Favorite Instrumental tunes, any genre

[a_random_joel]

Any genre except Classical, because IMO that warrants its own thread.

1. Hot Butter - Popcorn
2. Giorgio Moroder - THeme from Midnight Express
3. Booker T and the MG's - Green Onions
4. Average White Band - Pick up the pieces
5. Dave Brubeck - Take Five
6. Chantays - Pipeline
7. Link Wray - Rumble
8. Krafterk - Numbers
9. Nelson Riddle - Theme From Route 66
10. The Theme from Monday Night Football (The old school one)

Of course I am neglecting Quincy Jones, Bob James, any number of jazz artists, John Barry James Bond soundtrack tunes, and who knows what else.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. Marc Antoine "Union" Ist movement, "Music for Airports", Eno

Lots more too.

[GumboYaYa]

2. "Cissy Strut" by The Meters.

There are too many jazz tunes to even begin to start a list. Just let it suffice to say I really like jazz.

[Gato Moteado]

23. the duke!

caravan - duke ellington
take the A train - duke ellington
lotus flower - duke ellington
88 keys - fats waller

everything on horace silver's "song for my father" album

and, let's not forget scott joplin's "entertainer", "mapleleaf rag" and pretty much everything else he wrote.

yeah, you're right.....if we start listing jazz we'll be here all day and we won't get anything done at work. and i won't even try to list classical stuff either.

[geniph]

3. Hot Tuna, The Water Song

Allman Brothers, Jessica (and several others)
Santana, Europa (and several others)
Who, Sparks
Beethoven, Fur Elise
Duane Eddy, Peter Gunn Theme
another vote for Green Onions
Chieftains, O'Sullivan's March
Silly Wizard, Johnny Cope
(several artists have covered this one) Walk, Don't Run
Nancy Wilson, Lucky Trumble

[Mairead]

56. several more

La Bastringue, played by Jean Carignan
La Reel du Pendu played by Jean Carignan
Goldenrod Jig played by Buddy MacMaster
Tony Ellis's Rain on the Water
Eric Darling's Dueling Banjos (of course!)
Lord MacDonald's Reel
Tom Anderson's Da Slockit Light

[GOPisEvil]

4. Riviera Paradise by Stevie Ray Vaughan. nt

[MadAsHell]

5. Well ....

Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing - Stevie Ray Voughan

[Richardo]

6. You *gots* to have "Classical Gas" on that list...

Anyone old enough to have seen that on the old Smothers Brothers show will never forget it. Probably the first real music video (made for TV; not concert footage).

Richardo <--- moderate geezer-osity showing

[a_random_joel]

19. DOH!

How could I forget...

[AnnabelLee]

7. Goodbye Porkpie Hat

Jeff Beck's version. Gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it.:-)

On edit: Joe Satriani's Crush of Love.

[Gato Moteado]

14. how about the original goodbye porkpie hat......

....by charles mingus. i highly recommend buying as many mingus CDs as you can.....start out with "Mingus Ah Um" and go from there. he was definitely one of the greatest american composers ever.

[AnnabelLee]

18. I heard Beck's version

before Mingus'--it spoiled me! I have some of Mingus' stuff, but for some reason, his arrangements aren't quite my cup of tea.

[bif]

39. Mingus needs to be heard live.

His arrangements can better apreciated . I liked him but when I heard him live, I really enjoyed what he was doing. If you get a chance to see his music performed live (obviously by someone else), it's great.

Here are my pics from the rock era:
Bombay calling--It's a Beautiful Day
Oh Well-Fleetwood Mac (the real Fleetwood Mac)
The Fool--Quicksilver Messenger Service
Echos-Pink Floyd

[Twillig]

49. Gotta go with that one!

I just love the way Beck plays. What's your favorite tune where he cuts loose? Mine's Freeway Jam, live version, although listening to the solo in Led Boots (right now) makes me reconsider. :-)

[AnnabelLee]

65. That's a hard question to answer

If I had to pick...I guess I'd say Ambitious.

[Liberal Veteran]

8. How about Classical Gas?

:)

[Richardo]

12. GMTA, Liberal Vet...

:thumbsup:

[opiate69]

9. Rush

"YYZ"
Also, Santana's "Samba Pa Ti"
Black Sabbath's "Supertzar"
Tool "Merkaba"
Rush "La Villa Strangiato"
Yes "Clap"
Frank Zappa "Little Black Napkins" and "Peaces en Regalia"

[rock]

10. Rhapsody in Blue

You did say, "any genre".

[nedlogg]

11. Miserlou

By Dick Dale.

Heard at the begining of Pulp Fiction.

"What do they call a quarter pounder in France?"

[catzies]

R.E.M. have put some on several of their album releases.

And I think on B sides. Christmas in Tunisia is one , Surfing the Ganges is another. I'm trying to collect them.

[drdigi420]

13. More....

One of us is over 40 - Chic Corea
Rise - Herb Alpert
Feels so Good - Chuck Mangione

Also, here's a link to some of my original tunes, a preview of my next album:

http://stonernet.org/gthpf

Download the mp3s and let me know what you think. I play everything but the bass on these.

[a_random_joel]

21. All of those...

Good calls.

[griffi94]

15. california country

clarence white - nashville west

the buckaroos with don rich - buckaroo

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

16. Focus - Focus (Instrumental)

as found on Track 4, "The Best Of Focus"

Also, "Girls On Broadway" by Tangerine Dream
"Koto Yoyo" by Bruce Becvar
"Pianoscapes" by Michael Jones

and many more....

[geniph]

46. Do you mean Hocus Pocus?

I almost put that, but it makes me giggle too much every time I hear it. We used to call that the "do-di-yo song" when I was a kid.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

58. Focus did do Hocus Pocus

but that is far from their only work. There is a LOT of instrumental artistry that has been done by them as a group, and some as individual efforts, mainly by Jan Akkerman. Worth checking out if you want to expand your musical horizons!

[regularguy]

Frankenstein (Edgar Winter)

Birdland (WeatherReport)
Tequilla (Pee Wee Herman?)

Lot's o' Brand New Heavies. (I guess they're not so brand new anymore)

[griffi94]

22. tequilla was the by the champs

[regularguy]

37. Thanks (I really didn't think it was by PWH :)

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[Richardo]

17. East St. Louis Toodle-oo

Duke Ellington or Steely Dan.

[Gato Moteado]

26. that's what i'm talkin' about!

great tune

[Howardx]

20. walk dont run

ventures

[GainesT1958]

24. Here are some of mine:

Dave Brubeck--"Take Five"
Dave Brubeck--"Camptown Racetrack"
AWB--"Pick Up the Pieces"
AWB--"Cut the Cake"
David Benoit--"Still Standing"
David Benoit--MWA (Musicians With Attitude)
Vince Guaraldi--"Linus and Lucy"
Chuck Mangione--"Feels So Good"
Chuck Mangione--"Chasing the Clouds Away"
Charlie Byrd Quartet--"Somethin' Like the Blues"
Edgar Winter--"Frankenstein"


B-)

[Loonman]

25. A few

The Damned - Trojans
Allman Brothers - Jessica
New Order - Elegia
Joy Division - Incubation
Nine Inch Nails - A Warm Place
The Smiths - The Draize Train
Dixie Chicks - Lil' Jack Slade
John Buzon Trio - Mr. Ghost Goes To Town
Led Zeppelin - Bron-yr

[papau]

27. La Mer, Grand Canyon Suite, Tequila, Walk don't run

Herb Albert's (if only I could remember tune names!)

Many of the RagTime classics of 1900's

[a_random_joel]

32. Herb Alpert

A taste of Honey? Tijuana Taxi? The Lonely Bull? Spanish Flea?

Or more contemporary stuff like the phenomenal 1980 Album "Rise"?

[On the Road]

28. Hey, Hot Tuna!

Jorma and Jack had some great instrumentals. I also like:

Hobo's Blues by Paul Simon
Double Sunshine by The Youngbloods
Jet Stream Rock by Papa John Creach
East St. Louis Toodle-oo by Steely Dan

[a_random_joel]

29. Some more

from non-instrumental bands...

1. The Beatles - Flying
2. Pink Floyd - Any Color You Like
3. The Smiths - Oscillate Wildly


Of course I could start listing electronic music here, as that IS all instrumental, but that would get crazy. In it's stead, I nominate the one true representative of electronic music ...

THE ORB!

[BigMcLargehuge]

30. Yoko Kanno

Tank
Rush
What Planet is This

All from the exceptionally excellent Cowboy Bebop soundtracks

[ProfessorGAC]

31. 'Round Midnight

by Monk. That is my favorite piano piece ever.

But, there's a million jazz & bop things i could name. If you like Take 5, you should listen to Blue Rondo ala Turk by the same band. It's even better than Take Five. (More interesting piano work and a better sax solo.)
The Professor

[Richardo]

50. Clinton likes Blue Rondo ala Turk - told Brubeck it was his favorite...

Brubeck though he was being had, so he challenged the BigDog to sing a few bars - when he did, Dave's respect for Bill really increased.

God I miss that guy.

[ProfessorGAC]

57. That's Cool That Bill Knew The Tune

I could sing several Brubeck melodies. I could sing the sax solo from Rondo and Five. I never was influenced much by Brubeck's playing. But, i was influenced by his use of textures and the overall sound of the bands. Always swinging and very "cool". (Hey, maybe that's why they called it "cool jazz." Ya Think?)

I've never seen his band live. I wish i had.
The Professor

[soleft]

33. Also by John Barry - Out of Africa and Dances With Wolves

Great soundtracks

[Tikki]

34. "Sleep Walk"....

...Santo and Johnny.

[Liberal Veteran]

35. Tubular Bells.....

I really like that one.

[darkstar]

36. "Let's Go Away For Awhile"--Brian Wilson/Beach Boys

And the Beck version of PPHat *is* always chilling. Saw that tour live at the Fox in St. Louis and although I'm not a huge J. Beck fan, still among my top 5 shows in medium-sized venues.

And call me sick, but I like the comforting thorazine strings and tranqued-out melody of "Theme from 'A Summer Place.'"

Plus I dig "One Note Samba." Carlos Joabim's (sp?) version; is he the composer?

[AverageJoe]

43. And "Pet Sounds," from Pet Sounds, too!

n/t

[GOPisEvil]

38. So What, by Miles Davis. From the "Kind of Blue" album!

That is the best album ever of any genre, IMHO. :-)

[a_random_joel]

40. Very good

But best for ANY genre? Certainly up there for best Jazz...

[GOPisEvil]

42. Eh, what's a little hyperbole amongst friends?

:D I'm in a jazzy mood today...tomorrow some other album might be ranked highest.

[Sushi_lover]

41. Frank Mill's hit "Music Box Dancer"

Me and my buddy would play pinball late nite at a diner and this blind man would always come in and have the waitress punch up that song on the jukebox.

We talked to him on occasion. He was big and drunk and man he smelled bad. I miss him.

[MiddleRiverRefugee]

44. No one has mentioned Duane Eddy

"Rebel Rouser" and "40 Miles of Bad Road" for two.

[geniph]

47. I did

see my post #3 above...I mentioned the Peter Gunn theme.

[meatloaf]

45. Too many to count but here's a few...

Musicbox dancer
Love is blue Paul Mauriat
Classical gas Mason Williams
Memories of green Vangelis (several others by Vangelis but can't remember the names right now)
Lots of stuff by Ennio Morricone
Nadia's theme
Moonlight serenade Glenn Miller
Green Onions Booker T and the MGs
Schindler's List John Williams
Ashokan farewell from Ken Burns Civil War series
Christophori's Dream David Lanz
Several by Enya
Several by Duane Eddy
Walk don't run
Silent Night Mannheim Steamroller version
Europa Blondie
Bootleg tape of background music from Moroder's version of Metropolis

Completely forgot Art of Noise, they'e got a lot of great stuff and have worked with a lot of great artists including Duane Eddy.

[mac56]

48. Booker T and the MG's "Time Is Tight".

Always been my favorite.

Honorable mention: "Cry For A Shadow" by the Beatles.

Add on edit: "Last Night" by the Mar-Kays.
"Long Walk Home" by Nick Lowe.

Plus the first record I ever asked for by name (at age 5): "Alley Cat" by Bent Fabric.

[Bossy Monkey]

51. "We Hide And Seek" by Jerry Douglas,

"When You're Gone I Say Your Name" by Gerry O'Beirne

[Richardo]

52. Phish: Cars Trucks Buses...

I like that one.

[BlueJazz]

53. Stan Getz

So Danco Samba

[noonwitch]

54. Romance for Violin and Orchestra by D'vorak

My cd has Isaac Stern as the soloist. There's a good Perlman recording, too.

[SEAburb]

55. "Black Napkins" Frank Zappa / nt

...........

[Kat45]

59. Jeff Beck - "Cause We've Ended as Lovers"

I consider that to be such a beautiful song. I also think it would be a good song to have sex to--but I haven't had the opportunity yet to see if I'm correct. :)

"Beck's Bolero" is another good instrumental.

[Karenina]

61. YES! YES!!!

My aren't we eclectic! It is heart-rending and BEAUTIFUL, eh?

[sweetheart]

60. joe satriani & tangerine dream

"circles" live by joe satriani
"encore side 3" by TD
"dream sequences" by TD
"overtures" by gioachino rossini (la gazza ladra, il barbiere di siviglia)
mozart... so much of his stuff...

[Bake]

62. The Bar-Kays: Soul Finger

Love those horns!

Bake

[King_Crimson]

63. Theme from "Taxi"...

by Bob James...Hocus Pocus by Focus...Freeway Jam by Jeff Beck...many more

[Kenneth ken]

64. Greensleeves (traditional)

Little Martha - The Allman Brothers Band

on edit: now that I've read some of the other replies - pretty much anything Jeff Beck and/or leo Kottke have done would make my list.
Lots of other good choices mentioned. Dick Dale! Link Wray!
yum

[BillyMcLibertarian]

66. The Theme From "Hill Street Blues"

I don't know if there's any particular artist associated with it; I just love the theme.

That, and the theme from "Dynasty".

[Feanorcurufinwe]

67. There are so many but the first two that come to mind are

There are so many but the first two that come to mind are "Blue Midnight" by David Grisman and "Better Get Hit in Your Soul" by Charles Mingus

[hellbound-liberal]

68. "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers Band and "Buck's Boogie"

by Blue Oyster Cult on their live album "On Your Feet Or On Your Knees"

[FARAFIELD]

69. good topic

I always liked ONE WISH and ANOTHER PLACE by Hiroshima and on the Same Album! I like the Theme from the first Batman Movie. The title credits for Gettysburg were nice. as Far as TV themes go. I always liked ROOM 222, The Waltons, but the Best will always be DALLAS.

[HEyHEY]

70. THE HAPPY ORGAN!!!

David COrtez baby!

[blm]

71. Andre Vollensweider...

Caverna Magica

[NightTrain]

72. So many great ones....

Here are some--off the top of my head, as usual:

AIN'T IT FUNKY NOW, James Brown
APACHE, The Shadows
BAJA, The Astronauts
CHARIOTS OF FIRE, Vangelis
HAND CLAPPIN', Red Prysock
HARLEM NOCTURNE, The Viscounts
LET'S GO, The Routers
MEMPHIS, Lonnie Mack
MISERLOU, Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
NIGHT TRAIN, Jimmy Forrest
NUT ROCKER, B. Bumble & The Stingers
ONE MINT JULEP, Ray Charles
OUT OF LIMITS, The Marketts
POOR BOY, The Royaltones
RAW-HIDE, Link Wray
REBEL 'ROUSER, Duane Eddy & The Rebels
RED RIVER ROCK, Johnny & The Hurricanes
SCORPIO, Denis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
SLEEP WALK, Santo & Johnny
SOUL FINGER, The Bar-Kays
STAR WARS THEME, John Williams
TELSTAR, The Tornados
TEQUILA, The Champs
TIME IS TIGHT, Booker T. & The MGs
TOPSY II, Cozy Cole
TSOP, MFSB
WALK--DON'T RUN, The Ventures
WILD WEEKEND, The Rockin' Rebels
WOO-HOO, The Rock-a-Teens

[BGAL1965]

73. SING SING SING by Benny Goodman

String of Pearls by Glenn Miller Sleep Walk by Santo and Johnny Red River Rock by Duanne Eddy Wipeout by the Chantays Blue Danube by Johann Strauss Take Five by Dave Brubeck

[tarkus]

74. Discipline

The King Crimson Classic from 1981.

[ProfessorGAC]

76. Oh MAN!!!!

Another King Crimson guy!!!! I thought i was the only one here. Welcome to DU, Tarkus.

Fripp, Belew, Levin, and Bruford RULE!
The Professor

[Tikki]

75. "Another Journey By Train"......

.....The Cure.

"Wild Dub".....Generation X.

"Smash It Up" (part 1).....The Damned.

[arwalden]

77. Feels So Good -- Chuck Mangione

Remember that one?