Lounge Special-Les Baxter - Cocktail Nation

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This week on the Cocktail Nation, we slip into something velvet-lined for a Les Baxter lounge special—featuring part of a fascinating chat with James Spencer, the man behind a deep dive book on the godfather of exotica himself. We've got brand-new music from Jim Bacchi and the Tikiyaki Orchestra, Plus, our usual cocktail of curated cool: a bizarre tale from the Stuff Segment that’ll have you rethinking Cold War strategy, highlights from Lounge Life Magazine, a jazzy calendar of what’s on around the globe, and a Deep Thought that might just make your Roomba blush. www.cocktailnation.net Messer Chups – Agent Tremolo New Morty Show – Ladies Man Les Baxter-Quiet Village Jeri Southern – Let's Fly Away Herb Ellis – Soft Winds Paul Anka – It's My Life Ultra Beaver Lounge Band – Bossa Nova Lounge Voodoo 5 – Highway 99 The Tikiyaki Orchestra – The Pineapple-Upside-Down Tiki Delights – San Francisco Samba Ixtahuele – Curitiba Train

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