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MaVolta
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Feb 13, 2018 7:24 PM UTC

What Are Your Favorite Instrumental Tunes?

The subject of instrumentals came up in another thread, so I thought it might be fun to see what instrumental tunes everyone enjoys. Instrumentals cover a wide range of genres when you start to think about it; classical (of course), movie soundtracks, pop, jazz, big band oldies, blues, country, rock, and many instrumental versions of your favorite song titles, too.

 

So what instrumental music do you like? What are your favorite tunes or instrumental versions of your favorite songs? Multiple tunes and multiple genres are okay. And, if you have favorite on youtube, feel free to post the link so that we can listen, too!

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    Vexed
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    Feb 17, 2023 8:14 PM UTC

    "Percolator (Twist)" - Billy Joe and the Checkmates (62) - Long time since I heard this.

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOAeHi7Ma8k 

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    Feb 17, 2023 8:09 PM UTC

    "Teen Town"-Weather Report-Joe Zawinul/keyboards, Jaco Pastorius/bass, Wayne Shorter/all saxophones, Peter Erskine/drums. one of the greatest groups ever.

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    Feb 17, 2023 7:44 PM UTC

    Jeff Beck "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" with Tal Wilkenfeld on bass, and the great Vinny Caliuta on drums. Jeff rest in peace baby

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    Feb 16, 2023 10:36 PM UTC

    Birdland by Weather Report.   It Rocks out.   The Manhattan Transfer added a lyric to every note in the weather report original and had a hit with it, but the original is instrumental.

     

    Another is Misty by the great jazz pianist Erroll Garner.   The beautiful lyrics were added in later, with Gardner's approval.     

    ripvanwinkle96
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    Feb 17, 2023 7:36 PM UTC
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    Feb 16, 2023 10:35 PM UTC

    Tara's Theme (Gone with the Wind theme song) - Max Steiner

    Vexed
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    Feb 16, 2023 10:31 PM UTC

    "Light Years Away" - Joe Satriani

    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2zjKYJHQnQ 

    CaptainMura
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    Dec 1, 2022 3:52 PM UTC

    Love is blue Paul Mauriat

    MaVolta
    MaVoltaAuthor
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    Dec 1, 2022 4:23 PM UTC

    That’s a pretty one! I remember it well.

    “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
    ripvanwinkle96
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    Nov 27, 2022 5:24 AM UTC
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    Nov 29, 2022 3:33 PM UTC

    Pulp Fiction.  Great movie and fabulous sound track.

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    ripvanwinkle96
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    Nov 9, 2022 4:20 AM UTC

    Travis Wammack (born November 1946 is an American rock and roll guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee. He began his professional music career when he wrote and recorded his first record at the age of eleven. A child prodigy, Wammack's first record was issued when he was twelve years old, and at 17 he hit the American charts with "Scratchy".

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLhKyzeYE-w&ab_channel=SoulGaloreMemories

    MaVolta
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    Nov 4, 2022 4:56 PM UTC

    The Bard’s Song - Agal the Bard, Blind Guardian cover

    https://youtu.be/lfNByyV3rRU

    This guy is an amazing master of medieval instruments. He calls this “Bardcore”.He is from Spain. Apparently, that is a thing now in Europe. He is also on Spotify. If you click more in the description, it will list the instruments played. 

     

     

    “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix