Atomic Age Cocktail Party

Soft Tempo Lounge (143)

 
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This week on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it's Soft Tempo Lounge. It was the next step in lounge and easy-listening that hit its peak in the mid 1960s through the 1970s. It blended the rhythms of bossa nova with bits of cool jazz, wordless vocals, and a little pop all wrapped in the sensual vibes of European cinema. We’ll hear from Hugo Montenegro, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, Dorothy Ashby, and many others.

Playlist

Title Artist Album
Jet Society Orchestra Carlo Cordara The Best Of Cordara Orchestra
Blue Mantilla Henry Mancini Mr. Lucky Goes Latin
Girl from Uganda Les Baxter African Blue (The Exotic Rhythms Of Les Baxter Orchestra And Chorus)
Bim-Bom Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 Equinox
On My Mind Astrud Gilberto Windy
Solo's Samba Hugo Montenegro Original Music From The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Avengers Tag Laurie Johnson The Music Of Laurie Johnson Volume 1: The Avengers
Little Sunflower Dorothy Ashby Afro-Harping
Hurry to Me Ennio Morricone Metti, Una Sera A Cena
A Man and A Woman Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones A Mann & A Woman
Mary's Theme Stelvio Cipriani Femina Ridens
Bossa Nova on the Sand Piero Piccioni I Tre Volti
Voice In the Night Berto Pisano Movie Saundtrack
International Flight David Snell Big Business / Wind Of Change
Life of Leisure Keith Mansfield The Big Screen
Half Forgotten Daydreams John Cameron Voices In Harmony
It Is Such A Good Night Charlie Steinmann, His Choir and Orchestra Stereo-Party