Terça-feira 24 Mar 2009, 16h:14

My friend oslofish told me to make a list. :)

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With little help of my friends, here are stunning instrumentals, ordered by year of the album release:

West End Blues (feat. Earl Hines) by Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five

• In the mood by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
• 'Round midnight by Thelonious Monk
• Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
• Giant Steps by John Coltrane Quartet
• Apache by The Shadows
• Rhapsody In Blue by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
• Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones
• Wipe Out by The Surfaris
• Telstar by Tornados
• Toad by Cream
• Repent Walpurgis by Procol Harum
• Air by Ekseption
• Albatross by Fleetwood Mac
• Bourée by Jethro Tull
• In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed by The Allman Brothers Band
• Echoes by Pink Floyd
• Also Sprach Zarathustra by Eumir Deodato
• Frankenstein by Edgar Winter Group
• Tubular Bells (Part One) by Mike Oldfield
• The Köln Concert: Part I by Keith Jarrett
• Over Birkerot by Terje Rypdal
• The Hustle by Van McCoy
• Europa by Carlos Santana
• Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) by Gato Barbieri
• Rise by Herb Alpert
• Oxygene (Part IV) by Jean-Michel Jarre
• Trans-Europa Express by Kraftwerk
• Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band by Meco
• Birdland by Weather Report
• Love's Theme by Giorgio Moroder
• Zorba by Mikis Theodorakis
• Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
• Anne's Song by William Ackerman
• El Becko by Jeff Beck
• Walk Don't Run by The Ventures
• Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho by Paco de Lucia & Al di Meola
• YYZ by Rush
• Das Boot (Single Version) by Klaus Doldinger
• Love On A Real Train (Risky Business) by Tangerine Dream
• Axel F. by Harold Faltermeyer
• Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone
• Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer
• Minute by Minute by Larry Carlton
• Jessica by The Allman Brothers Band
• Cliffs Of Dover by Eric Johnson
• Blame It On My Youth by Keith Jarrett Trio
• Our Love Is Here To Stay by Dave Grusin
• Rockit by Herbie Hancock
• Concerto De Aranjuez by Paco De Lucia
• Pick Up the Pieces by Average White Band
• Hocus Pocus by Focus
• Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! by Cannonball Adderley
• Theme De Camille by Georges Delerue
• The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini
• The Creek by Jan Garbarek
• Minor Swing by Django Reinhardt
• Song From A Secret Garden by Secret Garden
• Blitzkrieg Bop (Instrumental) by Yo La Tengo
• Flaming June by BT
• Machine Gun by The Commodores
• Days Of Wine And Roses by Dave Grusin
• Manhattan (live) by Eric Johnson
• La Femme D'Argent by AIR
• Local Hero/Wild Theme (live) by Dire Straits
• Paradigm Shift by Liquid Tension Experiment
• Lovers of Light by Afro Celt Sound System
• Shenandoah (For Johnny Smith) by Bill Frisell
• JFK (Prologue) by John Williams
• Acid Rain by Liquid Tension Experiment
• Riviera '68 by Steve Stevens
• Nothing else matters (live) by Apocalyptica
• Love's Theme by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra
• The Riddle (Instrumental) by Gigi D'Agostino
• Spirit by Moby
• Sure Thing by St. Germain
• Veridis Quo by Daft Punk
• Take The A Train by Duke Ellington
• Quantum Soup by Jordan Rudess
• Phunkdified by Justin King
• River Flows In You by Yiruma
• Gymnopedie Nº1 by Erik Satie
• Little Wing by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
• Stream Of Consciousness by Dream Theater
• First Breath After Coma by Explosions in the Sky
• Your Hand In Mine by Explosions in the Sky
• 'Cause We've Ended as Lovers by Jeff Beck
• I Know You Are But What Am I? by Mogwai
• Chariots of fire by Vangelis
• Beach Party Tonight by Yo La Tengo
• Pallar Anders Visa by In Flames
• Midnight Express by Nuno Bettencourt
• Natasha '75 by Ralph Myerz and The Jack Herren Band
• Alma by Teddybears STHLM
• Angelina by Tommy Emmanuel
• Automagic by Worm is Green
• Kiss The Rain by Yiruma
• I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Bill Frisell
• Dayvan Cowboy by Boards of Canada
• Exit Music (For A Film) by Brad Mehldau
• The Voyage by Emilie Simon
• Superheroes of BMX by Mogwai
• Tsunami by Mozdzer Danielsson Fresco
• America (Single Version) by The Nice
• Nachtflug by Schiller
• Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 - "Für Elise" by Vladimir Ashkenazy
• See In You by The Album Leaf
• Death Is The Road To Awe by Clint Mansell
• Clair De Lune by Claude Debussy
• Nocturne No.2 by Frederic Chopin
• Ritual Dance by Kaki King
• Unfinished Sympathy by Maxence Cyrin
• Stairway To Heaven by Rodrigo y Gabriela
• Dolce droga by Ludovico Einaudi
• Piano B (Instrumental as heard on French TV) by Phildel
• Altered Beast by Vessels
• Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi by Yann Tiersen
• Ride Of The Valkyries by Budapest Symphony Orchestra
• To The Kingdom by Phildel
• Röyksopp Forever by Röyksopp
• Ti Ki by Sigur Rós

Thanks to all who sent me contributions to the list. Originally planned as a small compilation, I gathered 121 tunes now. A few exceptions had to be made as with Kraftwerk's Trans-Europa Express or Pink Floyd's Echoes which in fact have some vocals, but are mainly instrumental tracks.

Additions:

Eruption by Van Halen

• Avril 14th by Aphex Twin
• Whispering A Prayer by Steve Vai
• For The Love Of God by Steve Vai
• Red river rock by Johnny and the Hurricanes
• The Good, The Bad And The Ugly by Quincy Jones Feat. Herbie Hancock
• Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. II by King Crimson
• Atom Heart Mother Suite by Pink Floyd
• Cobra by Quicksilver Messenger Service
• Halleluhwah by Can
• Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod (Man With the Harmonica) by Ennio Morricone
• Anonymous Two by Focus
• Popcorn by Hot Butter
• Dan The Banjoman by Dan The Banjoman
• Eruption by Focus
• Dance With The Devil by Cozy Powell
• Hamburger Concerto by Focus
• Red by King Crimson
• Knock Out by Charly Antolini
• Peter Gunn Theme by The Blues Brothers
• Amarok (excerpt) by Mike Oldfield
• Tequila by The Champs
• Wild Goose Flaps Its Wings by Mike Oldfield
• Wade In The Water by The Ramsey Lewis Trio
• Maggot Brain by Eddie Hazel
• Conquest of paradise by Vangelis
• Peaches En Regalia by Frank Zappa
• Tamacun by Rodrigo y Gabriela
• Nut Rocker by B. Bumble & The Stingers

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