Cocktail Mix 2: Martini Madness

Cocktail Mix (series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 1996)
• Original Release Date: January 23, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000033PE
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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Track Listings

1. Thirteen Men

2. Soul Sauce (Guacha Guaro)

3. The Girl from Ipanema

4. Call Me

5. Sorry 'Bout That, Pt. 1

6. Comin' Home Baby

7. Baby Elephant Walk

8. Soul Bossa Nova

9. Bossa Nova Hand Dance (Deixa Isso Prá Lá)

10. Frenesi -- Twist

11. Why Wait

12. House of Bamboo

13. Cantaloupe Island

14. Hot Barbecue

15. Mais Que Nada

16. Washington Square

17. Take Five

18. I'm Not Talking

Editorial Reviews

1996 Rhino Records compilation

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great bossa nova tunes, July 26, 1999

By 

Aarel Hodge ([e-mail]) (Seattle WA. U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cocktail Mix 2: Martini Madness (Audio CD)

This is a selection of tunes any jazz lover or party goer will be able to groove with. With classic tracks like Baby Elephant Walk, this album offers lots easy fun. If you liked the theme song to Austin Powers your in luck, Soul Bossa Nova (the tracks actual name) is just one of the many jivin' boppers you'll find here. A great buy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shaken, not stirred, February 11, 2005

By 

Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cocktail Mix 2: Martini Madness (Audio CD)

This CD features 18 tracks that might have been played at a "cocktail party" back in the 1960s. It is a fun combination of vocals and instrumentals dating from 1958 to 1967. This is the kind of music that was played at parties for adults back then. None of that "rock and roll" stuff here! There is a lot of bossa nova here, plus jazz-pop and various other swinging styles. This is the perfect music to listen to while drinking martinis (not that I ever had a martini). If you are a fan of the lounge music revival, you will enjoy this CD.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love It Love It Love It, December 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cocktail Mix 2: Martini Madness (Audio CD)

I am new to Lounge but knew I loved Austin Powers-type music so I took a chance on this one and this is my favorite CD. I need two copies, one for my car and one for the house! Many of the artists weren't familiar to me but it was love at first listen with Ann-Margret's 13 Men (first track), then an elevator-muzak style Girl from Ipanema and the classics Soul Bossa Nova and Mais Que Nada (you'll know it when you hear it). House of Bamboo is so much fun as is Hot Barbeque and a different version of Dave Brubeck's Take Five. It's all great - run, don't walk, to get out your martini glasses. Oh, and last but not least, the inside jacket is jam-packed with career bios of each artist. This is a must-have.