Title: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: retrorussell on January 17, 2017, 05:09:59 AM Hey Badmovies.orgers.
Throw down your favorite instrumental tunes. They can be of the classical era (Bach, Beethoven, etc), they could be ragtime tunes, rock tunes of the 60s/70s/80s/Kenny G./whatever.. just know that there CAN be some words to it, but they must be at a minimum. I like these: PICK UP THE PIECES- Average White Band (1974) Great sax-driven instrumental with only the title being spoken. ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnH_zwVmiuE#) HOCUS POCUS- Focus (1973) Classic guitar/organ/yodel song from a rockin' Dutch band. ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV0F_XiR48Q#) And one of my favorite songs of all time: FRANKENSTEIN-Edgar Winter Group (1973) Hard-rocking tune with Edgar jamming on not only the keyboards but the sax and timbales as well! ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65XSHM3jlAY#) What have you got for me, folks? I hope this topic hasn't been threaded before.. Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: BoyScoutKevin on January 17, 2017, 04:21:03 PM I got . . .
and I won't name my favorite classical instrumentals, as there are too many to name. Neither will I name my favorite classical composers, as there are almost as many. Though many of both can be found on the Hooked on Classics compilation. What I will name is my favorite TV instrumental themes, as there are only a half dozen. The Yellow Rose The Tribe Second Noah Hill Street Blues Flash Forward Doctor Who and while there have been several different ones, my favorite, and I don't remember when it was, I believe that it was the one that used a theremin in the theme. And these film themes from Flash Gordon (1980) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Medicine Man Rat Race and . . . Colonel Bogie's March from --Bridge Over the River Kwai Duelin' Banjos from --Deliverance Lara's Love Them from --Doctor Zhivago and while not written for the film In the Mood from Chronicles of Narnia : the Voyage of the Dawn Treader That is a film series I wish they'd complete, as while they have done 3 theatrical films, as far as I know, there are more books than those 3 in the book series. Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 17, 2017, 06:14:43 PM BERT KAEMPFERT "Wonderland By Night"
http://youtu.be/NnU_nMYb0C4 (http://youtu.be/NnU_nMYb0C4) THE HARMONICATS "Peg O' My Heart" Their re-recording is the one...here 'tis: http://youtu.be/ax0neb8QcIw (http://youtu.be/ax0neb8QcIw) YOUNG HOLT UNLIMITED "Soulful Strut" http://youtu.be/yX1XSOzDPik (http://youtu.be/yX1XSOzDPik) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: javakoala on January 17, 2017, 06:28:10 PM My all-time favorite instrumental:
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1z4JfxFb6c#) Probably my second all-time favorite: ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK3ZP6frAMc#) In my top five all-time favorites: ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzlcxN0lxSo#) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 17, 2017, 11:50:30 PM "Moonglow and Theme from Picnic" MORRIS STOLOFF
http://youtu.be/iAxJ93LzaaA (http://youtu.be/iAxJ93LzaaA) "Shangri-La" ROBERT MAXWELL http://youtu.be/k6zfj9jATWE (http://youtu.be/k6zfj9jATWE) MARTIN DENNY "Quiet Village" http://youtu.be/w9C2tHYZ3R8 (http://youtu.be/w9C2tHYZ3R8) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Rev. Powell on January 18, 2017, 06:38:21 PM ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFVTWEVhxY8#)
Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 20, 2017, 05:11:45 PM THELONIUS MONK... good idea... "Epistrophy"
http://youtu.be/cv2wxsQtLEQ (http://youtu.be/cv2wxsQtLEQ) CHARLIE PARKER QUINTET "Scrapple From The Apple" http://youtu.be/9b2AOlCGpKY (http://youtu.be/9b2AOlCGpKY) DIZZY GILLESPIE and CHARLIE PARKER "Groovin' High" http://youtu.be/lvZOS8LxvNU (http://youtu.be/lvZOS8LxvNU) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: retrorussell on January 20, 2017, 06:53:41 PM RISE- Herb Alpert
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ennMD1fPtXA#) MORNING DANCE- Spyro Gyra ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDZ5UY_oDw#) MUSIC BOX DANCER- Frank Mills ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdEJmGGwMBY#) BREEZIN'- George Benson ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ysfBys4cg#) FLY ROBIN FLY- Silver Convention (just the title and one other line are spoken) ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUPdG4DA42g#) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Rev. Powell on January 20, 2017, 11:11:44 PM http://youtu.be/rRgXUFnfKIY (http://youtu.be/rRgXUFnfKIY)
http://youtu.be/w53sagJ4FbQ (http://youtu.be/w53sagJ4FbQ) http://youtu.be/vCHREyE5GzQ (http://youtu.be/vCHREyE5GzQ) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 20, 2017, 11:23:52 PM VLADO PERLEMUTER plays RAVEL... Miroirs...
http://youtu.be/vF2QSx25DLQ (http://youtu.be/vF2QSx25DLQ) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 20, 2017, 11:58:20 PM http://youtu.be/UjfJ8H0guO4 (http://youtu.be/UjfJ8H0guO4)
Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: RCMerchant on January 21, 2017, 04:52:36 AM Dave Bruebeck-Take Five
http://youtu.be/PHdU5sHigYQ (http://youtu.be/PHdU5sHigYQ) Flatt and Scruggs-Foggy Mountain Breakdown http://youtu.be/6RvI6ZI2JWc (http://youtu.be/6RvI6ZI2JWc) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: RCMerchant on January 21, 2017, 05:01:01 AM I love this!
http://youtu.be/PDeU42u2s2Y (http://youtu.be/PDeU42u2s2Y) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: retrorussell on January 21, 2017, 05:25:35 PM ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA- Deodato
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKs7yXJd5p4#) The disco nut in me likes this: A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN- Walter Murphy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ouMaLRth-s[url) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 21, 2017, 10:02:15 PM There are at least a few recordings of FATS WALLER "Tea For Two" as a piano solo. I have yet to hear one that is not sublime.
http://youtu.be/b9C83jtfOcI (http://youtu.be/b9C83jtfOcI) I could listen to FATS all night... http://youtu.be/7Z8EVAnHiRk (http://youtu.be/7Z8EVAnHiRk) http://youtu.be/kIFoAwJPtm4 (http://youtu.be/kIFoAwJPtm4) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: El Misfit on January 21, 2017, 11:15:16 PM The most instrumental music I listen to is from mix that has death metal songs rolled into one. Here's some of them that I enjoy the most:
http://youtu.be/ObTDvMUMgr4 (http://youtu.be/ObTDvMUMgr4) http://youtu.be/Szi276qcd0k (http://youtu.be/Szi276qcd0k) (I still don't understand the naming of the band) http://youtu.be/AeWAbm_2Pj0 (http://youtu.be/AeWAbm_2Pj0) http://youtu.be/59_-SyuZzuo (http://youtu.be/59_-SyuZzuo) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: JaseSF on January 21, 2017, 11:20:43 PM http://youtu.be/p7K3CUd1VU4 (http://youtu.be/p7K3CUd1VU4)
http://youtu.be/n2MUacEFAf4 (http://youtu.be/n2MUacEFAf4) http://youtu.be/xc1lu-WU3hI (http://youtu.be/xc1lu-WU3hI) (growing up as a huge Macho Man fan can this not be included?) http://youtu.be/4eBmeH0MAmk (http://youtu.be/4eBmeH0MAmk) (another wrestling one, I loved this one and was a huge fan of this team in the 1980s too) http://youtu.be/-hJf4ZffkoI (http://youtu.be/-hJf4ZffkoI) http://youtu.be/dfe8tCcHnKY (http://youtu.be/dfe8tCcHnKY) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: retrorussell on January 22, 2017, 01:40:22 AM JOY- Apollo 100
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ekQ1RTmzBc#) CLASSICAL GAS- Mason Williams ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mREi_Bb85Sk#) COURTSHIP- Bob James This used to be the theme to the Portland Trailblazers pre-game show on the radio.. great tune! ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpwX33_6BHo#) THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA- MSFB and The Three Degrees Ah.. good old memories of Soul Train! ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_nnRp7LuY8#) SIRIUS- Alan Parsons Project AAAAAND NOW... THE STARTING FIVE FOR YOUR! CHICAGO BULLS!!! ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feoHV5JUbuo#) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Rev. Powell on January 22, 2017, 09:22:19 PM http://youtu.be/H0_VNSia-J4 (http://youtu.be/H0_VNSia-J4)
Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 23, 2017, 06:16:05 PM CAL TJADER "Soul Sauce"
http://youtu.be/3rSNqhEWH9M (http://youtu.be/3rSNqhEWH9M) MJQ "Django" http://youtu.be/L4ksM27dVfs (http://youtu.be/L4ksM27dVfs) ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS "Doodlin'" http://youtu.be/ep9TrXGWaGc (http://youtu.be/ep9TrXGWaGc) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: retrorussell on January 23, 2017, 06:49:36 PM THEME FROM "SWAT"- Rhythm Heritage
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHDg96-ZN_U#) THE HUSTLE- Van McCoy ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj23_nDFSfE#) LOVE'S THEME- Love Unlimited Orchestra ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YS7sWCG_ZE#) ROCKFORD FILES THEME- Mike Post ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj8V5sRVXGk#) FEELS SO GOOD- Chuck Mangione ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7dg8vRDM68#) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: JaseSF on January 23, 2017, 08:29:56 PM http://youtu.be/YZQJhtmPVKs (http://youtu.be/YZQJhtmPVKs)
Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 24, 2017, 03:17:39 PM LOUIS ARMSTRONG "West End Blues"
http://youtu.be/4WPCBieSESI (http://youtu.be/4WPCBieSESI) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: javakoala on January 24, 2017, 06:05:46 PM More from my childhood:
Love Is Blue: ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6D4ps_sS-s#) Quentin's Theme from Dark Shadows (God, I loved that show when I was a kid!): ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwaFCXEYJ14#) Theme from A Summer Place: ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSsiS-v6_6M#) Barnyard in Orbit (great electronic music from WAY BACK!): ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my1lIXur47Y#) Finally, the tune that scared the total s**t out of me. It was the theme for Fantastic Theater, a late night horror movie show in Tulsa, OK: ! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtjJdF-pvjc#) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 25, 2017, 12:38:57 AM That last one was very interesting...
LEROY ANDERSON "Forgotten Dreams" http://youtu.be/CS2ue13A2PM (http://youtu.be/CS2ue13A2PM) Oh! And in deference to the BLUE WHALE and DARK SHADOWS... "Back At The Blue Whale" one of my own favorites: http://youtu.be/hUt_7k9l3Ps (http://youtu.be/hUt_7k9l3Ps) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Rev. Powell on January 25, 2017, 07:06:54 PM http://youtu.be/4xng_QbhHGY (http://youtu.be/4xng_QbhHGY)
An outstanding jazz reinvention of an outstanding classical composition. Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 25, 2017, 08:54:16 PM DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA "Take the A Train" (written by Billy Strayhorn)
http://youtu.be/vn_G-1uIrJU (http://youtu.be/vn_G-1uIrJU) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 25, 2017, 10:19:19 PM BENNY GOODMAN "Sing Sing Sing!"
http://youtu.be/fhyhP_5VfKM (http://youtu.be/fhyhP_5VfKM) TOMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA "Well Git It!" http://youtu.be/EJ4AE8rhe0k (http://youtu.be/EJ4AE8rhe0k) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Rev. Powell on January 27, 2017, 09:09:18 AM http://youtu.be/CVb2tnFN5AA (http://youtu.be/CVb2tnFN5AA)
Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: javakoala on January 28, 2017, 05:23:38 PM Can't believe no one has posted this classic yet.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEOo28lsbc#) Title: Re: Favorite instrumentals? (rock, classical, AM radio, easy listening, etc.) Post by: Allhallowsday on January 28, 2017, 10:28:12 PM Can't believe no one has posted this classic yet. ! No longer available ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEOo28lsbc#[/url]) 'Cause we was waitin' on you to post theez: http://youtu.be/Ng8QDwkKZsU (http://youtu.be/Ng8QDwkKZsU) I had (or have) a later vinyl LP release probably dating to the 1970s. I never cared for any other version... :bluesad: |