More instrumental goodies, with the usual exception of the last track, though I’d hesitate to describe any sounds emitted therein as “words.”
Track listing for 111086-2:
- Les and Larry Elgart: Bandstand Boogie
- Al Hirt: Cotton Candy
- Billy Vaughn: A Swingin’ Safari
- Mason Williams: Classical Gas
- Apollo 100: Joy
- The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Take Five
- B. Bumble and the Stingers: Bumble Boogie
- Jack Nitzsche: The Lonely Surfer
- Horst Jankowski: A Walk in the Black Forest
- The Delights Orchestra: Paul’s Midnight Ride
- Fleetwood Mac: Albatross
- The Electric Indian: Keem-O-Sabe
- Frank Mills: Music Box Dancer
- Billy Strange and His Orchestra: Goldfinger
- The Bob Crewe Generation: Music to Watch Girls By
- Henry Mancini and His Orchestra: The Pink Panther Theme
- Willie Mitchell: 20-75
- Bent Fabric: Alley Cat
- Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra and Chorus: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- The Applejacks: Mexican Hat Rock
- The Revels: Church Key
- Rhythm Heritage: Theme from S.W.A.T.
- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass: A Taste of Honey
- Duane Eddy: Peter Gunn
- The Brass Ring: The Dis-Advantages of You
- Silvetti: Spring Rain
- Santo and Johnny: Sleep Walk
- The Ventures: Hawaii Five-O
- Piero Umiliani: Mah-Na Mah-Na

BatesLine | 08-Aug-07 at 11:28 pm | Permalink
Stranger on shore sleepwalks through wonderland by night…
It’s fair to say that the period between Elvis Presley’s arrival at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, in 1958 and the day the Beatles touched down at Idlewild in 1964 was the zenith of instrumental pop. This is not Big Band or Western Swing from the ’30s and …