Cafe De Flore: Rendez-Vous a Saint-Germain des Pres
Taking a cue from theBuddha Barcompilations, this collection of nu-jazz swing and martini music represents the sound and feel of a popular coffeehouse, in this case the Café De Flore in Paris’ Saint-Germain district. With the likes ofSerge Gainsbourg,Diana Krall. andEartha Kittrepresented, the music is both grown up enough to play for the in-laws and filled with enough hipster irony to attract members of the younger cocktail nation. The combination of young and old plays out literally on record as well; songs from icons likeNina Simonerub up against the 21st century dance-bop of Lakasha andParis Combo. More jazz than dance, and much!  better suited for a rainy day than sunny Ibiza-style chill compilations, it's ritzy cabaret-style pop.--Matthew Cooke