chet Baker – The Touch Of Your Lips Frank Sinatra – The Way You Look Tonight Janet Seidel – Baltimore Oriole Julie London – I Got Lost In His Arms Liberace – I Hear A Rhapsody Mancini – The Windmills Of Your Mind Paris Mitchell Strings – Easy To Love Plas Johnson – Tanya Sally Street – Teach Me Tonight Lavay Smith-Gee Baby. Ain’t I Good To You Shirley Moon-Solitary Moon Dexter Gordon Le Coiffeur Tiki Delights – Scorpion Rider Tito Rodríguez – Theme From “The Apartment”

Tonight on Cocktail Nation, television history changed forever. A decision that would create the modern TV rerun. Hidden oil derricks secretly pumping beneath Los Angeles. A daring World War II prison escape under moonlight. Laurel and Hardy spark near-riots in an English village pub. The strange movement that wanted engineers to run society. Exotica, tiki culture, vintage legends, and lounge mysteries. New music from across the world of cool and cocktail jazz. Pour a drink… the night train is leaving the station Eddie Singers- Harlem Nocturne Joshua Cipolla-The Midnight Sea Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet- I Love Lucy Kurt Elling Los Angeles Rebecca Rafla-What A Difference A Day Makes Magic Sands- Vaquero Mark Riddle- Uncharted Clousaaux- Reum With A View Combustible Eddison -Vertigogo Martini Kings- The Lonely Bull Magic Sands -Vaquero Mr Moai- Pool of Love

I've been accused of living in an Ivory Tower, and yes that is true. Tito Rodríguez - Theme From The Apartment Tiki Delights - Scorpian Rider Sally Street - Teach Me Tonight Robby Poitevin - Jazz Cave Plas Johnson - Tanya Paris Mitchell Strings - Easy To Love Mancini - The Windmills Of Your Mind Liberace - I Hear A Rhapsody Julie London - I Got Lost In His Arms Janet Seidel - Baltimore Oriole Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight Chet Baker - The Touch Of Your Lips Angie Hubbard - Black Coffee Lee Morgan -I Remember Clifford Stan Kenton - Once In A While Morton Gould - Temptation

A Lounge Special this week as we look at the life of Annie Ross plus lots of new music. It is the Cocktail nation on syndicated stations around the world and on iheart radio … Codename Carter-Botched Op The Exotic lounge- Coronavirus Theodore Shapiro- Labor of Love Jorge Garcia- This One’s For Richie Kenny.Sasaki-Quiet Lagoon Ana Gasteyer- I’m Hip Tiki Lounge Crew- Crime De Menthe Brent Laidler- City By The Bay Holly Cole-Viva Las Vegas Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited- Your Move Ms Drake Irving Joseph- April in Brownsville The Swongos – Curious Tourist – Grab the Loot Blue Martinis- Blue Martinis Theme

I have matured I have learnt that you don't always have to rush decisions. Sometimes taking your time is always better. Jackie Gleason- Girl, Boy, Dance, Affair Miles Davis Quintet - Fall Jim Buening-Three Twelve James Spencer-An American In Paris Shelley Manne-Step Lightly

The night is so cool, it just really is. Chet Baker- You don’t know what love is. Beegie Adair-Stranger In Paradise Out Of Abingdon- What Kind Of Life Linda Carone- Having it All Rose Sinclair -OneNote Samba Drugstore Romeos- Wondrous Place. Tamara Murphy- Atoms for Peace. Dexter Gordon- You’ve changed. Dave, Brubeck- La Paloma Azul Diana Krall -Bésame Mucho. Sally Street , Sally Street, Gee baby Ain’t I Good to You Thomas Mackay -Black Orchard

Let me tell you about a friends drinking habits! Midnight Combo - Cocktail Influence James Spencer - Dedicated To You Richard Lennox - Waterfront Carlini World Of Strings - Plaisir D'Amour Chris Standring - Night & Day The Martini Kings - Wives And Lovers Art Pepper - Imagination Norma Winstone Trio - Lisbon Story John Surman - Summer Song Carol Leibowitz - Hidden Source Kit Downes - Flying Foxes Andy Sheppard Quartet - They Came From The North James Morrison - Candy Shinya Fukumori Trio - Emeraude

From a cosmic crash to the treasonous secrets of the Cambridge Five, tonight’s journey spans the stars and the shadows. We’ll dive into Dusty Springfield’s untold story, explore Mid-century milestones from Palm Springs to Tuscany, and spin lush new Space Age sounds. Mix a martini; the lounge is now open. Voodoo 5 – Faccette Scintillanti Frank Wella – The Rat Rose Sinclair – Perdido Eddie Thomas Singers – The Bossanova's Over Frank Chacksfield – Cheeky Cha Cha Mark Riddle- Uncharted Michel Legrand – Les Demoiselles de Rochefort - Chanson des Jumelles OMFO – Whimsical Realm Rebecca Rafla – Fundamentally Unfinished DJ Bonebrake – Bernstein 007 The Tikiyaki Orchestra – Bachelor #3 Joshua Cipolla – Some Far Off Place The Organ Happenings – Georgie Girl Cocktail Inn-Days Of Wine And Roses Messerchups-Dark Side Of Paradise Steve Yeager – Monte Carlo Martini Kings – Playboy's Theme