The Retro Cocktail Hour #412
Series: The Retro Cocktail Hour
From: Kansas Public Radio
Length: 01:57:51
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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: 13 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: 13 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.
Timing and Cues
1:58:00
Each hour contains a :30 optional station cutaway. Second hour includes an optional music fill to 1:58:00.
Hour 1 cutaway at apprx 30:00
Hour 2 cutaway at apprx 30:00
Musical Works
THE RETRO COCKTAIL HOUR
Pgm. #412
(* denotes LP / OST = Original Soundtrack)
Title: Take the ?A? Train
Artist: Esquivel and his Orchestra
Album: Infinity in Sound, Vols.1-2
Label: Bar/None AHAON-092
Title: Ghost Train
Artist: Kenyon Hopkins and his Orchestra
Album: Ridin? the Rails
Label: Capitol ST-1302 *
Title: It?s a Good Day
Artist: The Randy van Horne Singers
Album: Clef Dwellers
Label: RCA LSP-1751 *
Title: I Get a Kick Out of You
Artist: Felix Slatkin and his Orchestra
Album: Fantastic Percussion
Label: Liberty LST-7150 *
Title: It?s All Right With Me
Artist: Jack Costanzo
Album: Afro Can Can
Label: Liberty LST-7137 *
Title: Caravan
Artist: The John Buzon Trio
Album: Inferno!
Label: Liberty LST-7108 *
Title: Moonlight On the Ganges
Artist: Axel Stordahl and his Orchestra
Album: Jasmine and Jade
Label: Dot DLP-25282
Title: Blue Sands
Artist: Howard Rumsey?s Lighthouse All-Stars
Album: Oboe/Flute
Label: Contemporary 154-2
Title: Eden?s Cove
Artist: Eden Ahbez
Album: Eden?s Island
Label: Del-Fi 71211
Title: Manila
Artist: Waitiki
Album: Charred Mammal Flesh
Label: www.waitiki.com
Title: Jungle River Boat
Artist: Les Baxter and his Orchestra
Album: Ritual of the Savage
Label: Capitol T-288 *
Title: Voodoo
Artist: Voodoo Suite
Album:
Label: www.blissblood.com
Title: Omo Ado
Artist: Johnny Richards and his Orchestra
Album: The Rites of Diablo
Label: Roulette R-52008 *
Title: Daktari Theme
Artist: Shelly Manne
Album: Daktari OST
Label: Atlantic SD-8157 *
Title: Poinciana
Artist: Henry Mancini and his Orchestra
Album: The Versatile Henry Mancini
Label: Liberty LST-7121 *
Title: Beyond the Reef
Artist: Okazaki Hiroshi and the Stargazers
Album: A Compilation
Label: Nippon Columbia/Heat Wave 50222
Title: My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii Cha Cha Cha
Artist: Martin Denny
Album: Quiet Village
Label: Liberty LST-7122 *
Title: Dr. No?s Fantasy
Artist: Elliot Fisher and his Orchestra
Album: Bang! Bang! Bang!
Label: Capitol ST-2455 *
Title: Watch That Man
Artist: Christopher Young
Album: The Man Who Knew Too Little OST
Label: Varese Sarabande VSD-5886
Title: New Paradise
Artist: Ambros Seelos and his Orchestra
Album: Funky Songs for Private Eyes
Label: Brigade Mondaine BM001
Title: I Told You Not to Cry
Artist: Gert Wilden
Album: I Told You Not to Cry
Label: Crippled Dick Hot Wax 026
Title: Teen Age Rock
Artist: Pete Rugolo
Album: The Music from Richard Diamond
Label: Mercury SR-80045 *
Title: Live Fast, Die Young
Artist: Radio commercial
Album: Shocking! Swingin?! Sleazy!
Label: KenR M-64
Title: 77 Sunset Strip
Artist: Mel Henke and his Orchestra
Album:
Label: Warner Bros. EX-12706/12707 (45 rpm)
Title: I Want to Live
Artist: Keith Williams and his Orchestra
Album:
Label: Edison International EPA-003/004 (45 rpm)
Title: Cyanide Touch
Artist: Johnny Williams
Album: Checkmate OST
Label: Columbia CS-8391 *
Title: I?d Rather Be Burned As a Witch
Artist: Eartha Kitt
Album: Sex Kittens in Hi-Fi: The Brunettes
Label: DCC DZS-098
Title: Jazz Dramatic
Artist: Det Moor and his Orchestra
Album: Jazz from Great TV Shows
Label: Family SFLP-550 *
Title: Apples and Bananas
Artist: Claus Ogerman and his Orchestra
Album: Saxes Mexicanos
Label: RCA LSP-3640 *
Title: Cal Tjader / Eddie Palmieri
Artist: Modesty Blaise Theme
Album: El Sonido Nuevo
Label: Verve V6-8651 *
Title: The Girls from Paramaribo
Artist: Berry Lipman and his Orchestra
Album: Espresso Espresso
Label: Deram 535 547
Title: Harlem Nocturne
Artist: 101 Strings
Album: Swingin? Things
Label: Alshire S-5055 *
Title: Up, Up and Away
Artist: Don Costa
Album: Modern Delights
Label: Verve V6-8702 *
Title: Party at Tony?s Beach
Artist: Lindberg-Hemmer Foundation
Album: Scandinavian Supermarket Music
Label: April 058
Title: Peach Girl
Artist: Baden-Brenk-Petri
Album: Popshopping
Label: Crippled Dick Hot Wax 069
Title: Windy
Artist: Bud Shank
Album: Magical Mystery
Label: World Pacific WPS-21873 *
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- Retro Cocktail Hour Logo (martini.jpg)
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Review of The Retro Cocktail Hour #412
The Retro Cocktail hour serves up two hours of guilty pleasure, straight-up. The playlist, which features, Bossa Nova, noirish jazz , and eccentric pop, is eclectic enough that you never feel that you are the victim of what could potentially be camp. The host is knowledgeable and he keeps his enthusiasm in check, which helps to keep this show from straying into shtick-zone. This music is perfect for late-night driving, cocktail parties and ordinary housekeeping. PDs might want to consider playing the Retro Cocktail hour on Sunday nights as the perfect antidote to those inexplicable and inevitable Sunday blues.