Best instrumental songs ??? 50s- today ????? rock/pop compilation?

Question

trying to make a compilation of great instrumental songs .. can you mention some good ones ?? what are the ones you remember??
thanks!!

Answer 1

Telstar by the Tornados.

Answer 2

Anything by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.
Music to Watch Girls By....Bob Crewe Generation
Girls on the Rocks....Bob Crewe Generation
Theme from a Summer's Place....Percy Faith
Pink Panther.....Henry Mancini
Walk Don't Run....Ventures
Because They're Young...Duane Eddy
Classical Gas....Mason Williams
Out of Limits....The Marketts
Telstar....The Tornadoes
Wild Weekend....The Rebels
Joy...Apollo 100
Popcorn.....Hot Butter
Rock and Roll Part 2....Gary Glitter
The Hustle....Soul City Symphony
Outta Space....Billy Preston
Green Onions....Booker T and the MG's

Answer 3

For me it's really anything by the Mahavisnu Orchestra, especially the last track on the Apocalypse album, Hymn to Him. Close to 20 minutes of the best guitarist playing over an Orchestra produced by George Martin. Can't go far wrong with that!

In a Silent Way by Miles Davis is also well worth a listen.

Answer 4

Green Onions - Booker T & The MG's
Classical Gas for the Guitar - Don't remember who it's by (could also just be "Classical Gas")
The Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
Star Wars Remix - (no idea who it's by - was an actual instrumental track built off the enormity of the Star Wars movie and adapted into 70s dance music)
Sleepwalk - Santo & (don't remember the other guy)
Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy
Popcorn - Hot Butter

Answer 5

Walk, Don't Run - the Ventures
Hawaii Five-O - the Ventures
Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny
Wipeout - the Surfaris
Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy
Dave's Mood (Part 2) - the Dave Lewis Trio
Green Onions - Booker T. and the MGs
Tequila - the Champs
One Mint Julep - Ray Charles
Sirius - the Alan Parsons Project
Grazing in the Grass - Hugh Masekela
Misirlou - Dick Dale and the Del Tones
Pipeline - the Chantays

Answer 6

Nine Inch Nails has several good ones. My favorites:
Complication
Just like You Imagine
A Warm Place
Pinion
A Violet Fluid

Answer 7

There are HUNDREDS, - if not, THOUSANDS, - of them, around, - from WAY BACK! What is given, for you, below, is a short LIST, - PLUS the names of the ARTISTS, that made them FAMOUS, of a FEW of those, that I LIKED, myself!

Albatross - Fleetwood Mac
Eye Level (van der Valk theme tune) - Simon Park Orchestra
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
Apache - Shadows
Portsmouth - Mike Oldfield
Dance With the Devil - Cozy Powell

Hope these help to set you on your way, to a FABULOUS compilation, - I'd LOVE to hear what ELSE you put on there!

Answer 8

My top favorite instrumental of all time was - hands down - "SLEEPWALK"!!!!

I commend "Sparky" for remembering this seldom-heard #1 hit from 1959. It was written and performed by Brooklynite brothers, Santo and JOHNNY!

My two other favorite instrumentals would be "(Theme from) A Summer Place" by Percy Faith (1960), and "(Theme from) Romeo & Juliet" by Henry Mancini (1969). Both these songs also hit number one on the pop charts!

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Answer 10

I Wish by Stevie Wonder
Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin

Answer 11

Sambi pa Ti by Santana, freeway by Jeff beck