6 PIANISTS IMPROVISE OVER THE SAME TRACK!
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- Опубліковано 26 кві 2024
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A massive thanks to each of the UA-camrs who contributed to this video, please do check their channels out:
Charles Cornell: @CharlesCornellStudios
Nahre Sol: @NahreSol
Jeff Schneider: @JeffSchneiderMusic
Aimee Nolte: @AimeeNolte
Sangah Noona: @SangahNoona
Paul Davids: @PaulDavids
If you want to have a go at soloing over this backing track you can find it here: • Improv Challenge Backi...
and here's Paul's video where 10 guitarists solo over this same backing track: • 10 GUITARISTS SOLO OVE...
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0:00 Introduction
0:53 Charles' explanation
1:40 Charles' solo
2:51 Nahre's explanation
3:38 Nahre's solo
4:50 Jeff's explanation
5:46 Jeff's solo
7:00 my approach to improv/HDpiano
7:57 Aimee's explanation
8:48 Aimee's solo
09:57 Sangah's explanation
11:10 Sangah's solo
12:25 David's explanation
14:20 David's solo
15:32 Conclusion
16:22 Patreon
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It was so fun being a part of this project! Thanks to David for the invitation and to all the other great performances as well!😊
Sangah Force was present!
Boom!
Here we were ... Sangah Force Boom 👊
Doing your BEST. Boom! 🎹👍👊
Awesome to see you two collab!
Charles' feel is another level.
yes, I loved how he was subtly laying back in a swing manner, but it felt great over this. He also nodded to the most "jazz-like" language of all the pianists. Excellent.
Big fan of Charles and Nahre….this was a little more in Charles lane. This was a tough backing track. I’m going to attempt this myself after the video..I actually attach a midi keyboard right to my iPad and play along with video…very convenient for this..I am using ravenscroft for sound. Sanga was so charming I see her thumbnails and I have watched a couple of videos but I was very impressed with her personality and strategy..I will be watching more of her in the future.
The best
Yeah Charles got everything right in the pocket. He understands exactly what needed to be played imo
More melodic, virtually a song. Just needs lyrics..
Fun project!! Everybody played so well! Thanks for including me, David!
I love you aimee! It was awesome!
Well done Aimee! The Floyd Cramer-style use of the leading tones is one of my favorite piano techniques as it almost gives the illusion that the notes are bending the way that they can on some instruments.
everyone's were good, yours was the best!
@@boomerbear7596 "Slip-Notes" 😊
Aimee, your solo had serious Vince Guaraldi vibes. Well done!
Thanks for including me in this project, David! Loved getting to hear everyone's take on this track!
Yours was the best
U killed this
bingo. you nailed it.
Yours sounded great jeez
Dude you are a beast!
Charles' solo is def my favorite, so smooth, classy and on point.
I loved Charles rendition, so soulful, and very tasteful use of space and language in general. My favorite part though was how organic it was, especially with how it kept building dynamically throughout the backing track.
So true abe
very true abe
Sangah's solo gave me chills. So good. I thought it was interesting how everyone went for something more laid back and Sangah opted for something a lot bigger and more aggressive. Really made it stand out.
Yes, I had a strong emotional reaction to Sangah’s version. I can't explain it.
Tbh I liked hers the least. She was very infront of the beat which I didn‘t feel at all. Also for me there was no real meat if you will. A lot of pentatonic playing that sounded a bit like searching if it fits instead if knowing.
In contrast when Aimee Nolte plays if feels so secure and in control of every aspect of the playing.
Something interesting that I found watching this is that each musician plays and approaches the instrument and their improvisational solo exactly the way they speak and deliver their information as individuals. I think this goes to show how much a person really puts of their soul into their craft
Loved this comment.
Ive never thought about it like that
Great observation !
Wow that is true!
🙃🤯🤗
I've been following Charles and Nahre for awhile and they didn't disappoint. Sangah Noona is new to me, and I think she really had the most fun and it came through with the music too. What a great concept for a video! Love this.
the dog liked it :)
Charles is on a whole other level.
Nahre found a way to make the chords move around what she was playing. It really calmed all the motion in the chord progression down. By far my favorite.
Opening sounds like .."I’ve been so many places in my life and time.." (singing my song to you).
Nahre's a fricken hardworking genius. Can really tell how much time she's spent expanding her craft.
The way Jeff used that G# to make the A flow smoothly into the Am brought a big smile to my face.
That was a beautiful transition, made his performance stand out for me personally. Everyone was great though.
The work of Sangah Noona was the best for me. Very intense and exquisite. All the others are very enjoyable too.
Yep. It actually feels like a solo that’s in charge, rather than being led by the hand.
She was the only real musical soulful performance
Fully agree! I think all of the performances were great, but for me Noona was a cut above. And I'm not sure why, but all 3 of the guys had a similar feel to me (my mind is weird, so they all made me think Billy Joel for some odd reason), while the women all felt a bit more unique in their interpretations.
Ms. Noona knows precisely how to impress the audience. It’s what she does for a living.
same
2:18 Charles' LICC
Yeah, I noticed that too.
Someone had to sneak it in somewhere.
Otherwise, I would have been very... Disappointed!
14:37 David's descending notes also sound a bit like the solo on Lionel Ritchie - Hello
@@M1st3rB3nnI think the whole sequence sounded a little like some standard laid-back-jazz sequence (except for the surprise A major in there - not complaining).
So hearing "Hello" - yes I know what you mean.
Almost 😢😢😢😢
Sanga Noonah is rad! I already knew Charles and Aimee, but Sangah's solo was so freaking cool!
Aimee's was my favourite in terms of pure jazz and blues vocabulary. But I agree that Sanga was just an incredible performance and journey.
Jeff Schneider had best superb solo language. From the tone, rythm, articulation and scales all to the phrasing & structure. Wish I have some of that spiciness. My vote goes to Jeff! 👏👏
100% Maybe because he’s a sax player as well?
i’d have to agree, so tasteful! each phrase developed so well
Yep, Jeff had it locked in. Perfect phrasing.
Tough to choose between Jeff and Charles, but my vote is for Jeff. He developed his solo very well, from the build-up until the run and two-hand phrasing, everything is well calculated.
Sangah's introduction is faszinating ... music is about story telling 👌😀 Awesome improvisation by Sangah, I tip my hat, Congratulations ❤️🎹👏👏👏
I hear you, Richard.
@@bobby_shields6403 Thanks Bobby 😃🖐
Richard....When Sangah enters the room....She is always "The Lady In Red" without a doubt. 😉
IMO Sangah is a bit of a show off if I must say so myself. She makes the solo sound way more complex than it even needs to be, and is hard for someone’s mind to comprehend at once.
@@DJcool-tr1tk ..... We in The force don't comprehend at once...We enjoy immediately. However thanks for your input. 😊
Nahre sooo laid back, in pocket, adventurous, love it
I liked her play as well😊
She kinda sounded jazzy for a classical pianist. Impressive!
That doggie was entranced! Cute.
Charles DOMINATED. His vibe sounded like his was meant to be on the original track. 😊😊😊
That walk up on the A chord gave me life!
Big fan of Nahre, skills and taste for miles, but especially love her inquisitive nature and her willingness to go outside of her comfort zone publicly.
Sangah totally wow'd me with her version. Never heard her before. But I'm running over to subscribe as soon as this video concludes.
You should definitely listen to her, she's a fascinating pianist. She streams live on UA-cam for a few hours every weekend, and she's absolutely free in her playing. And her technique and expression is incredible.
My thoughts too. I'm also heading over to her channel too.
Sangah is one of a kind.
I'm with you, She has such energy and really enjoyed herself.
I was bopping my head for that one!
Writing as I listen.
Charles: dig it. It's slow, classy, feels like I should be having a nice glass of wine and chilling with people I like.
Nahre: Some good, interesting, melodic and rhythmic ideas. I re-listened a couple times to fully appreciate it. It's different in a good way.
Jeff: Smooth, simple, but effective and befitting of the track.
Aimee: slow touch in the beginning, but with a nice build in dynamics and speed. follows the chord changes well.
Sangah: You can sense her confident, fun, quirky personality through her playing and that's a GOOD thing. Her solo takes you on a mini journey for sure!
David: Kind of feels like something I'd hear in an anime lol, which is good to me.
Well done everyone!
Oddly I feel like Nahre's felt like a guitar solo, melodically speaking. Something about the phrasing and melody shape felt oddly reminiscent of first solos, in an odd but satisfying way.
Aimee Nolte and Charles has my vote. But I really appreciate every single second of this video
Charles Cornell!! Love him!
Sangah Force Boom!
Nahre’s solo reminded me of French crime film soundtracks like Le Cercle Rouge, a very pleasant change of mental scenery.
I agree…sounded like I was seeing a detective with that hat and deep collar smoking in a bar not knowing what will be happening the next day…
Yeah, she even looks like the pianist who's a witness to the murderer played by Alain Delon in Le Cercle Rouge.
It very much reminded me of Celeste tbh
Sangah's solo was my favorite! I feel like she matched the peaks and vallies of the energy/ mood of the piece the best
I swear, I never thought I'd sub to a piano channel based on a solo, but Sangah's solo did it. Killer.
Yours was perhaps the best one David, loved how much you were able to do without sounding too over the top. Amazing.
Clicked on the video for Sangah Noona, watched the entire video for all talented musicians.
I enjoyed every solo. They are all awesome. Sangah's solo blew me away. WOW!!!!
Beautiful Aimee's velvety and tasty playing always delivers! 🎼🎹❤
Sangah Noona improv was wonderful: she’s really a great pianist and the improv queen! 🎶👸🏻 👏👏👏🔝Love however all improvisations: many talented pianists here! Charle’s improv was so beautiful 👏👏👏
Impressive how Charles, Jeff, Aimee, Sangah managed to put so much emotion into their improvisation whilst also sounding very different from each other. Also, props to Nareh who used to say that she's only trained as a classical pianist and not comfortable at all doing any kind of improvisation, she's come a long way.
Love this comment.
Wow; I guess we should all be as “uncomfortable with any kind of improvisation” as Nahre now shows that she is here. And the mad contrast ‘tween Sangah’s rabid-dog version and David’s oh-so-chill one was kinda fun!
Sangah's performance made me sit up and listen.
Jeff's phrasing and time feel is superb! Also all of melodic ideas just fit so well. Loved his Am-run! Definitely my favourite! But also a big compliment to Nahre. I've been following you for years. You've developed such a great improvisation talent over time!
Sangah Force Boom
Sangah's playing always makes me smile.
Sangah Force, Boom!
Sangah Force Boom 👊
Each improviser’s stellar ability to create unique and original musical ideas is ohmazing. However, Sangah’s interesting rhythmic pattern and style effectively fits the backing tracks chord progressions that engages and captivates listeners. My two cents.👍😍
I finally found it Sangah. Awesome, like you.All of the pianists were amazing. Also, Thank you David Bennett. I love you and Sangah on Pianote.
Wow! Sangah's boldness and Jeff's vibe. I just can't.
I already knew beforehand that Sangah would completely kill it. I love her approach to music! 🔥
Really really interesting to see all these peoples' solos and have them explain how and why they did what they did. My favorite was Charles Cornell's. I think he used really smart harmony while still giving the listener (and other musicians) a strong idea of what the chords are and where he was in the tune.
David- a big part of the fun of Paul's challenge is when he praises the soloist's decisions and discusses them briefly after playing their invention. You might add that in future vids.
Seconded
11:16 🐶 She approves. Boom!
I hear a very consistent rhythmic organisation from the two jazz players, Jeff and Amy. And Jeff's solo is so well structured.
Nahre's solo starts out so gloomy. i love it so much ❤❤❤
Opening Sounds like .."I’ve been so many places in my life and times.." (singing my song for you) . 👍🏽🎶
It's called "corcovado"
Nahre Solo
What an incredible UA-cam star studded lineup! I'm familiar with all of them and I was made pretty excited when Sangah Noona said that you'd be premiering this today! I guessed pretty accurately who was going to be on the lineup! Awesome work! I'd love to see more of these!
I liked them all, but Charles’ was beautiful, and Nahre’s was also very nice. Sangha gets extra points for her beautiful golden retriever listening intently, as well as a great interpretation. Truly, all of you are so terrific. Just great, everyone.
It's fascinating, as my musical ability has increased over my 31 years, I believe I would have fancied Jeff's solo above all; but now I'm very much satisfied in the simplicity in the image of Sangah's solo, whilst still making the composition sound full of emotion. Overall great playing from everyone!
Nahre used a romantic motif and Jeff's melody is something else, it's like the higher part is made for a string instrument or vocals.
Everyone basically doing roughly the same thing until Sangah comes in hot. Maybe it's a lot but I appreciate the energy.
eh, theory teaches you certain things work with certain chord progressions, and the genre of the song also corrals you. you notice the same thing in paul david's video using the same track. the guitarists mostly do about the same thing, too.
Yeah I was thinking it before she did it "Why not go a bit over the top on this? Why so safe?" A breath of fresh air. I don't think it was too much at all. That said, Charles brought some interesting moves too, imho.
I was just waiting for the last guitar notes to Gently Weep; or for someone to play ‘Something In The Way.’
Plus the dog just sat there vibin'. Here for it.
She has a lot of character
Been a subscriber to Nahre's channel for years and never heard anything quite like that. Good stuff everyone!
Each of you have beautiful ways to improvise❤!
Exactly, it feels like we're judging over 6 strong personalities or 6 different types of handwriting. Once you master the craft, it becomes personal.
charles'es playing was truly stunning.
Love Charles! His videos are amazing.
That being said, Sangah’s part gave me some major goosebumps. She just got a new subscriber, that’s for sure.
I really enjoyed the energy of the lassie with the golden lab, 2nd too last. Although the progression was quite "sad" in feel she brought an up lifting energy to her rendition.
Nahre, Sangah, and David are my top 3. Love it! ❤️
Sangah and David were my favorites. I felt like their versions meshed the best with the track. Note choices, dynamics, felt more weaved into the track, rather than just sitting on top
I watch Charles Cornell, so this video was a treat.
Great video! Great improvs by all. Loved Sangah Noona's storytelling. Bubuji boom!
So great to see all of my favorite UA-cam piano stars in one video. It also was a perfect moment for a collab. A few years ago we had many, then it died out, so it was very refreshing and bringing back some memories. I loved all improvisations. Sangah made the show but I enjoyed the others just as much. The different approaches made it the best UA-cam piano video of the year for me.👍
Charles has such a beautiful musicality. Wonderful solo. Very nice video !
This was an excellent idea....all these brilliant pianists did well. I have to say, though, I think Sangah Noona stood out with her normal fire and personality.
Thanks for doing this, David! 😎👍
Sangah Force boom!
Aimee Nolte!!🔥❤️
I'm so glad that you included Sangah Noona. I have a soft spot for het. She is in her own league.
Winner goes to sangan she said music is all about storytelling. That was really a great telling of a story. Lots of contrast use of space color she blew everybody else out of the water.
Loved seeing the different personalities and approaches coming through in the improvisations.
Also, I wasn't familiar with Sangah Noona, but she absolutely blew me away!
Thanks David and all the talented musicians for intriguing collab video! 👏👏👏👏👏🎹👊🙂👍BTW, Hey Bubuji! 🐶🐾
Sangah's energy was just unmatched, I loved how much fun she was having. Loved how her physical expressions matched her playing, start out with a bang from the get go.
i fell in love with sangah noona and the way she explained things
this put me on to new yters i love this video 🙂
All the improvisations sounded great! Thanks for this video David. Sangah Force Boom!
All were great! My personal fav was Charles. That smooth jazz was reminiscent of Beegie Adair!
Awesome video. Great to see Charles join you as well. You’re both some of my favourite channels on UA-cam
How great is this. The different approaches were all fantastic. Sangah was on FIRE. Put her whole body into it. Absolutely loved it. Wow. Jeff had a great groove as well.
Charles' playing had a really romantic feel to it, Sangah was punchy and joyful. Those two were my favorites
Interesting explanations by David 👌😊 Thank you 👍🏻😀
I hope for more videos like this. Guitarists solo, jam and collaborate a lot on UA-cam, we keyboardists/pianists should do this more often as well. I'm so glad to see all my favourite pianists in this video
Thanks for putting this together, David. I enjoyed every second of the video. Each participant delivered something that showed a piece of their own musical soul. Thanks to Charles, Nahre, Jeff, Aimee, Sangah and yourself... for creating this exceptional video. I've been a huge fan of Sangah and Aimee for a long time... and I loved getting to see what they came up with for this project. But it was also tremendous fun to meet the others in this video - and see what they created. BRAVO to everyone involved. Standing ovation from me for each one of you.
Thank you!!
So well said!
@@eliya3424 - Thanks, Eliya. Glad to see you checked out this video.
Listening at night. Seeing the minds of the musicians with their technique, thinking about the music (improvising), fascinating! Knowing well the structure to improvise, Hmmm, yes. Yes, I understood it correctly. And the melody you listen to, we should not lose it.. Well, Thank you David Bennett! BTW we discovered this surprising channel thanks to Sanga Noona.
💐💐💐 For all the musicians and their work, thank you! 💐💐💐💐You make the world better!
Wow, Sangah's solo seemed shorter than the others, I guess she left me wanting more. Lots of fun watching someone who so obviously enjoys playing.
Totally, was it though? It really felt it was short, she was just taking off when it ended
I agree. With her improv, you can make an important point - it's about more than the notes. Her body language subconciously helped me enjoy her solo more - you could tell she was having fun, and taking us along for the ride. Also - most everyone played electronic keyboards, and I appreciated and admired all of them - nothing wrong with any. But I was trying to figure out why Sangah's performance felt so much BIGGER - just volume? I don't think so. From her example, I think you can see that a good real (grand) piano does add something to the feel of a piece, again above and beyond the notes that are played.
I gotta say. I loved everyones but yours was my favorite. Very musical while also being very interesting to my ear. Love seeing you play more stuff. Every time you show a bit of a piece you've written at the end of videos, i never want it to stop!
Sangah Noona's vibe and energy was amazing. They all did great
Exactly what I expected from Sangah Noona and exactly what I got. A super full expressional playing. Oh I am a bigger fan of you now! It’s all about arrangement
All involved were absolutely great! The favorite is just a matter of personal taste. Sangah is my favorite! Love the energy of her interpretation.
David you are awesome. I follow 4 of those incredible piano players. The other two I was not familiar with. So much fun seeing them all perform in this fantastic little project.
Wonderful Musicians. Enjoyed seeing our Sangah Noona amongst them. Sangah Force ! Boom!
Sangah Noona's solo was lively 🔥
Ok, kudos to everyone! At first I liked Nahre's solo best. She seemed to be reading my mind and she was pleasant and easy to follow, playing the notes I anticipated would come next. But then Sangah came along and KICKED ASS! After she finished, I wanted to yell, "Bartender! A round for the whole bar!" If I could play piano like anyone, I would want to play piano like Sangah Noona!
My thoughts exactly. Sangah was most impressive, Nahre’s reduced approach was the one closest to how I’d have done it.
I'm a fan of both Nahre and Sangah! They both have excellent content. You should check out Sangah's Beatles covers, they are just as awesome as this intro!
Love Sangah's entry and the doggy paying full attention!!
I loved @SangahNoona's improvisation the most!
Love Jeff’s solo!!!!
Fantastic! We need to have more of this… Please!
I love Jeff and Sangah's solo
It's interesting how the majority of the viewers liked Sangah's solo best, it being the most simple melodically. Confirms how keeping it simple is also enjoyable, well her setup and energy was much stronger as well haha maybe that has to do with it too. My personal faves were Charles, Jeff (first time hearing him and immediately subbed), Aimme, and David's solo :) Sangah and Nahre played real good too
Brilliant idea. All the solos work great! A really cool illustration of how good musicians serve the music, adjusting to the style of the song and the other musicians. Fun to see so many artists I follow here!