What were the best disco instrumentals ?

[Leroy Brown]

Or those with very limited lyrics?

Here are my choices:

The Hustle - Van McCoy
Tangerine - Salsoul Orchestra
Magic Bird of Fire - Salsoul Orchestra
The Express - BT Express
Cocomotion - El Coco
The Disco Theme - The Trammps
Fly Robin Fly - SIlver Convention
Brazil - Ritchie Family
Machine Gun - The Commodores
Chase - Giorgio Moroder
Satin Soul - Love Unlimited Orchestra

Honorable mention: Percy Faith Orchestra's "Summer Place '76", a disco version of his classic "Theme from a Summer Place"

[WuaKeeN]

Silvetti - "Spring Rain", so nice...

[K-Bee]

We've had many threads about disco instrumentals in the past and I for one have learned a lot.
I general, I prefer the more jazzy takes on instrumentals though
just a few for now...these are actually not that jazzy when it comes down to it.

Van McKoy - Two Points
Webster Lewis - On The Town
Herbie Mann - Supermann
Herb Alpert - Manhattan Melody
Stanley Turrentine - Disco Dancin'

[dvdjamm]

the break - kat mandu
underwater - harry thurman
dance.it's my life - midnight powers
the end - change
rotation - herb alpert
choir practice - lipps inc (does that count?) :roll: :D

[SandraDee]

I love instrumental disco & jazzy disco, but my interpretation of instrumental is no or very little vocals & many of the tracks listed above (such as Fly Robin Fly & Cocomotion), brilliant as they are, tend to feature those lovely 'girly' unison vocals that characterised alot of classic disco material. It doesn't matter & it's pointless putting music into categories I s'pose so.....

Some of my personal faves are:

'Feeling You' - LEB
'Open Up' - Chic
'Go Get It' - Metropolis
'Grooves' - Alec R.Costandinos (from Trocadero Bleu Citron soundtrack)
Theme from The Deep - John Barry (inst.version of Donna's hit)
'Sexy' - MFSB
'Machine Gun' - Commodores
'Say You Will' - Eddie Henderson
'Ride the Groove' - Players Association
'Whistle Bump' - Deodato
Theme fron Jaws - Lalo Schifrin
'Movin' - 400 Blows
'Pranian Man' - Prana People
'Pipeline' - Bruce Johnston
'Moon Boots' - ORS
'Disco Energy' - Universal Energy
'Beyond' - Herb Alpert
'Sea Hunt' - Patrick Cowley
'Lust' - Rinder & Lewis
'Freak On' - Lemon
'Thousand Finger man' - Candido
'Mysteries Of The World' - MFSB
'Dreamin' - Heath Brothers
'Summer Madness' - Kool & The Gang
'Jazz Carnival' - Azymuth

[Art Figueroa]

Love is in the Air (B Side of Martin Stevens 12" single)
Concert for the Stars - Silvetti

Art

[Noman]

Players Association
Players Association
Players Association
.....

[SandraDee]

Is that like location, location, location? :lol: Only kidding, I totally agree noman that the Players Association were brilliant & rather under-rated IMO. I have all 5 of their LPs from '77 - '81 & have recently bought Mike Mandel's 'Sky Music' LP as it's produced by Danny Weiss & has all the same musicians as P.A. had & it features a cover of Steely Dan's 'Peg', & you know how much I like Steely Dan!

[tony wong]

war - the world is a ghetto
kool and the gang - summer madness (already mentioned, but deserves a second mention)
patrice rushen - number one

[marc0]

Love's Theme - LUO
Summer Madness - Kool &the gang (deserves a third mention)
All our dreams are coming true - Gene Page (in my eyes: a classic LUO/based song)

[Marcio**]

Montana's "Warp Factor II "
Meco's Star Wars & Other Galactic Funk: Other Galactic Funk

[Videoskooter]

I really dig instrumentals so:

-Kat Mandu: The Break
-Mother F: Hot Wax
-Herb Alpert: Rotation
-Love Unlimited Orchestra: Love's Theme
-Love Unlimited Orchestra: My Sweet Summer Suite
-Love Unlimited Orchestra: Strange Games & Things
-Silvetti: Spring Rain
-Kasso: Walkman
-Zinn-Zinn: Kiss Me
-Ritchie Family: Brazil
-El Coco: Cocomotion
-Lime: Agent 406
-Caress: Catch The Rhythm
-Harry Thumann: Underwater
-Johnny Harris: Odyssey
-Cerrone: Striptease
-Erotic Drum Band: Jerky Rhythm
-Titanic: Sultana
-MFSB: K-Jee
-Walther Murphy: A Fifth Of Beethoven (YES)
-Bruce Johnston: Pipeline

-Nitro Deluxe: This Brutal House (Not Disco but hey)
-Pigbag: Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag

And perhaps many moooore!

[markydefad]

I'll add some faves of mine:

EVOLUTION - Giorgio Morodor :D :D :D
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (The Duke Arrives/The Barricade/The President At The Train) - John Carpenter (from his film; he also composed the theme--it's a Mexican or Spanish--or is it Italian? 12")--to die for!!!!!
TRAFFIC BREAKDOWN - Boogie People (Bobby Viteritti staple at Trocadero) :D
SATIN SOUL - Love Unlimited Orchestra
THEME FROM "TOGETHER BROTHERS" - Love Unlimted Orchestra (used as the sample for "C'mon Ride the Train")

[marcomarco]

War - City Country City
In the Forest - Baby O (limited vocals)
Sea Hunt - Patrick Cowley
K-Jee
My Sweet Summer Suite - LUO
From East to West - Voyage 8)

[originalbigm]

I Get Lifted-Sweet Cream
:) :D :P