Ultra-Lounge Vol.4 Bachelor Pad Royale - "Midnight music for cool cats!"

 

1 Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra – The Theme From Route 66 2:09

2 The John Buzon Trio– Caravan 2:40

3 Line Renaud– Sexe 3:35

4 Lou Busch & His Orchestra– Cool 2:33

5 Milt Buckner– The Beast 2:33

6 Elliott Fisher– Theme From "Our Man Flint" 2:32

7 Jack Fascinato– Spring, Sprang, Sprung 2:59

8 Alvino Rey– Night Train 3:49

9 Martin Denny– Harlem Nocturne 2:36

10 Sam Butera– The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Fever 5:58

11 Joe Bucci Trio– Topsy 2:32

12 Dave Pell– Like Young 2:43

13 Lou Busch & His Orchestra– Street Scene '58 2:25

14 Cy Coleman– Playboy's Theme 2:50

15 Jimmie Haskell– A Shot In The Dark 2:07

16 Spike Jones New Band– Shangri-La 1:59

17 Julie London– Black Coffee 3:06

18 King Curtis– Melancholy Serenade 2:08

Ultra-Lounge Vol.4 Bachelor Pad Royale

Ultra-Lounge Volume 3 - Space-Capades (Atomic-Age Audities and Hi-Fi Hi-Jinks!)

 

"Atomic-Age audities and hi-fi hi-jinks!". Tracks recorded between 1946 and 1967.

Eighteen wacked-out, vintage masterpieces from the planet Earth. Suit-up and strap-on your jet pack, these astronuts-of-notes are sure to put your ears in orbit. Zoom!

1 David Rose & His Orchestra– Gay Spirits 2:07

2 Richard Marino & His Orchestra– Lover 2:33

3 Les Baxter & His Orchestra– Moon Moods 2:57

4 The Bobby Hammack Combo– Power House 1:58

5 Dickie Harrell– Drivin' Around The Block 2:16

6 Les Baxter– Calcutta 2:13

7 The Voices Of Walter Schumann– Holiday For Strings 2:18

8 Dean Elliott & His Big Band– You're The Top 2:37

9 Joe "Fingers" Carr / 80 Drums Around The World– Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Part 1 & 2 4:11

10 Tak Shindo– Stumbling 2:09

11 Les Baxter & His Orchestra– Sabre Dance 2:40

12 Billy May & His Orchestra*– This Room Is My Castle Of Quiet 2:25

13 Felix Slatkin– I Get A Kick Out Of You 2:12

14 Jack Malmsten– Satan Takes A Holiday 2:00

15 Terry Snyder– Puttin' On The Ritz 1:58

16 Alvino Rey & His Orchestra*– Blues In The Night 3:04

17 Les Baxter & His Orchestra– Saturday Night On Saturn 1:43

18 Dean Elliott & His Big Band– Lonesome Road 2:30

Space-Capades

Ultra-Lounge Volume 2 ~ Mambo Fever : Samba! Rhumba! Hot Cha-Cha-Cha!

 

1 Don Swan & His Orchestra – Hooray For Hollywood (Cha-Cha) 2:35

2 Jackie Davis– Mañana (Is Soon Enough For Me) 2:32

3 Jack Costanzo & His Orchestra – Peter Gunn Mambo 2:27

4 Luis Oliveira And His Bandodalua Boys– Chihuahua 2:18

5 The John Buzon Trio– I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 2:22

6 Dave Barbour– Mambo Jambo (Que Rico El Mambo) 3:01

7 The Twin Pianos Of Henri Rose & Bobby Stevenson– Cumana 3:12

8 Yma Sumac– Taki Rari 1:51

9 Van Alexander & His Orchestra – Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Mambo 2:26

10 Don Swan & His Orchestra – El Cumbanchero (Guaracha - Fast Rhumba) 2:02

11 Chuy Reyes & His Orchestra– Oink, Oink Mambo 3:10

12 The John Buzon Trio– Diga Diga Doo 2:07

13 Billy May's Rico Mambo Orchestra– Hernando's Hideaway 2:20

14 Don Swan & His Orchestra – Tico Tico (Samba) 2:31

15 Jackie Davis– Glow Worm Cha-Cha-Cha 2:24

16 Yma Sumac– Malambo #1 2:55

17 Jack Costanzo & His Orchestra – Can-Can Overture 2:14

18 Terry Snyder– Oye Negra 2:39

Ultra-Lounge Volume 2 ~ Mambo Fever

Ultra-Lounge – Volume One - Mondo Exotica (Mysterious Melodies & Tropical Tiki Tunes)

 

Ultra-Lounge is a series of compilation CDs released by Capitol Records, featuring music predominantly from the 1950s and 1960s in genres such as exotica, space age pop, mambo, television theme songs, and lounge.

Mondo Exotica is an excellent introduction into the mysterious world of Exotica and Tiki. If you really want to know more about an amazing genre of music from a bygone era, this is a can't miss starter! 

1 Martin Denny– Swamp Fire 2:36

2 The Out-Islanders– Moon Mist 3:07

3 80 Drums Around The World– Caravan 2:39

4 Martin Denny– Hypnotique 2:43

5 Les Baxter– Atlantis 2:17

6 Webley Edwards– Alika 2:28

7 Martin Denny– Misirlou 2:38

8 Bas Sheva– Lust 3:00

9 Chick Floyd & His Orchestra– Hana Maui 3:16

10 Les Baxter– Voodoo Dreams / Voodoo 5:21

11 Martin Denny– Jungle Madness 3:34

12 Yma Sumac– Babalu 2:50

13 Les Baxter– Simba 2:43

14 Martin Denny– The Girlfriend Of The Whirling Dervish 2:31

15 Tak Shindo– Bali Ha'i2:26

16 Les Baxter– Pyramid Of The Sun 2:34

17 Martin Denny– Quiet Village 3:48

18 Yma Sumac– Wimoweh 2:41

Ultra-Lounge – Volume One - Mondo Exotica

Ultra-Lounge – Volume Seventeen - Bongoland : Spicy Latin Licks, Hot Voodoo Chicks!

 

Hey, Daddy-O! The natives are getting restless and you're invited to a wild percussion party. We're serving up eighteen crazy bongo-spanking relics just raucous enough to pop your precious eardrums. You can't beat it, man. Bam!

1 Terry Snyder– Deep Night / Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 5:41

2 Jack Costanzo– Latin Fever 3:02

3 Leo Arnaud– Taboo 4:00

4 Joe Loco– Nightmare 2:45

5 Martin Denny– On Green Dolphin Street / Hernando's Hideaway 4:45

6 Elliott Fisher– Dr. No's Fantasy 3:03

7 The Latin Jazz Sextet– A Night In Tunisia 3:52

8 Les Baxter / Billy May– Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 5:24

9 Al Caiola– Bernie's Tune 3:36

10 Tino Contreras– Brazil 3:40

11 Dick Hyman– Caravan 2:21

12 Jack Costanzo– The Inch Worm 3:02

13 Nick Perito– Misirlou / Quien Sera 5:12

14 Martin Denny– The Young Savages 2:36

15 Les Baxter– Balinese Bongos 3:07

16 Laurindo Almeida And The Danzaneros– Club Caballeros 2:25

17 Joe Loco– Moderna Muchacha 2:39

18 Jack Costanzo– La Cumparsa / Harlem Nocturne 6:25

19 The Savage Beat Of Augie Colón*– Colón 3:10

Bongoland

Julie London...Wild, Cool and Swingin'..the Artist Collection

 

Julie London (September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River", a track she introduced on her debut album, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.

Born in Santa Rosa, California to vaudevillian parents,London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and she began her career as an actress. In the mid-1950s, she signed a recording contract with Liberty Records, marking the beginning of her professional musical career. She released her final studio album in 1969.

1        Come On-A My House
2        My Heart Belongs To Daddy
3        Girl Talk
4        You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
5        You're My Thrill
6        Makin' Whoopee
7        Black Coffee
8        'Tain't What You Do
9        Blues In The Night
10        Comin' Thro' The Rye
11        Night Life
12        You And The Night And The Music
13        Nice Girls Don't Stay For Beautiful
14        Watermelon Man
15        Go Slow
16        Wives And Lovers
17        I Must Have That Man
18        Let There Be Love
19        Mad About The Boy
20        Daddy
21        Love For Sale
22        Mickey Mouse March

 Julie London

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Ultra-Lounge Christmas Cocktails...Hi-Fi Holiday Cheer from Santa's Pad

 

A perfect martini-and-mistletoe combo, Christmas Cocktails will gaily seduce you with its bevy of nostalgic and occasionally campy holiday fare. Vocal vixens Peggy Lee, Julie London (her "I'd Like You for Christmas" will melt the ice cubes in your fridge), Kay Starr and Nancy Wilson join forces with perennial crooners such as Lou Rawls, Dean Martin and the immortal Nat "King" Cole, along with a handful of instrumental big-band numbers and odd, at times cheese-ball-shaped jazz organ pieces from Jimmy McGriff and the flammable Eddie Dundstedter, among others. But the essential item that makes plunking down your pelts for this very chi-chi set is none other than Billy May's lovably kitschy workout called "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo." It's a scream!

Tracklist:
–Billy May     Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo     2:40
–Peggy Lee     Winter Wonderland     1:54
–Ray Anthony  Christmas Trumpets / We Wish You A Very Merry Christmas     –Lou Rawls     Christmas Is     3:15
–Jimmy McGriff     Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town / White Christmas     6:48
–Julie London     I'd Like You For Christmas     2:37
–Al Caiola & Riz Ortolani     Holiday On Skis     2:32
–Kay Starr     (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag     2:42
–Hollyridge Strings*     Jingle Bells / Jingle Bell Rock     5:15
–Dean Martin     I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm     2:44
–Eddie Dunstedter  I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Jingle Bells Bossa Nova  –Ray Anthony     Christmas Kisses     1:58
–Jackie Gleason / Jack Marshall  I'll Be Home For Christmas / Baby, It's Cold –Nancy Wilson     What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?     2:25
–Capitol Studio Orchestra     Cha-Cha All The Way     2:22
–Nat King Cole     The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)     3:12
–Les Brown & His Band Of Renown*     The Nutcracker Suite     6:32
–Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians     Ring Those Christmas Bells     5:00
–Renzo Cesana     Today I Buy You Violets     2:26
–Nat King Cole & Peggy Lee & Nancy Wilson  Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots  –Capitol Studio Orchestra     Jingle Bells From Capitol Records     1:21

 Christmas Cocktails

 

Saxophobia - Ultra-Lounge Vol.12 ...A Horn-A-Copia of Saxual Delights!

Various Artists ‎– Saxophobia
Label: Capitol Records
Ultra-Lounge – Volume Twelve
Released: 1996
Genre: Jazz
Style: Easy Listening, Big Band, Latin Jazz

 Tracklist:
1     –Les Baxter     I Dig     3:15
2     –Sam Butera     Street Scene     3:10
3     –George Auld*     All Or Nothing At All     3:34
4     –Curley Hamner / Milt Buckner     Bernie's Tune     5:06
5     –King Curtis     Watermelon Man     2:36
6     –Nelson Riddle     Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)     2:06
7     –Plas Johnson     Tanya     2:57
8     –Bill Perkins     Samba De Orfeu     2:35
9     –Ray Anthony and His Bookends Peter Gunn Twist / Tequila With A Twist     10     –Count Basie and His Orchestra*     Goldfinger     4:07
11     –Gordon Jenkins     Caravan     2:16
12     –Nelson Riddle     Speakeasy Blues     3:59
13     –Earl Palmer / King Curtis     One Mint Julep     5:16
14     –The Out-Islanders     Ebb Tide     2:15
15     –Plas Johnson     The Big Twist     2:29
16     –Louis Prima     Harlem Nocturne     2:40
17     –Don Costa     The Misfits     2:46
18     –Pepe Dominguin / Jack Costanzo     Bongo Bash / Sax Con Ritmo     4:46
19     –Renzo Cesana     A Handful Of Stars (Unlisted Bonus Track)     2:25

Saxophobia

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Ultra-Lounge Volume Five...Wild, Cool and Swingin'.....finger snappin' vocals and cocktails after dark

Tracklist 
1 –Dean Martin Ain't That A Kick In The Head 2:25
2 –Sam Butera and The Witnesses Dig That Crazy Chick 2:26
3 –Bobby Darin More 2:25
4 –Peggy Lee Fever 3:21
5 –Louis Prima Jump, Jive, An' Wail 3:30
6 –Sammy Davis, Jr. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 2:40
7 –Wayne Newton Danke Schöen 2:36
8 –Sam Butera and The Witnesses French Poodle 2:27
9 –Keely Smith What Is This Thing Called Love? 1:54
10 –Bobby Darin Sunday In New York 2:30
11 –Louis Prima Closer To The Bone 4:13
12 –Lou Rawls Nobody But Me 2:48
13 –Vic Damone Little Girl 2:02
14 –Nat King Cole L-O-V-E 2:34
15 –Dean Martin Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) 3:00
16 –Louis Prima and Keely Smith That Old Black Magic 2:57
17 –Julie London You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 2:16
18 –Bobby Darin Hello, Dolly! 3:14

Ultra-Lounge Vol.5

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Ultra-Lounge Volume Six...Rhapsodesia...music and Martinis for lovers only

This is one of the more LAID BACK albums in the Ultra-Lounge series and is an excellent example of the "lounge" genre.

Classic mid century modern music, it's like a soundtrack to Mad Men. Lush arrangements:" Sleep Walk"," Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Tenderly", "Girl Talk", and the" Theme From Picnic". Sexy, fun lyrics performed by amazing female vocalists: "Go Slow" by Julie London, "You're My Thrill" by Dolores Gray, and "Do It Again" by April Stevens. Also notable are "Serenata" by the Jonah Jones Quartet and Jackie Gleason's "Tenderly".

For those who are uninitiated, I recommend this as an excellent entry into the genre...though really any of the Ultra Lounge collections would do about as well.

Rhapsodesia

Cocktail Capers: Ultra-Lounge Vol.8...Mondo Space-Age Bachelor Pad A-Go-Go

Powerful, high-fidelity and FUN! Cool music from the Mad Men era. A collection of lounge music by various artists with performers such as Gloria Wood whose "Hey Bellboy" is a hoot and Cy Coleman whose music is so sensual(his "Pussycat" will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck with some of its unexpected chords!).

Many of the selections that appear here are not available elsewhere, either because the original album on which the song appeared is out of print, or because the song was issued as a single and never collected in an album.

Cocktails anyone?!

Ultra Lounge Vol. 4..Bachelor Pad Royale...Midnight Music for Cool Cats

Jazzy, Snazzy Tunes for your Space-Age Bachelor Pad!

Oh, this one really swings! Quite possibly the best in the Ultra Lounge series, this one never fails to please. From the tickling ivories opening the "Theme from Route 66" (a song that makes you feel like you've gone back in time) to the fading wails of "Melancholy Serenade" (Jackie Gleason's theme song), you're in for a fun, cool, sexy ride!

People say "Sexe" is a little too obvious. Well, yeah, it is, but the real fun comes during the sax solo, which has the power to ease you into a relaxing calm...but not too relaxed! On the other end of the spectrum is the rocking, rollicking "Night Train" which (along with the suspicious and menacing "A Shot in the Dark" and the superior "Street Scene '58") is the most blasting tune that disturbs the general ease and quiet of the disc. Although Sam Butera's double-shot of "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Fever" isn't so meek, either. "Boulevard" is Sam at his raspy best, and "Fever" is no less than hilarious (listen to those deep-voiced guys chanting "Feva!")

Martin Denny turns in an excellent "Harlem Nocturne." "Topsy" takes it nice 'n easy here on an organ (sounds great), but is shown up by Cy Coleman's lovely "Playboy's Theme," from the Playboy show in the '60s. A bachelor's anthem accompanied by a soft touch on the ride cymbal and a gracefully jazzy piano, this tune is just as can be expected--smooth, silky, and sexy, leisurely floating along on gossamer strings.

See also Bossa Novaville on this blog.

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Ultra Lounge Vol.14 Bossa Novaville ... various artists..Cool and Swinging Lounge Sounds

So Cool..So Sexy..So Rio...So Ipanema

Flying down to Rio? No need to. These 18 velvet Brazilian Bossa-beaters are smoother than scratch-free Formica and cooler than a Frigidaire. 

In the 50's and 60s, dancing the Bossa Nova was the most cool and fashionable thing to do and be seen doing! There were many clubs where you could dance to it and Bossa Nova parties were all the rage.

Just the thing for your next poolside party. So, stick around, you're in Sambatown. Suave!

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