Great Instrumental Hits

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1More (from “Mondo Cane”)
Kai Winding2:04
2Tequila
recording of:
Tequila
lyricist:
Chuck Rio (Daniel Flores)
composer:
Chuck Río (Daniel Flores)
The Champs4.32:14
3Alley Cat
Bent Fabric2:33
4Peg O’ My Heart
The Three Suns2:56
5Music to Watch Girls By
The Bob Crewe Generation2:58
6April in Portugal
Les Baxter2:46
7Cast Your Fate to the Wind
instrumental cover recording of:
Cast Your Fate to the Wind
lyricist:
Carel Werber
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Atzal Music, Inc.
Sounds Orchestral3:14
8Walk, Don’t Run
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 39)
cover recording of:
Walk, Don’t Run
composer:
Johnny Smith (jazz guitarist)
publisher:
Forshay Music, Inc., On Board Music (publisher), Peer Music (“Peermusic—the global independent”) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
The Ventures4.252:07
9Oh, My Papa
trumpet:
Eddie Calvert
orchestra:
Norrie Paramor & His Orchestra
conductor:
Norrie Paramor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1953)
instrumental cover recording of:
O mein Papa (… war eine wunderbare Clown) (in 1953-11)
lyricist:
Georg Schmidt
composer:
Paul Burkhard
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
part of:
Das Feuerwerk
recording of:
Oh! My Pa-Pa (English version of O mein Papa) (in 1953-11)
composer:
Paul Burkhard
translator:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. and Peter Maurice Music Co.
translated version of:
O mein Papa (… war eine wunderbare Clown)
Eddie Calvert2:49
10Popcorn
cover recording of:
Popcorn (in 1972)
composer:
Gershon Kingsley
Hot Butter4.352:35
11San Antonio Rose
Floyd Cramer2:23
12Meet Mister Callaghan
Les Paul1:52
13Desafinado
The Stan Getz – Charlie Byrd Quintet2:09
14April in Paris
recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Count Basie3:51
15Sleep Walk
Santo & Johnny2:25
16Classical Gas
recording of:
Classical Gas
composer:
Mason Williams (US classical guitarist, composer, writer, comedian & poet)
Mason Williams4.53:06
17September in the Rain
George Shearing3:13
18Peter Gunn Theme
Ray Anthony1:53
19Down Yonder
Del Wood2:27
20Green Onions
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 181) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 418)
recording of:
Green Onions
composer:
Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones and Lewie Steinberg
publisher:
Al Jackson Jr. Music, Carlin Music Corporation, East/Memphis Music Corp. and Irving Music (BMI)
Booker T. & the MG’s4.152:51
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Washington Square
The Village Stompers2:42
2Red Roses for a Blue Lady
recording of:
Red Roses for a Blue Lady
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra2:22
3Near You
Roger Williams2:48
4The Syncopated Clock
Leroy Anderson2:25
5A Swingin’ Safari
Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra2:18
6The “In” Crowd
The Ramsey Lewis Trio3:20
7The High and the Mighty
Victor Young and His Singing Strings2:49
8Grazing in the Grass
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
recording of:
Grazing in the Grass (instrumental)
composer:
Philemon Hou
Hugh Masekela52:38
9Fly Me to the Moon
Joe Harnell & His Orchestra2:33
10Midnight in Moscow
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen3:01
11Delicado
Percy Faith2:53
12Java
Al Hirt2:00
13Guitar Boogie Shuffle
recording of:
Guitar Boogie Shuffle (instrumental)
composer:
Arthur Smith (“Guitar Boogie” Smith US country artist)
version of:
Guitar Boogie (original Arthur Smith version)
The Virtues2:35
14You Can’t Be True, Dear
Ken Griffin2:45
15Skokiaan
Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra2:54
16Oh!
Pee Wee Hunt and His Orchestra2:43
17Calcutta
Lawrence Welk2:17
18Raunchy
Bill Justis2:28
19The Crazy Otto
Johnny Maddox and His Orchestra3:06
20Amazing Grace
The Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards3:23