Best Instrumentals To Hit The Top 40 ?

[DixieDean]

This is not a live version Sam (and I'm sure you found this already yourself) but still worth linking to so others can hear it...

Unsquare Dance - The Dave Brubeck Quartet


Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman - The Shape Of Jazz To Come

Well and trully before my time but still great music and great musicians. Many will not appreciate what influence late 50's jazz had on what was to follow...

[7lb claimer]

Love those Brubeck classics - wonder if the handclapper still gets royalties

Dixieland style jazz was pretty big in that era too - I think if Kenny Ball had been a Yank he would have been a legend both sides of the Atlantic - Essex boy and still going strong today - what a trumpet player he used to be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a44Wbs8qAeQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW

[kotlomoy]

Love those Brubeck classics - wonder if the handclapper still gets royalties

Dixieland style jazz was pretty big in that era too - I think if Kenny Ball had been a Yank he would have been a legend both sides of the Atlantic - Essex boy and still going strong today - what a trumpet player he used to be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a44Wbs8qAeQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW

The 1966 origin

[kotlomoy]

What about this one

[mikeg13]

If any use Spotify put in Jimmy Smith if you want to listen to some class instrumentals, The Cat my fav, but the guy can play and his orchestra can swing, just brill

[Maccaroon]

ALTER EGO - ROCKER

[SamD]

Sadly, at the age of 82, drummer Joe Morello died this week...

personal favourites by the Dave Brubeck Quartet:
(Dave Brubeck - piano, Paul Desmond - alto sax, Eugene Wright - bass, Joe Morello - drums)

Take Five (top ten in '61):
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DDOgYw5-pNs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Unsquare Dance (1962)

The link above is defunct but here's a live version of 'Take Five' with Joe's 90-second solo at 1m50s:

• • Original slower chart version (stereo, no video):
    
    

[Rick]

Sad news, 82 is still young, although I suppose a good age. The good thing about Youtube and similar sites is that it ensures good music will live on forever.

He must have only been 32 in that video, although he looks in his 50's to me.

[SamD]

And now Dave Brubeck has gone, aged 91. RIP.

His music lives on, as links on this and previous page of topic may help prove.

[tommymooney]

I love Dave Brubeck Sam, Blue shadows in the street would be an appropriate track for this sad news. Time Out + Time Further out are brlliant.

[tommymooney]

ummm....

not top 40...but,

Money Changes Everything (Smiths)

and then 3 by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

The supernatural (Peter Green)
driving sideways (Mick Taylor)
Steppin' Out (Eric Clapton)

[stevejtr]

Always liked Sky's Toccata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... gbgUrp1a70

[RowdyRaver]

Played a live (the bongo song) - Safri Duo
Sandstorm - Darude
Waterfall - Atlantic Ocean

[Lucky7s]

A few more to add

David Bowie - A New Career In A New Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhZqsYkl1zI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Simple Minds - THEME FOR GREAT CITIES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJDx-1L3V9U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Another Camden Afternoon - The Stranglers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_k1aE0Fvqo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[the dude abides]

Eye Level - Simon Park Orchestra. Not just a top 40, but was at number 1 for about a month in the early 70s.

[murf]

A few more to add

David Bowie - A New Career In A New Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhZqsYkl1zI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Simple Minds - THEME FOR GREAT CITIES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJDx-1L3V9U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Another Camden Afternoon - The Stranglers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_k1aE0Fvqo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I doubt any of those were even singles, let alone top 40 (same fro most of this thread??). There can't be many in modern times that do qualify. Other than stuff that is dancey (and forgettable ??) the last I can remember is Madness, Return of the Los Palmas 7 from 30 years ago.....

[Lucky7s]

A few more to add

David Bowie - A New Career In A New Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhZqsYkl1zI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Simple Minds - THEME FOR GREAT CITIES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJDx-1L3V9U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Another Camden Afternoon - The Stranglers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_k1aE0Fvqo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I doubt any of those were even singles, let alone top 40 (same fro most of this thread??). There can't be many in modern times that do qualify. Other than stuff that is dancey (and forgettable ??) the last I can remember is Madness, Return of the Los Palmas 7 from 30 years ago.....

Well they are all from top 40 albums, hope that qualifies them

[bluenosey]

Cubik Olympic - 808 State

**goes a bit nuts at computer**

March of The Mods - Joe Loss


The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Ennio Morricone


oh and yes, that time of the year
Take it away Mike

[bluenosey]

Not top 40 but a great instrumental



and there's more :-

[SamD]

RIP, Kenny Ball: May 1930 - March 2013.

One of a trio of excellent British jazz band leaders who started out in the 1950s (alongside trombonist Chris Barber and clarinettist Acker Bilk), trumpeter Kenny Ball was versatile enough to remain popular during the Beatles era. This was due to his personality - he seemed to exude fun - as well as the addition of raucous vocals to his band's tunes.

He charted 13 times, Midnight in Moscow being his biggest hit: the link posted further above looks broken, unfortunately. Own favourite is Rondo, a positive, feel-good top 40 tune from 1963 (the clarinet is marvellous too):

[Spinynorman]

Sad news indeed.

He seemed to be on the telly loads in the sixties. I still have a Golden Guinea album of his.

[SamD]

... Dave Brubeck has gone, aged 91. RIP.

And now, jazz bassist Eugene Wright, the last surviving member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s classic lineup, has died, aged 97. He also performed with Count Basie, Erroll Garner, Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker.

When Wright joined the group six decades ago, concert promoters baulked at hosting a black musician alongside the rest of the quartet. But Brubeck would refuse to perform without him.

Take Five

Blue Rondo à la Turk

[Spinynorman]

R.I.P

Great musician's all producing wonderful music.

[tommymooney]

Sad to hear. I see Brubeck's estate has put out a posthumous album that he recorded when he was 90 odd.

[jacool]

This got to No. 51 !!
Biosphere - Novelty Waves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-15hO_ku0fY

Levis ad here where it was used - a classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj6G1C6c0uw

Alternate ad here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFbE7j-bsxs