Whats Your Favourite Instrumental Album?

Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells 2"

 

Most albums by Jean Michel Jarre, notably Equinoxe, Magnetic Fields, Concerts in China, Zoolook and Metamorphoses.

 

Some albums by Tangerine Dream: Ricochet, Poland, Le Parc.

 

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis.

 

It's a great album, I love Jeff's guitar tone.

Never listened to "Wired", but I will check it out later!

 

Some albums by Herbie Hancock: Manchild, Mr. Hands, Future Shock.

 

… and don't get me started on the classical stuff.

I just *love* instrumental albums.
Listing only one is impossible.

 

I like Wired even more!

 

Does Stack-O-Tracks count?

 

Mike Oldfield. Ommadawn. Looking forward to Return to Ommadawn, a new album Mike is putting the finishing touches to.

 

Cheating a bit here, but the Henry Mancini CD: Mr. Lucky and Mr. Lucky Goes Latin. Jazzy and relaxing; easy listening to be sure, but keeps your interest with variety, great arranements, and great playing.

 

Les Baxter orchestra "Jewels of the Sea"


which makes a nice companion to
Les Baxter orchestra "Space Escapade"
Les Baxter - Space Escapade (1958) Full vinyl LP »

 

I don't have that many purely instrumental records, but I like the following very much:

"Time Out" -- Dave Brubeck

"Six Wives of Henry VIII" -- Rick Wakeman

"Themes" -- a Vangelis compilation heavy on film music

"Round Midnight" -- a Herbie Hancok compilation

 

Mark Knopfler-Cal soundtrack
Booker T. & The MG's-Hip Hug Her or Best Of or...name one

 

Leo Kottke- 6 and 12 String Guitar

 

Most of my collection is instrumental, so it is like asking me what my favorite album is. Too many to mention.

 

Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
Art Pepper - Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section
Many more......

 

Assuming jazz doesn't count as it would make up around 60 percent of my top 100 albums, and I won't count classical, it would be among:

John Fahey - Days Have Gone By
Sandy Bull - Fantasias For Guitar and Banjo
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
Booker T and the MG's - Melting Pot

 

The album of 45s I'm currently working on...

 

Lately my favorite is Jimi Hendrix-Hear My Music.
Besides jazz and movie soundtracks,I have a four disc set of various rock instrumentals from the 50`s and 60`s.

 

Choosing one jazz album (or even ten) would be impossible so I'll leave them out. One out of these four.

Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Jon Hassell / Brian Eno - Fourth World Vol 1 - Possible Musics
Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions
The Necks - Hanging Gardens

 

Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas
Greg Hawkes - Niagara Falls

 

In A Silent Way - Miles Davis
The Pearl - Harold Budd & Brian Eno
Sakura - Susumu Yokota

And more...