The Official "Name a Great Instrumental" Recording

[CO Liberal]

Right now, they're playing one of the greatest on the radio - Nelson Riddle's "Theme from 'Route 66'".

How many others can we think of????

[qnr]

1. I always loved Samba Pa Ti by Santana n/t

[skygazer]

2. Jessica - the Allman Brothers

That song always makes me smile.

[Phillycat]

3. Flute Loop--Beastie Boys

[Hog lover]

4. Green Onions?

Isn't that an old instrumental from the early 70's?

[MsConduct]

5. Hey, that's what I wanted to say! LOL

[Phillycat]

Yes. Best version by Lightnin' Hopkins.

In my opinion, of course. :)

[CO Liberal]

23. 1962

Booker T and the MGs.

[WarNoMore]

6. Yackety Sax

Boots Randolph.

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White.. Forgot who.
Dating myself, huh.

[CO Liberal]

25. That Was Perez Prado (The King of the Mambo) ...

...who did "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White". He also did "Patricia".

[NuckinFutz]

7. Wipe Out

Summer Place

Last Date

Elephant Walk

Pink Panther

[Elidor]

8. Sleepwalk

Santo & Johnny, I think

[arwalden]

9. The Horse, Tijuana Taxi

[Elidor]

12. Good taste

The Horse is a great little tune. Haven't heard it in years and years.

[Bertha Venation]

10. Classical Gas

[chiburb]

19. Excellent choice! n/t

[CO Liberal]

26. When I Used to DJ in Bars...

...I used to say that "Classical Gas" was what Mozart got after eating chili. :-)

[Bertha Venation]

27. What does Mozart do now that he's dead?

He decomposes.

Touche. ;)

[southpaw]

37. What would Elvis be doing if he were alive right now?

Clawing at the inside of his coffin! :evilgrin:

[Bertha Venation]

39. Bah!

[chiburb]

11. "Telstar" by the Tornados....n/t

[CO Liberal]

28. One of the First British Records to Become a Hit Here

Fall of 1962, when I was in Fourth Grade.

[chiburb]

32. One of my first 45's...

Wore it out.

Glad you remember it too...

[CO Liberal]

43. I Used It as My Theme Song....

When I had an interview show on my high school radio station, WJSV-FM in Morristown, NJ.

[ProfessorGAC]

13. Surfing With The Alien

Yeah, i know. Lots of you expected that. Just looking to please.
The Professor

[GOPisEvil]

34. Excellent choice!

But then, I expected nothing less.

[arwalden]

14. Last Date (Floyd Cramer)

[Wickerman]

18. nice one

I love that.

[Wickerman]

15. Miserlou

think, opening theme to Pulp Fiction. Dick Dale is a god. A very minor one, but a god nonetheless.

[nedlogg]

24. Yes Indeedy!

I've been playing guitar for 40 years now and I still can't do that song.

[NamVetsWeeLass]

16. Frankenstein By The Edgar Winters Group

[chiburb]

17. "Stranger On The Shore" by Acker Bilk n/t

[bsm1970]

20. Walk, Don't Run

The Ventures.

[DenverDem]

Peaches in Regalia by Frank Zappa

He was a brilliant composer.

[motely36]

21. Funeral for a friend

Yes, I know it goes into Love Lies Bleeding, but I think technically they are two different songs

[farmbo]

22. "Flying" by the Beatles

eom

[one_true_leroy]

29. Janacek's "On The Overgrown Path"

or Miles Davis "Sivad"

[chiburb]

30. "Grazing In The Grass" by Hugh Masekela n/t

[TheMightyFavog]

31. The Great Gig in the Sky

Wonderful instrumental

[Magrittes Pipe]

33. Link Wray, "Deuces Wild"

[quispquake]

35. The Pyramids: Penetration

An amazing surf instrumental!!!

[On the Road]

36. There are Many:

"Double Sunlight" by The Youngbloods
"Hobo's Blues" by Paul Simon
"East St. Louis Toodle-oo" by Steely Dan
"String Jet Rock" by Papa John Creach
"Water Song" by Hot Tuna
"Nashville Skyline Rag" by Bob Dylan

On Edit:
Oh, and:
"Ain't Gonna Whistle Dixie No More" and
"When I Feel the Sea Beneath My Soul" by Taj Mahal

[mindem]

38. "Sapporo"

By New Grass Revival. It really moves and is of epic length. Bella Fleck just kills it on the banjo.

[edbermac]

40. Dueling Banjos...

[southpaw]

41. "Feels So Good"

Chuck Mangione

[XNASA]

42. 'Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)'

By the Flaming Lips.

[CO Liberal]

44. "The Stripper" - David Rose

1962.

[zbdent]

45. Hocus Pocus by Focus

Always a favorite on WDVE's "Electric Lunch" in the eighties . . .

[EstimatedProphet]

46. There is no such thing as in instrumental song, by definition

However, given that I would still say "Tubular Bells", and "Frankenstein"

[CO Liberal]

49. Point Taken

So being as I still had time, I changed it to "Recording".

[Demit]

47. "Poinciana" played by Ahmad Jahmal. Not sure if he composed it...

[RetroLounge]

48. Little Wing

The Stevie Ray version.

Breathtaking...

RL

[New Earth]

50. Lady of Dreams

by VAST

sooooooooo pretty, calming, relaxing

[Beware the Beast Man]

51. "Orion" by Metallica

[Rambis]

52. Take 5: Dave Brubeck

x

[Orsino]

53. Several come to mind...

"Little Martha," "Jessica," and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" --Allman Bros.

"Bouree" --Jethro Tull's jazzy take on Bach

"Take Five" by Dave Brubeck OR George Benson's electric live recording

"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" --Dexter Gordon

[CO Liberal]

54. "Little Brown Jug" by Glenn Miller

They're playing it on the radio right now.

[ET Awful]

55. Embryonic Journey - Jefferson Airplane :) n/t

[DelawareValleyDem]

56. Overture from Tommy

The Who

[regularguy]

57. Jeff Beck : Blow by Blow. The entire Album!

[Canuckistanian]

58. Peaches En Regalia

Frank Zappa, of course.

[RevolutionaryActs]

59. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy and,..

Christmas Eve Sarajevo - Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Freedom - 12 Girls Band.. in fact, everything they do is great :D

[Forkboy]

60. Anything by the Mermen

[Search Party]

61. Theme from A Summer Place