HamsterHuey said:

Is there an official instrumental version of that?

In no particular order, and excluding artists who are clearly classical, jazz or jazz-rock/ jazz-funk (otherwise I'd be here forever ) -

1. 'Green Onions' - Booker T and MGs - It might be obvious, but it's obvious cos it's one of the coolest R n' B instrumentals ever commited to shellack.

2. 'Let's Go Away For Awhile' - Beach Boys (tho actually Brain Wilson alone, as it's instrumental and he composed/ arrange/ produced it for his exquisite 'Pet Sounds' album). Glad to see some tasteful orgers have already mentioned this masterpiece.

3. 'Pali Gap' - Jimi Hendrix - Jimi sorta goes Santana - Verging on Jazz-rock, but 'tis heavenly.

4. 'Filthy Habits' - Frank Zappa, from the albums 'Lather', and also on 'Sleep Dirt' IRRC - Awesomely dark, spicy, Balkan-flavoured instrumental rock, with the best howling controlled feedback this side of Jimi.

5. 'Rushes', by the Fireman - the complete album. Actually, a gorgeous, melodic ambient electronica album by Paul McCartney and Youth. Some spoken word here and there, but almost all instrumental. Dreamy, watery, blissed out, psychedelic soundscapes.

Oh, and honorary mentions to the David Bowie/ Brian Eno instrumentals/ semi-instrumentals, especially on 'Low' and 'Heroes'. 'Warzawa', 'Weeping Wall' and 'Subterraneans', in all their beautifully austere, forbidding glory. And the delicate 'Moss Garden' from 'Heroes'.

DadeCounty305 said:

I was just jammin streetwave last night. Very good choice!

Damn louis johnson have the bass thumpin on that one.

ROOM TO BREATHE - NAJEE
TO THE END OF THE WORLD - PAT METHENY GROUP
BREEZIN - GEORGE BENSON
STRAIGHT INTO THE SUNSHINE - GATO BARBIERI
KING TUT - PAUL HARDCASTLE

Maggot Brain: Funkadelic
Sex Machine: Sly and the Family Stone
Machine Gun: Commodores
Summer Madness: Kool and the Gang
Go for your Guns: The Isleys

1. Talking All That Jazz (Torti's old school of edits dub) - DJ Demetri of Paris
2. God instrumental = Prince
3. Road Less Traveled - Joe Sample
4. Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
5. Al Naafiysh - Hashim

vainandy said:

Same here.

bobsteezy said:

Finally! I thought I was the only one who remembered this classic?

MuthaFunka said:

No. You're not the only one.

MsLegs said:

panther514 said:

OMFG! The Smurf! Awesome bass!

ALLMACK said:

Definitely Funkin

GangstaFam said:

Hehehe, nooooo. I misscopied/pasted, how stupid.

These are some more of my favorite Instrumentals

Off Broadway - George Benson
Africano - Earth Wind And Fire
Son Of Slide - Slave
K-Jee - MFSB
We're So Hot - Sun

Abdul said:

Good one! I almost included the Dirty Interlude but it's got Junior Wells vocalising slightly...
[Edited 7/20/07 9:43am]

1.Chameleon-Herbie Hancock
2.Black Napkin-Zappa
3.Westchester lady-Bob James
4.Soulful strut-young-holt
5.Cissy strut-Meters

Mogwai- Christmas Steps
Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Providence
Mogwai- Friend Of The Night
Primal Scream- MBV Arkestra (If They Move Kill 'Em)

and uh, something by Aphex Twin or something.

IAintTheOne said:

OKAY I'M FEELIN' THIS LIST

After The Dance(Extended Instrumental Version)-Marvin Gaye

Herbie Hancock; Rock It

HamsterHuey said:

Did you mean "Descent"?

GangstaFam said:

No I meant Herbie Hancock's Rock It.
I copied pasted from a playlist. Just blind.

Taxi Theme - Bob James
Always With Me, Always With You - Joe Satriani
Manhattan - Eric Johnson
For Those Who Like to Groove - Raydio
I'm Just Wanting You - Jesse Johnson

There are many more, though

JesseDezz said:

C'mon bro! That aint no instro!

MuthaFunka said:

Leave me alone

Alright, alright - Stratus, Tommy Bolin's live version.

Take Five
Pass The Peas (ignore the chant )
Green Onions
Peter Gunn Theme
Cantaloupe Island (my favourite piano riff of all time!)

united1878 said:

I think Art Of Noise's version was the first instrumental I ever liked.

HamsterHuey said:

Great choice! I remember hearing that for the first time on the Ken Burns Jazz documentary, my new life's quest was to find that song.

Cinnie said:

Hmm can't say I've heard it, I only know the original. Will have to check it out

united1878 said:

well I don't know if you'll like it, I was 5 years old... it is mostly heard through nostalgia now