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I have several including Percy Faiths Theme From a Summer Place, but its hard to beat my favorite wrote by the master https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIbrO56 ... IbrO568UcE

"Theme From a Summer Place" is great.

as far as picking a "favorite" instrumental....fuhget about it. 90% of what i listen to is instrumental music. jazz, classical, ethnic stuff, bluegrass fiddle tunes, jazzgrass, etc.

and when i play solo gigs...i'm playing 100% instrumental tunes for upwards of three hrs.

but i'll throw one in the ring that's ONE of faves since i was just futzing around with it on gtr.....

this from Vince Guaraldi... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTA3aOfrDHA

'Tubular Bells' - Mike Oldfield and crew
Samba Pa Ti and Europa - Carlos Santana

Cause We've Ended As Lovers -Jeff Beck version off "Blow By Blow"album ..but I believe Stevie Wonder wrote the tune

Tubular Bells the only one of them I've heard.

In the rock genre, anything by Jeff Lynne...
https://youtu.be/iUmWpXbeK2I

Europa: https://youtu.be/JyhF5zYKyDY
Samba Pa Ti: https://youtu.be/j5AUm_xaE9A

I'd surely agree with Summer Place and Tubular Bells and add Stevai "For the Love of God."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IrWyZ0KZuk

Talbot

Sebadoh - Sforzando!

https://youtu.be/A0gpuPEP2Ys

The ELO album is great, I've always loved it(or any album they've done), I tried to listen to the first Santana tune you put up, but after the first 2 minutes, I kinda jumped around fast to the end, never been a big Santana fan. Steve Vai is tremendous, that's the first time I've really watched him play a true master, but you know to be brought up in the Zappa school of guitar, he sure does have a left hand fingering technique reminiscent of Clapton. Sebadoh - Sforzando is catchy and I love the sign on the store "Harmacy" how true. Yet I still think I'd stick to my instrumental by Bach as my favorite.

Another Santana (sorry Lynrd): Soul Sacrifice Woodstock version: https://youtu.be/AqZceAQSJvc

Allman Brothers at teh Fillmore: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed: https://youtu.be/22MRGWnPPIU