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The Retro Cocktail Hour #482

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.

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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. #482
(* denotes LP / OST = Original Soundtrack)

Title: Powerhouse
Artist: Buddy Cole
Album: Swing Fever
Label: Warner Bros. WS-1310 *

Title: Old McDonald Had a Girl
Artist: Mel Henke
Album: Dynamic Adventures in Sound
Label: Warner Bros. BS-1447 *

Title: War Dance of the Wooden Indians
Artist: Russ Case and his Orchestra
Album: Dances Wild
Label: Vik LX-1085 *

Title: Crickets On Parade
Artist: Bobby Christian
Album: Mr. Percussion
Label: Mercury SR-60015 *

Title: Lullaby in Rhythm
Artist: Creed Taylor Orchestra / Kenyon Hopkins
Album: Ping Pang Pong!
Label: ABC-Paramount ABCS-325 *

Title: Hey! Bellboy!
Artist: Gloria Wood
Album: Cocktail Capers
Label: Capitol CDP-37596

Title: Vertigogo
Artist: Combustible Edison
Album: Vertigogo
Label: Elektra PRCD 9321-2

Title: Elmogambo
Artist: Howard Shore
Album: Ed Wood O...
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Timing and Cues

Total time: 1:58:00

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

Hour 1 OQ: "...a production of Kansas Public Radio."

Hour 2 - 59:00
Optional station cutaway occurs at 30:39.
Cutaway cue: "...from Kansas Public Radio." (:30 MUSIC)

Hour 2 OQ: "...at the University of Kansas, Lawrence."

Related Website

http://kpr.ku.edu/retro