Probably one of my favorite instrumentals

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[Kevin in California]

From the man they used to call "the round mound of sound!" The man could blow a trumpet like it was noboby's business.

Autumn Leaves is a good one too.

Enjoy!

[avenir]

Nice. Very distinct sound of an era.

[painter]

I have one of his albums.

[Huskrrrr]

“..and it was one of the few they liked that I liked as well.”

Same here. I was a rocker during the sixties, but HA played and arranged some fine music.

[OttawaFreeper]

Believe Al did the theme to the “Green Hornet” TV series.

[Fiji Hill]

From the spring of 1964.

[anton]

I’m guessing you will like this Swedish group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFllwby6hcs

[Fiji Hill]

I liked “MacArthur Park” when it came out for two reasons: Douglas MacArthur was one of my greatest heroes and the song was about Los Angeles.

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite instrumental of the sixties is Ame Câline (soul coaxing) by Raymond Lefèvre, a chart hit in the early months of 1968.

[dfwgator]

A&M had some of the coolest stuff in the 60s, including Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66.

This was another great A&M album from that era

Antonio Carlos Jobim - Wave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux6icj_qRMc

[Magic Fingers]

‘“Grazing in the Grass” - Hugh Masekela”

Saw him in a small basement club in Houston back in the day. Great performer.

[PubliusMM]

For me...Kenny Price will ALWAYS be the Round Mound of Sound. I watched his performances for many, many years. I don’t think he was ever really fully appreciated in the country music world.
Then, I met him. And, that confirmed for me that he was NEVER fully appreciated.

Great guy. Great voice.

[Fiji Hill]

One of my favorite instrumentals of the '60's is Tonight by Ferrante & Teicher (1961). For some reason, when I hear it, I think of the "Joe 111" Soviet hydrogen bomb test that shocked the world at the time the song was rising on the charts.

[Texas resident]

Outta Space by Billy Preston.

Listen loud.

[SirLurkedalot]

Montreux Jazz Summit ‘77

“Blues March”

(Phone won’t let me post link to YT)

[HartleyMBaldwin]

he did. One of my all-time favorite theme songs. But then I always liked pretty much anything played by Al Hirt.

[sanjuanbob]

Thanks for that. Had never heard before..now saved. I was 20 in ‘68.

[Loud Mime]

Ever heard of Jerry Riopelle?

Nice tune here with great guitar work by David Plenn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZGJj0zeNBQ

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

My fave;

Paul Mauriat ~ Love is Blue (1968)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjsNNcsUNzE

[Hot Tabasco]

I like these high schoolers better:

dude, you just opened a door to a whole world of my favorite music that I never knew was out there..........Those kids were great and Alba years later is even better as a singer in the genre'.....Incredible

[dfwgator]

Speaking of Houston and Instrumentals.

Tighten Up - Archie Bell and the Drells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wro3bqi4Eb8