I love Pantera's version of Planet Caravan.

Some good ones:

Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione
Alley Cat by Bent Fabric
The Crazy Otto by Johnny Maddox
Music Box Dancer by Frank Mills
Love's Theme by Loves Unlimited Orchestra
Third Man Theme by Anton Karas

I've always liked the theme to Hill Street Blues.

Another vote for Chariots of Fire as well.

Check out Craig Chaquico (formerly of Jefferson Starship). He's done a lot of great instrumental acoustic guitar on his solo albums. I'd suggest Panorama:Best of Chaquico.

"A Fifth of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band

I'd be willing to put money on the fact that Henry Mancini would probably be #1 if you were to compile all the hits.

Also, not sure if Esquivel ever had any "hits" per se, but he certainly made a lot of very interesting music.

I also recall one being a bit hit in the 50s or 60s, I believe it was titled after a drink or a food, can't remember it for the life of me right now.

Mos Def - May-December

Think this is his only instrumental [save for much of A New Danger ], but it's the shiet...

Onda- Los Lonely Boys..this one was up for a Grammy in 04 and should have won. It's like a musical journey. It's on their self-titled studio album as well as their Live at the Fillmore album which is a 20 minute long version mostly because of an extended intro by guitar slinger Henry Garza. Garza is top notch and kind of a cross between Stevie Ray Vaughan and Carlos Santana.

Holdin' Out - by Indigenous on their Live at Pachyderm Studios album...AWESOME album with a WICKED cover of Hendrix' Red House.

Little Wing -SRV I agree with. Besides Sky is Crying there's also a live version on the remastered version of the Soul to Soul album.

Scuttlebuttin' -SRV

Anyone remember this?

Tequila?

Since Herb Alpert was the start of this thread how about "Route 101?"

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=301668

Herb Alpert was mentioned at the start of the thread and he was the artists I was thinking of... This is selling in Amazon's Top 100 right now. Apparently there was just a re-release.

http://www.m90.org/view_image.php?image_id=283

Steve Vai rules!!!

And that track from Field of Dreams, as they set off on the highway...can't tell you who does it, good track though.

Tequila by The Champs was the first one that popped into my head. Stevie Ray Vaughan has some great instrumentals.