More Spy Jazz for fixing servers and/or pumping gas to.

We found a winner! This will be move #3 as far as hosting providers go.

Almost 70 hours of uptime, we hope that random disconnects will be a thing of the past.

If you've had us book marked in winamp or other media player, there is a slight chance those bookmarks will no longer work. (kind of a complicated explanation, having to do with DNS, and the way shoutcast and some directories use IP numbers)

Music in the spotlight

I'm afraid all this fuss with technical issues has distracted us from our primary goal, bringing music into your life.. so how about some new music?

You'll feel like you're at a swank party with Gustav Brom and "Tell it Like It Is", it has the feel of a party in some high-rise building, like you might see on some turner classic movie.

Frank Sinatra tells us about his non-existent relationship with "A Fine Romance", having been on a few dates myself, I'd have to say it's probably just as well. Herb Alpert brings us some excellent driving music with "Slick". I don't really know how to describe this one, it's quite good. Look forward to listening to it while driving some time, thats all I can say.

Roland Shaw with his version of "Our Man Flint", to take you on your spy jazz mission. Do you ever listen to spy jazz while doing dull tasks? I find it can really help make boring things seem exciting. Not to sound like a fuddy duddy, but I could see myself listening to "Our Man Flint" while filling up the old gas tank... except for the odd looks you might get from the store clerk.

Julie London with the classic "Love For Sale" done in only the way Julie London can sing it. Bob Thompson with some bachelor pad music, "All the things you are", and then on to a bit of silliness & fun with Al Hirt's performance of "Java".

Stan Gets with some Bossa Nova with "Bim Bom", and finally finishing it off with Enoch Lights space age pop version of "Whatever Lola Wants".

We hope you enjoy, and we're sorry for all the weird technical issues. It would seem that good hosting is hard to find these days... but I think we found our winner.

Tracks in the Spotlight

Gustav Brom & Sein Orchester - Tell It Like It Is

Frank Sinatra - A Fine Romance

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - SlickRoland Shaw Orchestra - Our Man Flint

Julie London - Love For Sale

Bob Thompson - All the Things You are

Al Hirt - Java

Stan Getz - Bim Bom

Enoch Light - Whatever Lola Wants

Serge Gainsbourg, Julie London, Toni Makhoul & More

Toni Makhoul

It's been a stormy weekend here at triviacompanion, a good time to hide out indoors, listening to music and thunder.

I'd like to mention, we've added a new track from Toni Makhoul, titled "Eternal Love", do check it out!

Toni Makhoul is from Lebanon, and is not only a very talented musician, but holds a masters degree in Civil Engineering.

You Voted!

You voted on Serge Gainsbourg, and we listened! Well, that and it just so happens that have several more of his songs on file, hope you enjoy it!

We're kind of careful with Gainsbourg, some of his music, in the US anyway, might not be considered work safe for some of the French speaking citizens. With his music, we investigate the lyrics before playing them, this is why you haven't heard as much of him on triviacompanion.

Julie London

Julie London is a favorite of ours. Unfortunately, her heart belongs to daddy. :-) hope you enjoy listening to her explain it.

We'll probably be hearing more from her in the coming months.

We're work safe!

TriviaCompanion tries very hard to remain work safe, if you are having any problems receiving us in your workplace, or, we happen to play something (or say something) you feel is not work-safe, please do let us know!

Our goal is to provide you with a station you can play in your workplace and never have to worry the material will offend your co-workers or, if you work in a lobby, your customers. If your boss objects, please show him this post, let him know that being work safe is a goal we are committed to maintaining.

In keeping with the work-safe goal, we've opted to run anything that might be objectionable on the weekends. (even if it's not particularly objectionable) this is a simple measure to err on the safe side.

Tracks in the Spotlight:

• Si Zentner - Charade
• Serge Gainsbourg - Wake Me At Five
• Kaempfert & His Orchestra - Bert's Bossa Nova
• Enoch Light - Speak Low
• Norrie Paramor / The Midland Radio Orchestra - Mah-Na Mah-Na
• Julie London - My Heart Belongs To Daddy

What kind of music is Count Basie, Enoch Light or Frank Sinatra?

Stereo-Typing?

We need a name for this kind of music! Jetsonian? Martini Music? (even if you don't drink?) now that "Bachelor Pad" is a tv show and "space pop" some-how refers to electronica.

Lounge Music? well, that means electronica too these days. How about we call it electronotica? cave man congo music? music to blog to? (I've been told it's good writing music) you can beat your blogos to the music of Enoch Light and Count Basie.

As I try to get this stream submitted to as many directories as will have it, I'm struck by the realization that most of them don't even have a "Standards" classification (and if they did, well.. what would that mean to people anyway?) let alone a category that really fits this kind of music.

Jazz could mean just about anything, chances are, if it's not rock, country or polka, people classify it as "jazz" (whats worse, some people lump jazz and blues together... as if they sounded anything alike) Now, I might like Canned heat once in awhile... I don't think of Canned heat as quite fitting in with Jazz.

Normally, I wouldn't be concerned about labels, but if you're trying to reach people who are interested in a given subject, categories are rather essential.

Tracks in the Spotlight

• Hugo Montenegro - Lady in Cement
• Billy Vaughn and his orchestra - Theme From A Summer Place
• Count Basie - From Russia With Love
• Enoch Light - Mack The Knife
• Stan Getz - Samba Dees Days
• Frank Sinatra - The Second Time Around

If you've been experiencing any glitches while listening, we'd still like to know about it.

Hope your week is going well!

Couple trivia questions, is it possible to tell whats on a record, from reading the grooves? Tune in and find out!

Some Bossa Nova from Sergio Mendes, mellow tunes from Walter Wanderley and Stan Getz.

A bit of jetsonian 1960's era music, with Feeling Young, a show toon from Neal Hefti (from the Odd Couple) and finally a track from none other than Frank Sinatra.

If you've been experiencing any glitches while listening, we'd like to know about it. We're constantly in the process of fine tuning the servers and looking for increased reliability.. so if you're having any problems connecting, please let us know!

New Tracks

• Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - So Many Stars
• Heinz Kiessling & Sein Orchest - Feeling Young
• Frank Sinatra - You'd Be So Easy To Love
• Neal Hefti - Man Chases Man
• Walter Wanderley - Vivo Sonhando
• Stan Getz - The Duck

Henry Mancini, the SG Sound and Doug Ferony

Hope your January is progressing smoothly, with all the bad news lately, it's important to take a few moments out of your day just to clear your mind and experience a little peace.

Some new music, including more from Doug Ferony and the SG Sound. Some awesome vocals from Vicky Lane and Kay Starr, and mellow tunes from Henry Mancini and Percy Faith to soothe the nerves and relax.

New Tracks

• Doug Ferony - Paper Moon
• The SG Sound - I Feel the Earth Move
• Vicky Lane - You Hit the Spot
• Kay Starr - C'est Magnifique
• Percy Faith - Never My Love
• Henry Mancini - Sidewalks of Cuba

A silly monday (also crooners)

A few new tracks on your sunday going into monday, hope everyone managed to have a swinging holiday season!

A couple crooners, Nick D'egidio and Michael Kaczurak, with "The Best Is Yet to Come" and "Beyond the Sea", Nick D'egidio is a Frank Sinatra impersonator.

Eartha Kitt does a rather silly song with "I'd Rather Be Burned As a Witch", kind of cute and silly at the same time.

Also some more jazzy tunes from Billy May, Alvino Rey and Johnny Mann.

Have a good week!

New Tracks

• Nick D'egidio - The Best Is Yet to Come
• Michael Kaczurak - Beyond the Sea
• Johnny Mann - Undecided
• Billy May - Guys And Dolls
• Eartha Kitt - I'd Rather Be Burned As a Witch
• Alvino Rey - Softly asin morning sunrise

The SG Sound & Doug Ferony

Some cool tracks for your saturday night, hope you're not as snowed in as I am!

Doug Ferony with "My Way", you know, I find it odd there aren't more versions of this song around, perhaps I'm not looking in the right places?

The SG Sound with "The Cantina Band", if you're a "Star Wars" fan, you'll probably love this spacey, retro sounding tune! (You've got to get their album, The SG Sound is nothing short of amazing and an internet stream just doesn't compare to the full quality tracks)

A couple mellow tunes from "The Alan Copeland Singers" and "Keely Smith", and a fun, vocal jazz tune from Johnny Mann.

Enjoy! (By the way, we'd really like to hear your plans for the new year, phone them in!)

New Tracks

• Doug Ferony - My Way
• The Alan Copeland Singers - Wichita Lineman
• Johnny Mann/Simon Zenther - Ol' Man River
• Keely Smith - Lullaby Of The Leaves
• The SG Sound - The Cantina Band

Esquivel, Quincy Jones and More

It's weird how 20 degree weather can seem almost tropical when you've spent time in -10 weather isn't it?

Some more from Elmer Bernstein with "Finale", it's the kind of tune you hear and think, I know I've heard this some place, but where?

Quincy Jones with "Enchanted Melody", a nice tune to mellow out with.

Some space age bachelor pad music from Esquivel, "Johnson Rag"

Doug Ferony with "Almost Like Being in Love", you know, I really wish I had the voice of Doug Ferony, but then, I imagine every guy out there does!

Finally, to get in the holiday spirit, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from Mark Anderson, some christmas music done on an organ. This one isn't so much added to the playlist, we just play it now and then. (Believe it or not, triviacompanion isn't entirely robot driven, sometimes there's an actual person there)

New Tracks

• Elmer Bernstein - Finale
• Mark Andersen - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• Quincy Jones - Enchanted Melody
• Doug Ferony - Almost Like Being in Love
• Esquivel And His Orchestra - Johnson Rag

Serge Gainsbourg & Syd Dale

We're coming up on the shortest day of the year, the Minnesota sky is turning dark a lot earlier now, good news, more night time is always a good thing! (Just wish it happened in the summer, so we could go out and enjoy it more)

More from Billy May, with "Perdido", a nice big-band retro sound.

The Headliners do an interesting version of Barry Manilow's "I Write the Songs" and on the mellow track is some more from the Syd Dale Orchestra with "Reminiscing" a track that you'll recognize almost instantly if you listened to AM radio in the 70's.

A couple tracks from Serge Gainsbourg, "Ce Mortel Ennui" and "L'alcool", if you can't speak French, well, you're in good company, neither can I! (and if you can speak French and hear something that isn't "work safe".. please tell me)

New Tracks

• Billy May & His Orchestra - Perdido
• Serge Gainsbourg - Ce Mortel Ennui
• The Headliners - I Write The Songs
• Syd Dale Orchestra - Reminiscing
• Serge Gainsbourg - L'alcool

Tony Bennett - Close Your Eyes and more

Music for your dungeon or bachelor pad, we're pleased to bring you some more from the Low Fidelity Jet-Set Orchestra, a nice flute with hammond organ combo.

Taryn Szpilman with a version of the Carpenters tune "Superstar".

Cal Tjader plays the vibes with Cuchy Frito Man, and a version of "Close Your Eyes" done in only the way Tony Bennett can sing.

Enjoy!

New Tracks

• Cal Tjader - Cuchy Frito Man
• Taryn Szpilman - Superstar
• Tony Bennett - Close Your Eyes
• Low Fidelity Jet-Set Orchestra - Wasabi Sauce

More from Henry Mancini and Frank Sinatra

We explore some Marketing Mishaps as well as do our part to lower materialism, it seems that adolescents with low self esteem have a tendency toward materialism.

As part of our efforts to increase self esteem and thus lower materialism, we have selected Dean Elliott & His Big Band's version of "you're the top" I feel less materialistic already!

Henry Mancini with Cherokee, Frank Sinatra with This Happy Madness. Some music from Alisha Marie Ard and Bob Chang, with Fly Me To The Moon and The Island, and a nice jazzy tune from Ed Bentley's Blue Note Quartet, Coming Home.

New Tracks

• Dean Elliott & His Big Band - You're The Top
• Henry Mancini - Cherokee
• Alisha Marie Ard - Fly Me To The Moon
• Frank Sinatra - This Happy Madness (Estrada Branca)
• Bob Chang - The Island
• Ed Bentley's Blue Note Quartet - Coming Home

Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and more!

If you tickle your fuel tank with a feather, can it store more hydrogen? we look into feathers being used for storage.

Some music from Novabossa, Wave. Peggy Lee sings "Just One Of Those Things", Lionel Hampton comes at us with Liftie Girl Blue and Frank Sinatra on the perils of being a Prisoner of Love - enjoy!

New Tracks

• Novabossa - Wave
• Peggy Lee - Just One Of Those Things
• Lionel Hampton - Liftie Girl Blue
• Frank Sinatra - Prisoner Of Love

Fire and Rain - Doug Ferony!

Can stress give you a bad hair day? it's kind of a gray area...

In the new music department.. Frank Sinatra sings Then Suddenly Love, a new version of Fire and Rain from Doug Ferony, Dave Pell with Dream along with me, and Group I with The Brothers Go to Mothers - Enjoy!

New Tracks

• Frank Sinatra - Then Suddenly Love
• Doug Ferony - Fire and Rain
• Dave Pell - Dream Along with Me
• Group I - The Brothers Go to Mother's

Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

We go south of the border with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Gerard Carelli tells us about once being in love with Amy, and Leigh Might suggests it might as well be spring.

TriviaCompanion also explores the wonders of 21'st century towel technology with this rather, (cough) amazing invention.

New Tracks

• Leigh Michele - It Might As Well BE Spring
• Gerard Carelli - Once In Love With Amy
• Gerard Carelli - The Surrey With the Fringe On Top
• Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - South Of The Border

Luck be a lady, tonight!

Some new tunes for your wednesday, including more from Frank Sinatra, Irving Joseph, Otto Sieben, Boris Schoska and Laurie Johnson. It's a prozak day and we've got the happy music on triviacompanion!

• Frank Sinatra - Luck be a lady
• Irving Joseph - Double Cross
• Otto Sieben - Curly Shirley
• Boris Schoska - Toys for Boys
• Laurie Johnson - Happy Go Lively

The Three Suns on a Saturday

Some music for your saturday morning, enjoy!

• Steven Maglio - You Make Me Feel So Young
• Bob Mersey - High Spirits
• Dave Pell - Over the Rainbow
• Dean Elliott - Make the Scene
• The Three Suns - Movin' 'N' Groovin'
• Rudy Rosa - Meditation

Monday Track Updates

Well, it's rainy here in my corner of the world, hope the weather is calm and pleasant wherever you are! here are some monday afternoon music updates, enjoy!

• Lalo Schifrin - Once a Thief
• Astrud Gilberto - Bim Bom
• Frank Sinatra - The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)
• Jacki Cooper - Unlucky For Some

More Mellow Music for your Bachelor Cubicle!

A couple crooners from Steven Maglio and a really nice version of the classic "Route 66" from the USAO Showband!

Wrapping things up, we relax with the mellow sounds of The Polite Jazz Quartet with "Autumn Leaves"

New Tracks

• Steven Maglio - Come Dance With Me
• Steven Maglio - Too Marvelous For Words
• Rhoda Burnsed & USAO Showband - Route 66
• The Polite Jazz Quartet - Autumn Leaves