smoker: A dated North American slang term for an informal social gathering. New Frontier - The Nightfly

Medicine Park: Holiday resort town in Oklahoma. Blues Beach - Everything Must Go

banyan: A type of tropical fig tree. Aja - Aja

Elsinore: Lake Elsinore, a city in California, located about 70 miles south-east of Los Angeles with a population of 64,000. Lucky Henry - 11 Tracks of Whack

Arcturus: A star in the constellation of Boötes (The Herdsman). Hat Too Flat - 11 Tracks of Whack

'54 Strat: The Fender Stratocaster, arguably the world's most famous type of electric guitar. Things I Miss The Most - Everything Must Go

gaucho: A South American cowboy. Gaucho - Gaucho

Haitian divorce: A slang term for a 'quickie' divorce. Haitian Divorce - The Royal Scam

Mr. Parker: Legendary jazz musician Charlie 'Yardbird' Parker (1920-1955). Parkers Band - Pretzel Logic

capris: A style of trousers mostly worn by women. Cousin Dupree - Two Against Nature

Hackensack: A city in New Jersey, about 10 miles north of New York City, population 42,000. Daddy Dont Live In That New York City No More - Katy Lied

Tanqueray: Brand of British gin, first distilled by Englishman Charles Tanqueray in 1830. Lunch with Gina - Everything Must Go

retsina: A distinctive-tasting Greek wine, flavoured with pine resin. Home At Last - Aja

New Frontier: A slogan / rallying cry used by John F. Kennedy, originating in a June 1960 speech he made while accepting the Democratic Party nomination for the 1960 U.S. presidential election. New Frontier - The Nightfly

moray eel: Common name for any of 80 species of eels, of the family Muraenidae. Glamour Profession - Gaucho

'54 Strat: The Fender Stratocaster, arguably the world's most famous type of electric guitar. Things I Miss The Most - Everything Must Go

Elsinore: Lake Elsinore, a city in California, located about 70 miles south-east of Los Angeles with a population of 64,000. Lucky Henry - 11 Tracks of Whack

zero crossing: In mathematics, the point at which a function crosses the horizontal axis - in other words, as its value passes through zero and changes sign (from positive to negative or vice versa). Book Of Liars - 11 Tracks of Whack

Savoy sides: Savoy was a New-York based record label which was home to Charlie Parker between November 1945 and September 1948. Parkers Band - Pretzel Logic