3 Jazz Solos That Nearly Made Me Quit Playing...
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What solos or tunes have had the biggest impact on you?? Also don't quit. There are some daunting musicians out there, but I swear you'll get there sooner than you think.
Hi I’ve been watching since 1 year ago good job
Miles Davis so what solo, So many good note choices!
Hi
There’s this solo piano on UA-cam of an Asian guy playing isnt she lovely and it is incredible
I almost quit drumset a few times. Last year was my first year playing and any solo in general overwhelmed me
After watching this video, I finally gathered the courage to quit piano for good after never having played the piano before
Really🤣🤣🤣🤣
Legend
Brave
lol
😂😂😂😂
'my left hand sucks' charles i feel this on a spiritual level
My both hands sucks🤣
haha octaves go brrr
Same... and IM LEFT HANDED! I just haven’t used it as much for piano so it is less coordinated (but more flexible)!?
I’m a leftie for writing and eating, but I do mainly everything else with my right hand as I have become accustomed to this right-handed world.
My right hand sucks. I play guitar.
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Dude, that Corey Henry solo made the multi Grammy winning artist sitting next to him shake his head, take of his headphones, stand up and consider quitting 🤣
Shaun Martin’s reaction is one of those things I will never get tired of
There are some artists who make you want to take up an instrument and learn to play, there are other artists who make you want to take your instrument and learn to play better….and there are other artists who just make you want to put down your instrument and listen.
@@kaelgentile what’s it called
Shaun Martin's reaction and the high quality of visual recording of that performance... I think those two things had a major influence ond how we perceive Cory's Solo... I know, unpopular opinion... I can remember so well, when I first heard that solo and how the whole setup made me become so much more impressed by that what I heard. Since then I probably heard that solo 50+ times, listened a lot to Snary Puppy. And still to this day... Aah, I better stop, before I get all the hate... 😁
While I sorta get what you seem to be implying, that the solo is somewhat overrated because people latch on to Martin's reaction. However I would disagree that there is anything overrated. It wasn't just Martin. Everyone in that room reacted, and these are guys that have been doing this for decades with the biggest talents. They've seen a lot of good solos, so they don't just go basically "holy sh.." for no reason. Add in the reactions from experienced musicians that you can find on UA-cam (they are legion lol) and I think it's pretty obvious this was a pretty special moment.
I am certainly extremely happy it was recorded so that we can enjoy it, as well as have some discussions about it :)
Corey Henry's solo is incredible to non-musicians. For musicians, if you break it down and understand what he's playing and how he's playing it, it gets even more unbelievable.
Haha exactly, great comment 👍
“jazz is dead”
*23 million views on Lingus*
yes but... *6.9 Billion views on Despacito*
EDIT: 7205 millions now, 300 more in 5 months and 25 on lingus
Jose Pablo Bermúdez Mena yeah, jazz does smell kinda funny. definitely not dead as everyone keeps saying.
About 1 million of those views are from me. Keep going back to it all the time
Nah no music dies....even hidelgard is still sung. Popularity doesn’t define music. I think we focus too much on that and the way we sell music.
20 million are just me so...
This new studio.... *I T A I N ' T F A M I L I A H*
I see you are are man of culture aswell
Micah Is this a Daniel Thrasher reference or am I missing something?
Addyson Versus yes this is a Daniel Thrasher reference. No, you’re not missing anything. You are a man of culture as well
@@staceyvu6 you got it 👍
🧍🏽♀️😂
Oscar Peterson used to live at the corner of my street and he was one of the sweetest people I've ever met. He told 8yr old me to play what my heart tells me to, not what the sheet music tells me to 🥰
What a blessing for you to be told that at 8, by anybody! But especially Oscar!
Awesome
Ain’t no fucking way…I would never spend a day feeling down, knowing that I got to hear that directly from Oscar. Damn :’)
Yes, I agree! Had the great honor of meeting him and having a small conversation with him as a youth in the early 80s at Steves music on Queens St. in Toronto. He was looking at buying an 88 keys Fender Rodes piano. Absolute, pure class!
@@FarahAMasri So TRUE!
Oscar Peterson to bassists: take a break guys, I got this *PLAYS FULL ORCHESTRA IN LEFT PINKY*
😜
Lhh
HENRY's solo in Lingus is already a classic in the UA-cam jazz community at least.
It actually had the opposite effect on me. It made me want to be more involved with jazz.
Whenever I listen to that solo I still am out in the same trance I was in when I first listened
And it *has* been practically since he played it
@@kirbymia6209 completely agree dude, the amount of people I've shown Lingus and I'm still having exactly the same reaction as they are 😂
Yep, I agree
As a bass player, every Thundercat solo makes me re-evaluate my life
I just listened to his stuff because of your comment. Damn his stuff his mindblowing.
Same dude! Ricard Bona, Bubby Lewis, Hadrian Feraud, these dude just blow my mind
Yeah. I wish he did it more on his studio recordings because the shit he pulls live is absolutely insane.
@thickknickk can you recommend something from him that's great?
I've checked him out before and haven't found anything that impressed me a lot yet.
Yeh same lol
Oscar Peterson having two bassists and letting them watch while he’s tearing through the bass lines on piano, is the most badass thing I’ve seen. HAHA!
Fr. High level savagery.
and don't forget, that was RAY FREAKING BROWN and NHOP, two of the best upright bass players to ever live. simply put, Oscar Peterson is so truly amazing
I think one of them is Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, the great Danish jazz bassist.
@@TrollingstonJohn I love the NHOP/Peterson Duo albums.
The thing about Cory's solo is it wasn't just a club jam session or a bootleg taken from one night on a tour, It was a live recording. This was them going for an album take with everything at stake and no margin for error. Sure all the other musicians were on point, and very clinical. Cory though was going beyond the page, going beyond written orchestration, reaching inside to find perfection, or as close to improv perfection as he could muster. On top of that playing, he was also shaping the sound. I mean sound design in the midst of a live take? That in my opinion was next level.
You captured what I couldn’t express about Cory Henry’s play with your comment here.
oscar peterson changed my life. As a black kid in canada I always assumed that the legendary jazz musicians that my parents would listen to were all from the states and I'd never be able to experience that part of culture. I'd later find out that we were both born in the same city of Montreal and warms my heart every time I hear those songs.
Let your music speak man, only then your origins will be praised.
Holy shit, really ?
Hah .. that is so cool. :-)
I remember feeling that way (totally different genre, but...) as a kid downloading demoscene stuff from BBSes. What all those Europeans could do in an 8-track S3M file, or 4KB of ASM code.. just insane. And all the get-togethers happening over there that I missed out on. sigh.. If I ever found out that it was going on in my home town, right under my nose, I would be elated, and also profoundly disappointed that I didn't know about it at the time. LOL
Both Montreal and the rest of Canada have top level jazz players!
@@zacha6066 Yes, and country music, and gorgeous women, and famous sports, be proud Canada!
These solos: exist
Charles: *I think I might quit*
On that note, I think it would be fitting to break down Bill Wurtz's Might Quit
Agreed
When your suggestions are as smooth as Oversimplified's sponsor segway's
@@thepatriot4458 segue, not segway
More like "Did Quit" 🙃
Cory just stares off into space and lets his inner child come out and play. That solo is just stupid amazing. I mean just dumbfounded at how incredible it is.
Corey Henry's solo brought me to literal tears. It's got to be one is the most glorious things I've ever heard. It totally made me want to quit. I didn't touch my keyboard for at least 2 weeks.
That solo still breaks my brain.
I just watched his solo for the first time (how i made my way to this vid) and i literally started crying. I'm not a pianist but I am a musician and it was completely mind-blowing. This might sound dramatic but it honestly felt like i was listening to music for the first time
As a high school saxophonist, I experience this every time I listen to any jazz, which is every day lol. I'm pretty ok for a high schooler I guess, but it's SO daunting to think that I'll need to practice hard for YEARS before I'll be able to improvise on a level anywhere close to that of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Eric Marienthal, etc. It's pretty discouraging but I haven't quit yet so I guess I'll get there someday.
totally agree. i've been playing clarinet since i was a sixth grader and am now a high school junior, and every time i see or hear clarinetists who have been playing for decades i get kind of intimidated. you'll get there one day definitely!
Hylian Alph Gaming definitely, with enough motivation you can get almost anywhere.
Two things: First, don't compare yourself to anyone, it's not particularly productive when it comes to your own improvisational voice. Two, if you're going to compare, only do it on the basis of your ability to play those guys' EXACT solos. Omnibook, transcriptions, etc. Those two things go hand in hand. Your knowledge of the language and its roots are important, so it's worth learning transcriptions to understand it insofar as it allows you to decipher what some of the sounds you hear when you listen to jazz actually are. Then, armed with that knowledge, your actual improvisational voice will develop to be uniquely yours. So don't compare that aspect of your playing to anybody else. It's your voice. Learn the vocab, but say what you want with it.
@@CharlesCornellStudios I've never really thought of it that way, but that's pretty encouraging. And now that you mention it it's really not productive just to compare myself to better people. Thanks for the response and the new perspective, also I love your content.
Im a guitarist and Coltrane and Joshua Redman make me feel that way lol
Has anyone notice that Charles Cornell’s production quality has been improving significantly. I can totally see Thomas Frank’s influence in video production. Love your videos man!! Keep it up 👏
Yeah it’s amazing, Thomas Frank is crazy.
I'm actually forcing Thomas to help me design my new set areas in this basement lol. Next he's going to make me buy a C500 or something crazy...
Lol that explains it
@@CharlesCornellStudios could you keep it a little less washed out, just a suggestion :) love the vids
And Thomas Frank influences from our favorite Minimalist Matt D'Avella
i remember the first solo i ever transcribed. i must have been 13 or 14 at the time and i had just watched the bbc young jazz musician of the year awards the night before my lesson. i loved it. i told my teacher about it and he, being an actual jazz musician asked me if i wanted to learn how to play that stuff properly. so he told me to listen to the ella fitzgerald version of in a mellow tone, and i transcribed the scat solo. this was also the beginning of my long and arduous journey with learning ii-V-I s in all the keys and trying my best to improv over chords (i’m still only a teen, so i’m always learning)
also esperanza 👏🏻spalding 👏🏻 omfg she is a literal god i can’t believe her level of skill it’s insane
Corey's solo made me quit playing for a month. I'm don't even play piano I'm a guitarist
Lol. Same here.. I melted at this solo (fox) incredible!
jacob collier’s piano solo on his all night long cover made me question whether or not I had the correct amount of bones in my hand
or whether its *in my bones*
*deep voice* "bones"
theres a funky feeling
In my bones in my bones in my bones I got this funky feeling
Had the same reaction as that guy in the choir with his hands on his face.
5:10 in the official video for anyone wondering.
This is just like TwoSet reacting to prodigies that destroy their self esteem with a perfect run of some crazy Paganini piece.
yes that was precisely the first thing I thought of lol
Ling Ling..40hrs practice😂😂
Twoset gang!
I just need to watch Jordan Rudess , the end
Twoset gang here
Art Tatum is considered even by Rachmaninov as one of the greatest pianist in all styles...
Just because i would love to read more about it because i love rachmaninov. Where do you have that from?
@@L1102 Well-known fact. Rachmaninov would go to see Tatum live at every opportunity.
Horowitz also said so
Minoru Mukaiya’s solo on “Casiopea - Swallow 1979” has been my biggest inspiration so far. Just amazing
live one, you mean?
That Cory Henry solo was so incredible to listen to, and even more amazing when you watch just how much fun he's having with it. Massive credits also go to the drummer for nailing it too and keeping the energy throughout the solo
yeah larnell is crazy, he learned the entire album on the plane to the recording.
LARNELL LEWIS
Literally I heard this solo years back, played it for my mom, and we both were wowing to varying degrees at the awesomeness. It's inspiring.
also theres another 3 versions of lingus solo on DVD. :-)
@@minimatranscribe8788 all 4 equally awesome!
I'm not a pianist, but for me Oscar Peterson will always be the epitome of jazz piano greatness. His playing always sounds so effortless, like the piano is an extension of his body and it bends to his will. The way that most people breathe without thinking about it: that's how Peterson's playing strikes me.
I agree 100% with that description. That man is beyond amazing for me
Like watching Eric gales play the guitar 🎸. Any direction any time. So that a man thinketh so is he😋. Play your instrument 10 hours a day for a year with out missing a day and there you have it!
if you listen to a lot of Oscar Peterson’s solos, you can head him singing or scatting along as he plays, even in the video here you can watch him do it, his playing is just an extension of his humming to himself, he’s just havin fun.
@@lettersnstuff some people were destined to do what they do. OP would have died without being able to play the piano. After he had his stroke he fought long and hard to make a come back. He lived on his instrument. He gave himself to the instrument and the world but it cost him his first family and kids. But thank God for second chances. It cost to be that good at anything
My favorite example of this is his Girl from Ipanema solo off of We Get Requests. He barely used any left hand and just had this quiet focus that feels so at ease, but still just sizzles with energy.
3:06 That bass player is thinkin' "Man, Oscar's left hand is better at playing than my entire brain"
that bass player is henning olsted (got the name wrong probably). one od the most virtuosistic bassist ever
@@Roberto-fp3qb Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
I saw Oscar a lot in the 70's. Carnegie hall with Joe Pass. Saratoga arts center with a trio. I saw him play alone too. What I love most about him is that his virtuosity doesn't overshadow the soulfulness of his playing. Man, he was so soulful! He really touched people on a deep level rather than just blowing them away with technique (although he certainly did plenty of that). Check him out playing caravan solo. Wow!
If someone tells me that jazz is dead, I just tell them to look up literally any Cory Henry solo.
That usually does the trick.
Jacob collier
Since when jazz is dead?
Or Robert Glasper, Flying Lotus, Nubya Garcia, Austin Peralta (I can't do jazz like him), Theo Hill...
sorrychangedmyusername lots of people think that sadly
Jazz has never died. It's still pretty much alive, at least in Europe.
"...there's always going to be someone better than you..."
Yeah. But in my case did it have to be so many??? 😁
:(
Damn I felt that
@@Nora-pw3mb just play a really niche instrument 🤷🏻♀️
If you make music out of a rock, plant or something like that, no one will be better than you...
The Lingus solo damn near made me cry, even as a bass player, definitely one of the most impactful solo's I've heard that made me want to quit music entirely. Once I got over the shock and still keep playing, I still never expect myself to ever get to that level of musicianship, but I try to remind myself I play music because of how it makes me feel doing it, I don't play music to be the best musician in the world.
But man, that solo... still gives me goosebumps when I listen to it
This happened to me as a composer. I make music for small indie games and I was feeling quite confident with the last one we made public. Then, I played Hollow Knight and that composer blowed my mind. Christopher Larkin and me have similar styles but he is so so so much better! He's way of orchestrating is so elegant! I wanted to quit, but I instead began studying and creating from different perspectives and now I'm feeling pretty good!
Cory Henry's face says hes "I'm sorry for what I'm about to do....but it must be done" 🔥🔥
*teleports behind u* nothing personnel... pleb
I also love how Shaun Martin is like "Dude, what in the F are you even doing? You're possessed!" and he just walks away because he can't even sit next to him anymore.
The face of "y'all ain't ready"
"I quit the piano for 2 months and had crying fits at night." This is what I will show people who just do not understand the world of jazz.
Of course i don't understand it. The only world i live in is at earth
Unfortunately for me, I quit for 2 months and I'm still quitting having never picked up my main instrument (saxophone) in probably 15 years or so. I think it was a combination of listening to John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, and Jeff Coffin. I just realized that I was never going to get to anything close to that level no matter how much I practiced.
As much as I have regrets for doing that, I'm still very grateful that I was into jazz back then because it is still, to this day, my favorite genre of music to listen to. Snarky Puppy is probably the best collective of musicians I've heard in a long damn time. The stuff they come up with is mind blowing. I've seen them in person twice now, and each time has been one of the most incredible experiences for me.
Anyway, if anyone is reading this and has one of these infamous "what in the F am I even doing?" moments when listening to something amazing, and you just want to quit. Do me a big favor and DON'T DO IT! While it's true that you might not ever reach the level of who you're listening to, believe me when I say there is still plenty of room for you to shine. You'll fit in just fine. Don't be like me.
Hi Charles. I´ve seen that solo a thousand times and it´s one of my favourites as well. What struck me the most is what his fellow Shaun is doing while his solo. He has so much joy and apreciation hearing Corys solo. And then he took the headphones of ans walks away. His reaction is so phenomenal. I´m realy looking foreward to your breakdown. It´ll be fun.
even though I'm chinese-american, growing up blues and jazz really spoke to me and touched my soul. It inspired me to teach myself guitar and try to mimic robert johnson, SRV, john lee hooker and other pioneers.
Inspiring!! Follow your dreams!
_"I want to bring up a more modern example, one that struck me personally..."_
You've been hit by-
*Clap clap*
You've been struck by-
*Clap clap*
_A smooth pianist._
I'm so sorry.
Why.... is this the greatest
*jazz intensifies* *michael jackson throws out one last ~hee hee~ from beyond the grave*
I enjoyed this way more than I should have.
smooth comment xD
For me:
1) Cory Henry in Lingus
2) Skuli Sverrison in Low Levels, High Stakes (Allan Holdsworth)
3) Jaco Pastorius in A Portrait Of Tracy
Some people have no clue about Jaco and when they hear that, immediately think SWV. SWV had to get it from somewhere. Pastorious was way ahead of his time.
@@itwasbetterwithhats820 mines too
Nice to see some love for Skúli Sverrison!
@@Tursh101 I will say as a 90s kid, SWV’s Rain is the way I was introduced to Portrait of Tracy. My dad did play Weather Report & tons of Pat Metheny when I was a kid but not as often as my sister blasting SWV and any 90s R&B & Hip hop in the house when our parents were out.
Rain isn’t the first thing I think of anymore at all, but it’s one song of many that made me start asking what inspired this tune or what did the original sound like before the sample, so it’s not all bad. With the beginning of the internet I didn’t have all this knowledge &access to more music that wasn’t in my house or on the radio till I was older, but I was still curious.. I know some people born after me aren’t real lovers of music or want to be (or are now) musicians or composers, they just don’t have that drive or passion to want to know the origins of great music, they just care about the beat or who’s singing or rapping over it more than paying tribute to the creators that inspired the next gens (& giving these legends their flowers while they’re still here before they go)
I really love the eloquence, erudition, lucidity and pertinence of your insights. I love also your playfulness in expressing them. Thanks for sharing these special gifts with us so that we may join you in celebrating these phenomenal artists.
You know you don’t have to whip out a dictionary for every comment to sound smart yknow. It’s just a youtube comment.
"3 Jazz Solos That Nearly Made Me Quit Playing..."
That Corey Henry Solo made me start playing keys. 😉
*hears Charles talk about Lingus*
Me: "Please analyze it, pleaseeee"
Charles: "In fact I'm gonna do a full analysis of Cory's solo"
That's literally the best thing it has happened to me in 2020
On a different website that costs money
@@maxwelllevenson8222 there's always a catch hahah
@@maxwelllevenson8222 Very little money though, literally $3 per month
@@maxwelllevenson8222 I’d say it’s fully justified and worth it. An analysis like that is some real shit, people would prolly expect to pay for something like that at the level that Charles can analyze it at.
Your first video on Nebula should be free of charge and no sign up required. It works for me.
as a kid in Portugal a long time ago, going over all the records I could find, coming across Art Tatum and then on sax Sony Rollins was just amazing
One of my favorite upright solos is Ray Brown's solo on Ballad Medley from Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio. Never thought it was too complex, but it does such a smooth interpretation of I Can't Get Started that I had to mention it
As a gospel/church pianist, Anthony Burger’s version of Goodby World Goodby made me stop and go “nope, I’ll never be that good”. And honestly, it’s probably something you could learn and play in a few hours but every time it makes its rounds on my Spotify shuffle it seems so daunting and almost impossible for me! But it also motivates me to practice more. So it’s a love hate relationship! Lol.
Hearing Oscar Peterson say he quit for two months and had crying fits at night makes me feel better about quitting during quarantine and having crying fits at night..
I discovered Henry a couple of years ago playing with the Dutch orchestra Metropole orchestra and since then he is actually one of my living legends. That humble kind of a human being is incredible ❤️
One of my favorite solos is Joe Henderson's tenor sax on Song For My Father by Horace Silver. The build up and the lyrical component is insane!
I can’t be the only person who thinks Charles is getting younger in every video like I’m getting flashbacks to high school interview Charles rn what is happening.
Hiromi Uehara needs to be mentioned also.
If your curious two of my favorite live performances by her trio:
“MOVE”
“Dancando no Paraiso”
:)
Hiromi is a mutant!! 🔥🔥🔥
In addition to being an insane master of the instrument, Oscar Peterson was also articulate, well-spoken, and blazingly intelligent. So much talent in one human. It sorta feels like we don't make people like this anymore.
Most musician or figures in general back then was so articulate. I dont know exactly what specific factors that caused this noticeable comparison of articulacy between the generations.
NHØP; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, one of the bassists in the clip with Oscar Petersen was no slouch either, and would probably inspire the same feeling in many bassists out there. He's insanely fast on that upright with awesome feel and accuracy at that speed.
Agreed
My dads mates with the guys from snarky puppy!! Which was mad when I found out. So when we went to their concert in Glasgow we caught up with them backstage and the keyboard player who was freaking out over Cory Henry was such a cool guy!! Especially with a vocoder like jeez. It was good fun and I got to play their bass so I had to play lingus. Best night of my life🙂
Hey man, thanks for talking about this. It’s something that I’m guessing every musician struggles with sometimes, and it’s really nice to hear someone we admire like you sharing your experiences with us and cheering us on
I have been a piano player my whole life. I always seemed to know how to play. My first song was Moonlight Sonata at four years old with out sheet music. But when I watch you, you are that person Charles that makes me feel like I don’t even know how to play. You understand so much about the piano… circle of fifths, 251, so many chord progressions that I need to learn. Thank you for posting these amazing videos and taking the time to educate me and others.
When I was growing up. Oscar lived in my street. I remember in the winter, he had this door with himself characturized on it with a piano. And his lawn was an giant garden in the shape of the piano and it lit up, this beautiful color at night in the snow.
I met him at the park. Inspired ever since
I remember seeing the Lingus solo for the first time and my god, i was bewildered by it. I'm in a music program and one of my professors showed it to us as the end of a performance class (he would always show us videos of performances at then end after students had performed) and everyone in the room clapped at the end of that and walked out of that lecture hall with their eyes wide. I took a moment and thought about how I felt and realized that he showed us not only to mind boggle us but to make us feel humbled by the fact of we as 20ish year old musicians still have so far to go in music and that the sky really is the limit. Anyways, that solo is absolutely wild and honestly changed how i viewed music performance as a whole.
I think you’re 100% right on with your whole discussion about the “OGs.”
If Corey Henry was playing in the 40s, we’re 100% talking about him as being one of the top dogs.
From the same Snarky Puppy Album. As a guitarist Bob Lanzietti solo on What About Me is one of my favourites of all time. Larnell Lewis's drumming is also incredible.
Two of my favorite solos that changed the way in which I viewed and understood music
1) Patrick Simard's solo on Lucky Chop's live Chicago performance of Temple of Doom. - I've never liked extended drum solos because they always just felt like they were an interruption to the song for the drummer to show off. However this solo kept the groove of the song going even with no one else playing. This helped me realize that in music anything can really kind of work as long as the musician and the listener are on the same page.
2) Bob Reynolds solo on Outlier by Snarky Puppy - This solo is just so fun to listen to but I think my favorite part about the solo is how Bob Reynolds and Larnell Lewis play off of each other. The measure to measure improvised call and response and the fact that when Bob's headphones fall off Larnell jumps in with a drum fill to Fill the space and you can't even tell because it all sounds so perfect. It shows how skilled musicians who are in sync with each other can just make amazing moments through music.
Never quit! Never give up, never surrender. My motto
Thanks Kim
truly inspirational. thanks papa jong-un
Corey henrys solo was a momumental moment in jazz imo and absolutely deserves to be revered as much as the "greats"
Yes!! I wonder if the people that were in the studio listening were realizing they were witnessing history happening!! His face at the beginning proves that he's about to make Lingus explode, his hands and ears are about to guide him to do something crazy
@@jazzblossom4122 You should watch back that video. I noticed that people inside the mixing booth were going nuts when Cory snapped. It's so fkn good man.
For me, Larnell Lewis is a living legend. So much attention to detail and his tone is beautiful
1. George Duke’s solo on Inca Roads
2. Pretty much any Aydin Esen solo
3. C Jam blues
4. Glenn Gould’s performance of Art of Fugue
5. Karl Richter’s performance of Brandenburg 5
6. Yuja Wang’s performance of Toccata Op. 11 by Prokofiev
I've always thought of it the same way. We're living through history being made through these musicians that are pushing the limits for us RIGHT NOW! And it's amazingly beautiful.
Charles your content is absolutely excellent, your amazing musical ability coupled with your sense of humour and personality make for very entertaining vids. Thank you for doing what you do!
Corey Henry's solo in Lingus absolutely blew my mind when I first heard it. The way he starts out mellow and just slowly ramps up the insanity over several minutes is truly 'next level' musicianship.
I used that exact recording of Art Tatum for my jazz appreciation class to teach the uninitiated because it's universally mind blowing.
Cory's solo on Lingus was G.O.A.T level. The fact that he was mirroring his right on the top keyboard with left on the bottom is INSANE🙏🏾.
Ikr
Like for Charles to turn the camera around that way
I agree and appreciate everything that you said. I'm glad that I am no the only one that noticed that particular solo that Cory Henry did. The solo makes me think of a Coltrane solo. In addition one of the solos that got to me was, every solo on Alexander Bon... Early 90s Smooth Jazz CD. At the time, I wanted to quit my job and improve my skills, but the job payed the bills. It really hurt, because I knew that if I could put the time in, I could do everything that Ellis Marsalis(Wynton Marsalis late father) taught him and more.
I love you so much dude! You always cover exactly what I'm feeling and thinking. Keep up the great work man!
Darn it Charles!!!! I JUST got out of rehab over that Cory Henry solo...I feel a relapse coming on...🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
i'm actually now learning cory henry's solo on lingus... wish me luck lol
Good fucking luck dude
Deadass I’ll pray for you (and god isn’t even real)
I spent a solid 2 weeks learning the initial chords sequence before the saw wave part. I gave up at that point, but just learning that first bit expanded my ability to comprehend music theory.
Just listening is exhausting
How's that going for you?
You are one of the people who, not necessarily wants me to quit, but you inspire me to practice and get better. I want to know how to play like you do and know the chords and stuff. You are such a great pianist!
Cory Henry is the reason I want to actually get better at piano.
Heart at Midnight Cory Henry
the chord structure and the fact that the melody fits in so so so well is just beyond awesome.
I really like what you've done with the place!
Corey Henry's solo still blows my mind to date. It will continue to be that level I will strive to shoot for. Incredible and inspiring. Thank you for bringing it up in this video and analyzing WHY exactly it's so amazing.
Amazing artistry! Would love to see your transcription of either of the three.
As a trombonist, some solos that intimidate the HELL out of me are:
- Fly or Die by Gilles Rocha: Lionel Fumeaux (Performer)
- Wycliffe Gordon's solo in the Cancer Blows recording of "Swing That Music" by Louis Armstrong and Horace Gerlack
- Anything played by Joe Alessi
- Zoltan Kiss' solo in Mnozil Brass' "Hungarian Schnapsodie"
All have made me consider quitting several times. lol
JJ Johnson
I personally like the new space you've got going.
I just found this video, but my indoor group two years ago did a whole snarky puppy show and the center marimba and I had to play parts of this solo and boi howdy... I miss it so much, it was such a fun show!!!
Love your note about “untouchables” ... we’re always getting better!
I love Coltrane’s solo on moments notice. It just feels so infectious. On the other end I’ve heard stuff from him off of a love supreme, for example, that just blows my mind.
You hit it on the head when listening to some of my favourite piano artists. I think, “Why bother?” Then, inspiration hits again.
Anomolie
Joey Alexander
Rueben Gonzalez
Jacob Collier
Stevie Wonder
Emily Bear
DOMi
I've listened to, transcribed, and performed a lot of jazz, funk, and genres adjacent to both and no solo has had anywhere close to an effect on me as Cory's Lingus solo did. I've just accepted that Art Tatum was from another planet and no mere mortal could hope to compare, and just marvel at how amazing he is. But Cory's solo hits me on another level, in a way that Chick or Herbie (who the Lingus solo owes a lot to) haven't. But Cory also has that effect on me whenever he plays anything...especially Hammond organ!
Other examples I can think of that had an "I quit" effect on me would be things like Wayne Bergeron playing O Holy Night (as a brass player), Dave Steinmeyer playing Can You Read My Mind or And We Will Love Again (as a trombonist), that Bob McChesney quartet video (as a trombonist), or the trombone chorale from Mahler 2 (as a classical composer).
A close friend of mine in high school was the reason I wanted to quit saxophone. I had become a proficient clarinet player over my six years in band, and he convinced me to try saxophone. “It’s a lot of fun, and you can do jazz band!” he said. I spent a summer practicing and learning (though not putting in anywhere near enough effort), and came back and auditioned for jazz band. I didn’t make it, there were still too many issues with my embrasure and I was super pitchy, but I got to listen to him audition. I had enough understanding of the instrument at that point to hear what he was doing and all I could hear was the years of practice and effort he’d put in, it was insane. Some of the ideas he laid down made sense but some were so foreign to me that I couldn’t understand how we were playing the same instrument
Charles: Jazz solos that nearly made me quit
Bill Wurtz: has quit
Plot twist: Bill Wurtz heard an awesome jazz solo
this is a fine swell theory
Ladies and gentlemen: Charles Cornell. The jazz musician who moves around houses a lot.
Thanks so much for this valuable content in reminding us of these great artists. As soon as you mentioned these great men of music I bought the music right away.
I was very pleased to see your addition of Corey Henry's solo in Lingus. Even being a Lead Trumpeter, I came across the Lingus video well over a year ago which I shared to every Trumpet group I'm in but I made it known even with the outstanding Trumpet and Saxophone work the primary reason I share was Corey Henry's improvised "Other Worldly Keyboard Solo"....I commented that I almost expected both keyboards to spontaneously combust. In reality there is always going to be someone blistering the bleeding edge without them even really giving it much thought which bodes well for all us listeners with a perpetually constant stream of new and interesting music to listen to.
3:07 - gotta appreciate the bassist being like: what the hell is happening? How is he doing this? Can I go home? 😂😅
The bassist is NHØP BTW
He seems like he's having a great time to me, just marveling at the mad man.
I just wanted to come back to this video and personally thank you for introducing me to Snarky Puppy, I’ve had some of the greatest listening experiences listening to them 👌🏽
Thank you for another great video!
My past 15 years of piano life has been centered around Peterson and Tatum. Often times I find misery instead of inspiration however I learned to savor those moments and rise back up and continue learning. One thing is sure that I will never be as good as Peterson or Tatum but it is the journey and seeing the progress that makes every single second of the process worth it.
I think every serious musician has a “quit list” like this.
I have one for guitar.
I know my drummer buddies all have a list.
mayer’s gotta be on it
As a drummer I can confirm I have a list as well
And bassists, too. I had just heard of Pastorius when Weather report were due to play at the (then) Hammersmith Odeon, back in the 70's. At that time I was mainly playing bass, and one of my childhood friends did likewise. Also, his father, who was a jazz double bassist who used to play in bands with my father, came along with us to see WR. Well, I did, but they were there to see Pastorius. At one point in the evening, all three of us turned to each other, and decided that as the river Thames was only a short distance away, that we might as well just go and jump in.
In Jacob Collier's rendition of "All Night Long" I especially dig the part with the circle of fifths on-screen showing all of his key changes.
So satisfying when it finally resolves.
So I’m not crazy for rewinding that part...
@@Window4503 I used it for my text notification sound; never gets old but probably because I never text.
This is one of my favourite solos (piano, guitar and drums)
youtube: George Duke Trio "It's On" Live at Java Jazz Festival 2010
Sam Jones' bass solo (I'm a bassist) on Jeannine by the Cannonball Adderley quartet leaves me in awe every time I hear it. My own bass professor is incredibly skilled and always impresses me when he plays at jam sessions.
Milt Hinton, James Jamerson, Paul McCartney, and Flea are other huge inspirations