The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: Axes & Saxes: The Great Instrumentals

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Misirlou
producer:
Jim Monsour
bass guitar:
Rick Rillera
drums (drum set):
Jerry Stevens (US surf rock drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dick Dale (surf guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Nick O’Malley (US surf rock guitarist)
piano:
Bill Barber (Keyboardist, not the tuba player)
saxophone:
Armon Frank and Barry Rillera
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 65)
recording of:
Misirlou (Dick Dale instrumental arrangement)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Dick Dale (surf guitarist) and Gabriel Paquin-Buki
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co.
arrangement of:
Miserlou (Mediterranean folk song)
arrangement of:
Μισιρλού (Misirlou)
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones4.32:15
2Wham!
recording of:
Wham
lyricist and composer:
Lonnie Mack (Blues artist)
Lonnie Mack2:13
3Smokie, Part 2
Bill Black’s Combo2:09
4Hide Away
recording of:
Hide Away
composer:
Freddie King (US blues singer & guitarist) and Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist)
Freddie King2:38
5Boss
The Rumblers32:23
6Topsy II
recording of:
Topsy (Part 2) (in 1958)
Cozy Cole3:36
7Walkin’ With Mr. Lee
Lee Allen & His Band2:30
8Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
cover recording of:
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
arranger:
Sammy Nestico
part of:
On Your Toes
The Ventures2:18
9Let There Be Drums
recording of:
Let There Be Drums
composer:
Sandy Nelson and Richard Podolor
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Travis Music (publishing entity, affiliated to BMI)
Sandy Nelson2:24
10Penetration
recording of:
Penetration
composer:
Steve Leonard (bassist of 60s band "The Pyramids")
The Pyramids2:00
11Harlem Nocturne
recording of:
Harlem Nocturne (Mike Hammer)
lyricist:
Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
composer:
Earle Hagen (TV & film composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
The Viscounts2:24
12Apache
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Apache
composer:
Jerry Lordan
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
The Shadows4.652:56
13You Can’t Sit Down, Part 2
Phil Upchurch Combo2:17
14(Ghost) Riders in the Sky
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
The Ramrods52:41
15El Rancho Rock
The Champs2:19
16Baja
recording of:
Baja
composer:
Lee Hazlewood
The Astronauts2:29
17Wiggle Wobble
Les Cooper & His Soul Rockers2:09
1820‐75
Willie Mitchell2:15
19Peter Gunn
cover recording of:
Peter Gunn
lyricist and composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
part of:
Peter Gunn (American TV series 1958–1961)
Duane Eddy42:20
20The Lonely Surfer
Jack Nitzsche2:36
21Percolator (Twist)
Billy Joe & the Checkmates2:13
22Tuff
recording of:
Tuff
composer:
Ace Cannon
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
Ace Cannon2:20

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part of:The Rock 'n' Roll Era (Time-Life Music) (number: 36) (order: 36)