Cory Wong // The Paisley Park Session [full album recording session]
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- Cory Wong recording live in Paisley Park's 'Studio A'
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0:00 Intro
1:46 Welcome 2 Minneapolis
6:49 Gumshü
12:40 Assassin
16:15 Lilypad
20:41 Jet Screamer
28:11 Massive
32:06 Meditation
40:45 Headin’ Down To Bunkers
50:31 break #1
53:45 Click Bait
57:53 break #2
59:31 Merci
1:04:05 Dean Town
1:12:25 Credits
Cory Wong - guitar / producer
Sonny T - bass
Kevin Gastonguay - organ / keyboard
Petar Janjic - drums
Nêgah Santos - percussion
Steve Strand - trumpet
Jon Lampley - trumpet
Michael Nelson - trombone / horn arranger
Eddie Barbash - alto sax / clarinet
Kenni Holmen - tenor sax / alto sax / flute
Sam Greenfield - bari sax / bass clarinet
Woody Goss - composer
John Fields - mix / master / engineer
Jake Hartsfield - engineer
Parker Wruck - engineer
Tom Garneau - engineer
Brandon "Duff" Eisenschenk - engineer / tech
We need to talk about this bass player. He's left handed, has a lefty bass body, strings upside down. His fingering is indecipherable. I'm truly in awe of his life choices.
He probably learned on a regular bass as a kid?
Sonny T is a genius.
We've been talking about Sonny for 30+ years now.. Where have you been?
it doesn't hurt that he has perfect pitch.
Drummer is playing a lefty kit as well.
To believe that Cory is the only musician in the world named after a song that was created by his own band... phenomenal.
The fact that a human can arrange a horn section like this, is really hard to fathom for me. It’s been keeping me up at night.
If I remember correctly, Michael Nelson arranges all the horns for Cory and has for years. He’s also a great soloist, but he doesn’t take too many solos.
Truly gifted
Truly there with you....
He isn't even practicing in the break.. he is just reading the music and knows what's up, even tho the other brass are doing it full speed at the same time...
(Ya he wrote it but still)
Sounds like he learned a lot from Tower of Power! Definitely took it to the next level though!
1. I was listening to this with my 5 year old daughter and she said, “There’s not a lot of girls. That girl plays the drums.” So thank you, Negah, for representing!
2. Satriani licks on tenor sax are freaking delicious.
3. Meditation literally healed something in my body.
4. The camaraderie between and admiration for each other in the band is what the world needs now.
5. Michael Nelson is a National treasure.
Kenni killin it! The Satch of the Sax! Gotta love the "feedback" at the end.
Meditation intro has a Julian Lage level of dynamics and tone. Amazing.
Facts
6. Kenni is the BEST tenor sax player I’ve ever heard.
A music educator I know claims that colleges are going to start to award more scholarships to women brass players …
@@sea6bear If only the issue was one of purely finances huh
49:11 Kenni Holmen double sax solo.. the bands reaction is priceless!
He's channeling his inner Rahsaan Roland Kirk
56:27 I was half expecting both sax parts in Clickbait to be him after that.
Thank you that was my exact reaction
It’s so insane and so nice how everyone is feelin’ it
I remember Ken from the 1980's and various Twin Cities bands. Good to see he's still out there killin' it.
You can hear how difficult some of those horn licks are when they are practicing. It sounds so tight on the actual take that you don't even stop to think about how fast and technical those soli lines are.
Patiently waiting for the 10 hour "On The One" episode of this whole album, with Cory and Petar quoting Some Kind of Monster lines and cracking each other up whilst pointing out all the instances of musical genius going on everywhere.
hahahahaha
@@CoryWongMusic well bro always down for some SKOM quotes HAHA !!
Jajajajaja
@@CoryWongMusic seriously tho we need more ON THE ONE (With Petar!)
These horn parts are so big brain I can't even, everyone is so ridiculously in the pocket I wanna die, the bassist has the blood of Zeus or smth, and Wong plays so clean he makes Mr. Clean look dirty.
His superhuman ability of not accidentally hitting the pickup switch while strumming is amazing.
I saw him in a rig rundown video saying his guitar has a button that keeps the electronics set at the 4th pickup position for that exact reason.
I used to lock the switch pickup of my strat with a tooth pick or something. It is a design flaw of the strat, in my opinion. Then I bought a telecaster version that has the switch pickup far from the reach of the guitar pick.
The density of talent and musical expression in this room is off the charts.
This is the kind of music that ruins music for you for a while. It's rare to get _this_ level of talent all in one shot. It's going to take some time to fall back into the standard groove after this.
I think Petar needs some love in the comments too. Just knocking it out. Pocket, groove, pocket, groove, magic magic, pocket, groove.
You're right - so tight on it! And let's appreciate the towels on the cymbals for a moment 😉.
fr fr 🔥
Petar is the heartbeat of the entire band and not even Cory himself could dethrone him. The dude is on another level
Kenni dual wielding saxophones is legendary! Also, this arrangement of "Meditation" is absolutely beautiful, been in love with it since the show on the boat
The boat tunes were killer!
Two saxes at once amazing! I love meditation also but I enjoy it more when it’s played live with Kevin😊
And the broken string....come on. Incredible. True talent. My Mom passed away in October and this song has become one of my favorite "remember Mom" songs. To see you put so much emotion into this performance just makes it all the better. Thank you for creating such amazing music that helps people like myself get through some very hard times. Love you all.
Same here bro...same here ..take care Marc de Paris
Prince would've been proud to have this in his house.
Fact
Meditation is so fucking good. I just keep listening to it.
I feel like every member of this band is every other member's hype-man, and that's absolutely incredible.
A peerless performance. Everyone was so Great. Agree that Cory’s guitar is more in the foreground but the biggest change for me versus the already existing recordings is the horn section and the separation of each instrument. Negah adds so much. Kevin’s B3 is so tight. Petar’s faces make me smile and Sonny T is the Foundation.
Petar is a beast of a drummer. The tempo, the groove, the pocket, the technical breaks... Incredible.
As a fan of Prince and the NPG with the Hornheadz, this one feels very special to me. So cool that they incorporated Michael Nelson´s horn line from ´Billy Jack Bitch´ into "Welcome 2 Minneapolis". Loved the music. Cory is amazing
Meg 2👌👌
Have you heard of NEW SOUND UNDERGROUND? Kevin, Cory's new go-to keys player - had a band in MPLS called PB & the Jam - and eventually evolved. If you like this, Snarky Puppy, Lettuce type stuff - You've GOTTA hear NSU from MPLS - GREAT LIVE, too
@@entheogenetic I really like them. I will check it out. thanks!
@@entheogenetic Thanks for the tip!
I would say Prince's ghost is roaming around somewhere on this performance, dancing and nodding it's all good! This is SOOO good and somehow really fitting to what he stood for musically. This is one amazing performance!
This Hornsection is killing me ... what a Band !!!
I love how Cory adds rhythm to his lead performances, like in Meditation. The string break was a great rock movement as well!
@@clarkgregb 32:05 is where meditation starts
+ BROKEN STRING
I’m 67 years old, and I believe I’ve just witnessed the finest musicianship I’ve ever seen and heard. I mean c’mon… does it get any tighter than this???
No it does not.
They remind me of a blend of Snarky Puppy and Lettuce…..Both really tight groups
The faces Cory makes during "Gumshü" are out of control and I'm here for all of it. I can't wait to see them do that song live. And "Meditation" put me in a trance.
7:19 is a Gumshü-in for PEOPLE's 2022 Sexiest Man Alive cover photo
I saw him in Austin during the last night of the first leg of his tour. OMG he brought the house down. This song was freaking EPIC! Such a chill solo when compared to a lot his other live soloes which are just WAILING lead guitar, and awesome. His stage face is only matched by his energy! So privileged to see such a cool, chill artist live. Long live the funk!
The spirit of Prince, allve and well. And Negah sounds great ... she's come such a long way, lovely!
Yessssss
Cory broke a string during meditation! Still kept playing and it still sounded amazing!
The trombone solo in jet screamer is sooooo good!
Never did I more appreciate horns until this session, this line up is pure gold...
Here is a compilation of precious moments I have gathered in my view:
Petar's spastic stank faces:
2:25 | 2:30 | 12:58 | 14:58 | 28:33 | 28:54 | 31:26 | 54:39 | 1:02:00 | 1:02:09
Sonny's sick licks:
11:57 | 14:31 | 19:11 | 20:04 | 31:29
Misc:
7:19 Covfy Wfvong
14:41 Nêgah shakes it like it's hot
19:57 WEEELELELELE
58:15 A fight breaks out
Sweet solos:
4:11 | 1:10:40 Sonny
9:20 | 1:09:20 Eddie
18:01 Petar VS Nêgah
21:51 Michael
24:07 | 43:45 Jon
30:26 | 45:47 Kenni
49:11 Kenni goes stereo
1:08:00 Sammy takes one
Sony's 19:11 lick... WHAT!?!?!
Nêgah Santos is an awesome musician, love the feel that she puts in the percussion, and her performance while she smiles and enjoys the song is amazing!
That Dean Town though... Damn. The funk is real with this one!
As a lover and player of horns, thank you for going all out on the big horn section. So often the winds are optional in a funk group and limited to two or three. Yall are a gift to funk.
Check out a band True Loves, nice horn based funk band as well .
If you are interested, the horn arranger here, Michael Nelson, was the horn arranger with Prince during the first half of the 90s. The horn section was called ´The Hornheadz´. Prince included one of Michael´s compositions in his ´Billy Jack Bitch´ song. And this same line is included in ´Welcome 2 Minneapolis´ here.
And Prince himself used a huge 10-piece horn section in the end of his career. I recommend his Montreux 2013 concert (it´s on UA-cam).
@@sea6bear thanks. I will check.
Horns!horns!horns! Thanks Cory and Michael
Much respect to John Fields, this mix is insane...
Arrangement, jokes, video, sound, mix, performance, people having fun... Every single thing about this video is just REALLY GOOD.
I've listened to this album 500 times but looks like I still need more
Not there yet, but I can feel this
World class musicians joining to give us a wonderful hell of a ride. I can´t even begin to describe how otherwordly incredible this is.
My father died very recently and this music speaks to my soul so deeply, it helps soften my terrible loss. Thank you for your beautiful music. Love from Portugal. I hope one day you´ll play in my country.
YES!! I have been showing clips of this to my students. I am glad the whole session is now available!! All of these musicians are NEXT LEVEL! Well done, Cory and crew!
They're all friends with John Baptist
I tend to be a bit of a musical purist, and it's kind of obscene just how well this group blends the old with the new. The progressive experimentation _makes sense_ in the context of the music, it's a logical extension of the core theory, which is something often missing from modern horn groups. I think I'm in love.
I love the sax player doing the guitar solo in Massive, amazing performances all round!
I literally just came across Cory Wong for the first time after watching a "Classical Composer Reacts To" video of Dirty Loop/Cory Wong's "Thriller," followed some links, and here I am, and damn, this is good! And I'm not a serious jazz fan, but I'll listen to this any day of the week.
November 19, 2021. Dallas, TX. Encore 1: Meditation. It began with a slow, hairy, echoing swell on an E major chord and I knew what was coming. I felt the weight of the last 21 months come entirely off my shoulders. I was near the front, off to the side kinda by the merch table. My son was with me and a couple of my friends. And for those 10 minutes or so, I was in another place. I jumped on UA-cam a few minutes ago, this was the first thumbnail that came up. The first thing I looked for was the timestamp for Meditation and wen right back to that place. What a simple, but truthful composition! This tune sings peace with A+ players making it happen. Thank you to all of you!
Gumshu deserves jam of the year award
I can never get how creative the horns get in each perfomance
"Woody goss - Composer" Good job on him for composing Gumshu, Assassin and all the rest.
Finally got the chance to sit down and watch the whole thing today after a week from hell…feeling much more like myself now. The joy in each performance is infectious!!
Thank you for posting the full session! I've had the 2 posted on repeat so far :D
Whoa! It was Sonny and the T-notes in there for a bit. Someone was double comfortable in that space. You all felt that energy
Sonny T... still on my shortlist of fave players. Such a big influence in my own playing (Duluth/Mpls. boy here!) since Diamonds & Pearls. Love the Warwick to pieces, too.
I'm enjoying the fact that they mixed Cory's guitar up a little bit so you can actually hear it today thank you
I wonder if he was inspired a bit by his interview with Santana, I found it interesting how different their philosophies are regarding the role of the guitar in the mix
Absolutely on fire!! So much fun. Thank you 👏
Thank youuu!! Been waiting for this!
I remember going into this room when I toured Paisley Park, such a legendary space to get to record in
I needed this infectious joy in my life today, Thanks Cory!
Absolutely mega epic session!
Loved every minute it of. Fantastic musicianship across the board. Thanks for another great album!
The triangle work starting at 44:30 is incredible. Negha is a force of nature
The internet thanks you from the bottom of it's crunchy little soul. You all provide such great joy and optimism in a time when we so dearly need it!
The pure joy that you guys radiate!!! Love it!!
Wait this is so fun to watch! The comments as they come up on screen really make it that much better, getting to know a little about the members here and there is awesome. Great work camera and editing crew!
how can you not love this!!
Nuclear Talent. Thanks Cory and everyone! Can't wait to see you in Manchester next year. Stay safe!
Yeah, man, those candid shots between takes are as fun for me to watch as the music! What a great thing to be a musician!!!
Truly unreal. One of the best videos I've ever seen with such talented musicians. Thank you for sharing.
The horn arrangements are so gooooodd
I’ve seen a few clips , but now the entire session …. LOVE IT!
The album is fantastic. My grandkids love Lily Pad
amazing, can't wait to see it live
That was awesome! Happy Holidays and keep kickin’ ass!
Never thought I'd see Cory jam on EMGs, and it's finally happened! Awesome!
IMPREESIONANTE! Somehow I have to see you guys live! Please tour South America!
Fantastic performance! Love it!
What a truly amazing band! In a truly amazing studio too! Thanks Cory!
Wow the horn section clarity is fantastic
🥲 Some of the best musicians I've EVER heard. Just tears at this point. Thank you!
All of you musicsians so tight and the horn arangements so well done and the solo's seemingly so effortless and the thing that stand out to me the great fun you guys have and enjoying each other's gifts and talents! And so thankfull that you guys choose to play it all live! that energy is priceless! Keep it up!!!
640K views and I'm directly responsible for 110k of those. This is my go to while doing any sort of work, reports, cleaning or just playing with my kids. This is your best work Cory!!
This is absolute dope!!!! Prince would be happy to hear you all...
Bravo to all of you guys!
"Real music by real musicians" ;-))
The latest in a long line of content blessings from this fella. The hardest working man (and wrists) in show business.
Thank for this wonderful music and performance, Cory and the band!
This is so friggin great!
There should be more!
This is just great. I always love how the whole band looks like they're having the best time ever.
And Meditation remains my favourite piece of music I've heard in ages. It never fails to soothe and delight.
The percussion breakdown in Lilypad is unreal!!
Thank you so much, this is perfektion and so much fun at same time. Love
What a gift this is! Tight and groovy from start to finish, amazing!
First time I saw Cory, was playing with Dave koz, since that, been follow his music 🎶, this one is amazing, love it!!
The Force is strong in this room! I can imagine Prince dancing at 21:45
Amazing work Cory. Love what you and the guys doing
This just made my whole Friday!!! Sooooooooooooo good!!
Sonny is just like, "Yep, this old place."
FREAKING LOVE THIS! Once a musician get to know Cory, most of the time it becomes the "dream gig". OUTSTANDING MUSICIANSHIP
I love everything about this. Band performance, audio quality, video look, subtitles, ... This is fantastic :)
legendary - thanx a bunch for sharing!
This whole session is amazing but i totaly lost it in Meditation! The impact! Amazing stuff
when U play like that on Prince’s cloud guitar U should take it on tour around the world (in a day)...better that leaving’ it in the museum. Loved every minute of this session.
Cheers.
I think that Prince come down from heaven to watch this session from behind the mixing desk and even turned some knobs ;)
Sounds amazing and warm!
Cory Wong is probably my favorite guitarist. I really like his technique where he keeps his hand pumping to the beat even when he's not striking the strings.
OOOOOOH MY! Listening to Billy Jack B.’s horn arrangement again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for keeping THE Park alive!
Jet Screamer made me subscribe...much thanks to all the artists for their flame!
Fantastic performance! Meditation is perhaps one of the most soothing songs I've come across.
Thank you! Great playing and inspirational work!
Hey Cory, bought your Lesson-Pack some weeks ago. It is really awesome! Being an online instructor myself I can say that it is one of the best I ever saw. No BS, to the point and with a clear path and info what to practice. Seriously, every guitarist reading this should buy it. It is worth every penny 10 times over!
The Triad stuff is the shit, I have been practicing it differently for over 20 Years but your concept has pushed my forward a ton. Awesome!
Bernd, soll ich den Funk Kurs trotzdem kaufen? ;)
As amazing as the whole band is I keep coming back to just how tasteful is Kevin Gastonguay's key work. Never in the way or others, always with the perfect fill to complement or set up a solo.
This was a very similar set list as you played for us all in Seattle. I'm very happy to hear it again!
Makes me so happy to see so many talented musicians being able to play together! Cory Wong is such an inspiration and a true talent.