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Cocktail Nation

Cocktail Nation with Lounge Leader Koop Kooper

Join Kooper in the Sydney Penthouse as he spins the very best classic and neo lounge along with the most interesting characters of swank join him for a chat on this weekend podcast.During the week Koop posts his music only Cocktail Nation Evenings at the Penthouse show where you can enjoy cocktail jazz at the end of your day. Follow Koop at the offical facebook page @cocktailnationradio

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61:06

Evenings At The Penthouse-Strings and Things

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/04/14

Orchestral Pop is the name of the game tonight!Sarah Vaughan And Her Orchestra & Percy Faith - My Tormented Heart Mantovani - Exodus – Main Theme Bobby Hackett - Alcoholic Blues Jackie Gleason - Speak Low Percy Faith - Theme From A Summer Place Billy May - Autumn Leaves Frank Comstock - Deep Night Ray Conniff And His Orchestra - You Do Something To Me Art Van Damme Quintet - Lover, Come Back To Me Vic Damone & Percy Faith - In The Eyes Of The World Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra -

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60:11

Evenings At The Penthouse-Someday Soon

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/04/13

Yes, just like Christmas..it's coming. Jackie Gleason- Some day James Morrison-Girl Talk Janet Seidel-Cry Me A River Barbara Levy Daniels-My Heart Stood Still Chet Baker -Moonlight Becomes You Halford Jetset-Tema De Anna George Shearing-September In The Rain Nat King Cole -Candy Marty Paich-I Love Paris Lea Dalaria-Cool Herbie Harper Quartet-Chloe Kenyon Hopkins-Sunny Side Of The Street Brent Laidler-Heavy Memphis Jones Roger Williams- Laura

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60:26

Lounge Special-Tito Puente

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/04/10

A different show this week in that all the songs we're playing tonight are old songs. We're not playing any neo-lounge at all this week, just thought we'd shake it up a little bit. But I've got a very special thing for you in that a lounge special with Tito Puente is coming your way. And an interesting inspiration as to how I decided to come about this lounge special this week. We'll also take a look at the World of Swing gig guide and our lounge life magazine, a deep thought coming your way, and

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61:24

Evenings At The Penthouse-New Love

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/04/09

Don Draper only likes things when they are new so I am guessing he would be fan of this showGordon Langford – Pretty Girl By Moonlight Ann-Margaret – A Bachelor In Paradise Astrud Gilberto – So Nice Beverly Kenney – For All We Know Billie Holiday – These Foolish Things Buddy Greco – Let Me Love You Chet Baker – The Touch Of Your Lips Cocktail Inn – I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Dave Miller Trio – Why Did I Choose You Frank Sinatra – Prisoner Of Love George De Hart – Body And Soul Grace Knight –

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60:11

Evenings At The Penthouse- Temptation in Your Ear

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/04/08

Talking about that naughty little whisper in your ear tonightMorton 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

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60:20

Deep Space Confidential-Levelland

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/04/04

This week we kick of a new segment looking at UFO sightings in the mid-century and the strange goings on in Levelland that caused cars to stop one evening.We have a letter to the show from a listener who took my advice but now regrets it and an interesting new bio pic coming out which has upset the person it is all about ..plus the story of Deli meat on a space craft that went wrong. Nutty - Purple Panther Tabu Recordings - Enter The Spy Magician Dana Countryman - The Spy From Outer

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61:12

Evenings At The Penthouse Stepping Lightly

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/04/03

Seems people always hear me coming into the room Shelly Manne And His Men - Step Lightly Billy Lester - What Is This Thing Called Love James Morrison - Out Of Nowhere Miles Davis & John Coltrane - All Of You Sarah McKenzie - I Remember You The Yuko Mabuchi Trio - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

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60:54

Evenings At The Penthouse- Plans and Schemes

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/31

I've always got a plan and a scheme on the go and so far none have failed!www.cocktailnation.net James Morrison- The Master Plan Bill Evans- Gloria's Step Billy Lester-Out of nowhere Mancini- Blue Satin Octobop-Whatever Possessed Me Tony Bennett- The Girl I Love Eddie Costa- Adelaide Fran Jeffries-Lazy Afternoon Don Ralke- How Long Has This Been Going On Combustible Edison- Dior George Shearing -Midnight On Cloud 69 Denis Farnon- Highballs At Villa Rienza Dexter Gordon- You've Changed Peter

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63:22

Evenings At The Penthouse-Where are the Stars

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/30

Sometimes they just disappear ! cocktailnation.net Jason Paul Curtis- Summer Star Dexter Gordon-Stairway To The Stars Mattias Uneback-Starfish Cocktail Inn- Stella by Starlight George Shearing- A Handful of Stars Singers Unlimited- Lost In The Stars Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66- So Many Stars Doris Day- Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars Marian McPartland- I Saw Stars Renee Raff- Among The Stars James Spencer-Stars Fell on Alabama June Christy-When You Wish Upon A Star The Brothers Castro- Stella by

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61:34

Spyvibe

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/28

From the land of shaken martinis, atomic dreams, and the coolest sounds ever pressed to vinyl… this is Cocktail Nation. This week we’re diving into a world where the spies are smooth as Jason Whiton stops by with Spyvibe, the exotica is swirling, and somewhere out there… there may still be a missing nuclear bomb or two. We’ve got lounge, spy themes, a little intrigue, and of course—your passport to a better kind of living. So dim the lights, fix yourself something strong… and let’s get

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60:11

Evenings At The Penthouse-Denial

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/26

It's a word that is not in my vocabulary Marc Copeland-Do It Again Project Pimento -Quiet Village Ray Anthony -September Song Thelonius Monk-Round Midnight Lena Horne-NightWind Tiki Delights-Cosmopolitan Tony Bennett-Lover 101 Strings-New York, New York Jerry Mulligan-Night Lights Chico Freeman-What’s in between George Freeman-Inner Orchestrations Barbara Levy Daniels -Mean To Me Janet Seidel-Cry Me A River Dan Cray- Moonriver

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60:02

Evenings At The Penthouse-Manifesto or Philosophy

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/25

Let me outline my Philosophy...it's riveting www.cocktailnation.net Allen Smith Quartet -Alone Together Lin Stanley- Nice And Easy Beegie Adair -One For My Baby Julie London-Boy From Ipanema Stan Getz-Wives and Lovers Martini Kings -Picnic Marcos Valle-So Nice Janet Seidel-My Gentleman Friend Cocktail Inn-The Way You Look Tonight Aaron Diehl-Le Tombeau de couprin Barney Mccall -Mysteriss Bobby Troup-Moonlight In Vermont Peter Paulson-Third Time

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59:36

International Evening At The Penthouse

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/23

This week a guest programmer in that of Darren Long from the Tiki Delights bringing us the International Evening At The Penthouse.www.cocktailnation.net Bert Kaempfert - Lonely Nightingale Joao Gilberto - One Note Samba Connie Francis - Al Di La Dean Martin - C’est Si Bon Nat King Cole - Non Dimenticar Frank Sinatra - London By Night Keely Smith - I Wish You Love Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim - Meditation Bobby Darin - Venice

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60:33

Retrozone-Where The Boys Are

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/20

This week Garry wells is back with Retro Zone talking about the film “Where the Boys are” we have lots of the latest lounge and exotica releases, a look at the world of swank gig guide, our stuff segment talking about a 1950’s Oscar Party gone wrong and a letter to the showUltra Beaver Lounge Band - La Playa Combustible Edison - Vertigogo Gary Wells Retrozone Los Diplomaticos-Where the Boys Are The Tikiyaki Orchestra - Sushi Hypnotiques - Apache Vibexotica - When The Four Winds Blow Tiki

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59:59

Evenings At The Penthouse-Outside In

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/19

Sometimes you think you are in but you are actually OUT!Linda Carone-Don't Be on the Outside Frank Bennett- You're Just To Hip Baby Joey Altruda- Christy The Sharps- Besame Mucho Howard Roberts- A Ghost of a Chance The Martini Kings - Taboo The Lounge Lizards-The Hanging Percy Faith- The Nearness of You Oscar Moore Trio- Come In Out Of The Rain Orchestra Superstring- Linonine Living Strings- Penthouse Serenade Henry Mancini-Windmills Of Your Mind John Neel-Blue Martini Beegie Adair-I Wish You

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60:45

Evenings At The Penthouse-Lounging Spy in a Penthouse

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/19

Just how did that cat get in here! John Barry–Tanakas World George Martin–The Bitter End You Can’t Do That Robert Short–Going Solo Pepper Greenwald–Morocco Hugo Montenegro–Thunderball Dan Stein–Mr. Cool Alex Khaskin–Bond the Spy John Barry–A Man Alone Dave Loew–No Time To Die Gert Wilden–Gaslightmood Robert Sharples–Public Eye Serge Gainsbourg–Bye Bye Mr. Spy Denis Farnon–Highballs At Villa Rienza Raymond Alessandrini–Theme De Fantomas John Baker–The Dolly man cue 3–Vendetta Martini

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61:28

Evenings At The Penthouse-Breaking up

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/15

The song says it's hard to do but I haven't experienced that.Lyn Stanley- Love Me Or Leave Me Simon Tedeschi - Rhapsody In Blue Herbie Mann- It Ain't Necessarily So Miles Davis & John Coltrane - All of You

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59:41

Lonely Street

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/13

James Spencer checks in with another new album… and we’ll open the latest issue of Lounge Life Magazine to discover the scotch that was the favourite of Frank Sinatra… and hear of a very amusing AI transcription mishap thanks to Baron Von Swankenstien.There’s new exotica on the way from Tiki Delights and Mr Moai… a few tiki happenings around the globe… and a mid-century complaint about petrol prices that proves drivers have always loved to complain about fuel prices. So pour something strong,

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60:20

Evenings At The Penthouse- Morning Routines

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/12

I’m not a morning person; I’m a coffee creature who finds your early-morning cheerfulness barbaric cocktailnation.net Bill Charlap – One Morning in May Bruce Lofgren Group – Tripsy Cliff Korman – MONTREUX Gaea Schell – Luna Plateada Greta Angell – Tea For Two Hugo Montenegro – Charade Jack Jezro – Darn That Dream Jeff Harner – I Fall In Love Too Easily Mancini – Blue Satin Nat King Cole – What Is There To Say The Martini Kings – No. 4 Desafinado Victor Feldman Trio – Chopin in D♯ minor (Minor

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60:11

Evenings At The Penthouse-Slow Drivers

Cocktail Nation ·

2026/03/11

Here is a fact ...Anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac. cocktailnation.net Anita Rey – Slow Glow Connie Russell – The Thrill Is Gone Danielle Wertz – Manhattan in the Rain Fran Jeffries – Lazy Afternoon Gaea Schell – In Your Own Sweet Way George De Hart – Body and Soul George Shearing – On Cloud 69 Jan Lundgren Trio – Vindens Ängar Jeff Goldblum – Lazy Afternoon Rachel Caswell – For All We Know Sarah Vaughan – It Might As Well Be Spring Stacey

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