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The Retro Cocktail Hour #481

Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
From: Kansas Public Radio
Length: 01:58:00

Swinging bachelor pad music, exotica, bossa nova and groovy movie soundtracks. Read the full description.

Martini_small The Retro Cocktail Hour is actually TWO hours -- a weekly hi-fi highball of vintage "bachelor pad" music, exotica, private eye jazz and eccentric pop of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. The show's spiced with everything from obscure Italian B-movie soundtracks and bossa nova to contemporary bands like Don Tiki, Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack, the Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys, the Italian Secret Service, Balanco and others. Featured artists: Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Perez Prado, Raymond Scott, Juan Esquivel, Arthur Lyman, Tito Puente, Pete Rugolo, Dead Ringer, Nelson Riddle, Dick Schory's New Percussion Ensemble, Dean Elliott, The Blue Hawaiians, etc. Availability: 2-hour shows, with one :30 optional cutaway per hour.

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Piece Description

The Retro Cocktail Hour is actually TWO hours -- a weekly hi-fi highball of vintage "bachelor pad" music, exotica, private eye jazz and eccentric pop of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. The show's spiced with everything from obscure Italian B-movie soundtracks and bossa nova to contemporary bands like Don Tiki, Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack, the Tokyo Panorama Mambo Boys, the Italian Secret Service, Balanco and others. Featured artists: Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Perez Prado, Raymond Scott, Juan Esquivel, Arthur Lyman, Tito Puente, Pete Rugolo, Dead Ringer, Nelson Riddle, Dick Schory's New Percussion Ensemble, Dean Elliott, The Blue Hawaiians, etc. Availability: 2-hour shows, with one :30 optional cutaway per hour.

Broadcast History

The Retro Cocktail Hour has been aired on Kansas Public Radio since 1995. At the show's website, listeners all over the world can access an on-demand archive of past shows in RealAudio and Windows Media.

Transcript

THE RETRO COCKTAIL HOUR
Pgm. #481
(* denotes LP / OST = Original Soundtrack)

Title: Cha Cha Chee Boom
Artist: Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
Album: Viva Kenton!
Label: Capitol SW-1305 *

Title: Hooray for Hollywood (Cha Cha)
Artist: Don Swan and his Orchestra
Album: Latino, Vol. 2
Label: Liberty LST-7161 *

Title: Taki Rari
Artist: Yma Sumac
Album: The Mambo
Label: Right Stuff 80863

Title: Bongo Bash
Artist: Mambo Bongo Bash
Album: Al Stephano and his Trio
Label: Tops L-1722 *

Title: Tequila
Artist: Tokyo Cuban Boys
Album: Tokyo Cuban Boys Memorial
Label: Victor VICG-60224

Title: Love for Sale
Artist: The Kokee Band
Album: Exotica 1970
Label: Solid State SS-18004 *

Title: Jungle Fantasy
Artist: Charles Camilleri
Album: Spectacular Accordions
Label: MGM CS-6028 *

Title: Malaguena
Artist: Lalo Schifrin and his Orchestra
Album: Piano Espanol
L...
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Timing and Cues

Total time: 1:58:00

Hour 1 - 59:00
Optional station cutaway occurs at 28:59.
Cutaway cue: "...a production of Kansas Public Radio." (:30 MUSIC)

Hour 1 OQ: "...at the University of Kansas, Lawrence."

Hour 2 - 59:00
Optional station cutaway occurs at 28:47.
Cutaway cue: "...a production of Kansas Public Radio." (:30 MUSIC)

Optional program outcue at 57:30
OQ: "...at the University of Kansas, Lawrence."
Following a :01 pause, fill music continues to 59:00.

Related Website

http://kpr.ku.edu/retro