For me, the horns are the somewhat underrated heroes on this track...they are SO tight and in unison...especially right after Cory's solo.

The more I listen to this tune, the more I realize that Larnell Lewis is the mvp. Cory is INCREDIBLE, but Larnell is doing amazing things from start to finish. Damn.

I think the coolest thing about this solo that amazes me every time I watch it is the trance state that Cory seems to be in for most of it. When the solo starts, you can see his face change and he really gets into it, clears his head and seems to enter a different state of mind. Near the end of the solo you can see a distinct moment where he snaps out of it. He opens his eyes and gets this massive, cheesy, open-mouth smile. I love it so much.

Also, Michael League deserves major shout-outs as the composer of Lingus, bandleader of Snarky Puppy, and accompanist of Cory Henry on this solo. :-)

Yes the solo is great but that tune from start to finish is just killer-groove, tones, melody, interplay

“Bass players like: whats gonna happen?” he knew everything that was about to go down lmao

Remember Cory Henry is super comfortable with improv, he grew up playing gospel since he was a child and most of what they do is improv

Cory Henry's choral progressions is what makes this solo so beautiful

This was fascinating! I can't get enough of Snarky Puppy!

The same guy playing the two instruments means he was creating and reinforcing his own counterpoints. Strictly speaking, it wasn't a solo, he had the role of two instrumentalists playing off each other, creating harmony and polyrhythms, confirming and resolving the other hand, so that it was instantly a whole idea. It had the vibe of two soloists in sync. The slow section at the start was a portent of what was to come, elements of that languid sequence would be repeated later, that passage preparing us for its later recognition. That solo was a like a movie, the way scenes are organized to prepare you for the next transformative moment.

In earlier Snarky Puppy tunes that feature both Cory and Shawn Martin, Shawn was seen urging Cory to “take your time.... take your time”. Lingus feels like the culmination of those previous collaborations, where Cory is saying “look, I took my time man!” It’s an unrepeatable piece of work. 🙏🏻

Not to take anything away from Cory Henry, as he is a musician of the highest order and his solo was absolutely killer, but I think It is important to point out that Cory Henry, and indeed all of us, owe a great debt of gratitude to Chick Corea. Much of Mr. Henry's solo comes directly from Chick's style and work in Return to Forever, done some 40 years ago. Chick Corea's invention and influence continues to be an inspiration to us all. Credit where it is due.

7:35 Hmm! Sounds... Space...... Blues...

The drummer doesn't get enough love for this lol.

I'd like to add.. I would LOVE as I'm sure a lot of people would, for Peter or Adam to do performance of their improv over the ostinato. And then maybe a lesson on the possibilities. That would make my year to be honest haha x

This solo right here!!! 🔥🔥🔥 Listening and studying Cory has changed my sound big time.

Giant steps on the profanity... I'm dead

The Giant Steps bleep kinda made my day.

Guys used giant steps for a censor? Well done sirs

For some reason I’ve never expected you’d talk about contemporay, fusion-y stuff. This is a great solo I’ve been listening over and over. Thank you PM and AM for this solo analysis!

So the opening notes of the solo happen to quote "The Nearness of You" and starting on the 4th beat of the 3rd measure is a lovely re-harmonization for "I Loves You Porgy" I'm stealing it, LOL!

Wow!!! I wasnt expecting this to be anaylsed. Incredible episode guys. I love those nasty chords he plays #maximumtension

6:50 He just said "the" bass player😂😂

The video that started my Open Studios journey oh so many years ago

Thank you gentlemen ! That was an awesome breakdown! Flow Groove! 🙏🏼✨

I love how the blip is the beginning of Giant Steps😅

Oh this exists too. This is the best channel in the world..

Good to have such videos. I was hoping you dig deeper and truly analyse what he's doing

The Giant Censored moment had me laughing out loud so fricking hard!

Every time I hear this solo I am reminded of Patrick Moraz “Story of I”.

Having seen the score for this tune (and arranged it), as it is available for purchase, The groove is actually just a series of bass notes. There are no major or minor chords from the rhythm section. Whatever major/minor chords you hear are the results of whatever Cory Henry is playing, and not specified by the composer, Michael League. There is even a footnote in the score that specifies this. He wanted to leave freedom for the soloist to imply the major/minor aspects of the harmony themselves. And since you’ve brought up the topic of invented terminology (groove flow), I’ll throw in one of my own to describe with you call a triplet 4:3: a quadruplet!

I went for Larnell, watched it ten times, learned a new keyboardist…..wasn’t disappointed

Jacob collier has a video called "musician explains a concept in 5 levels of difficulty" where he's basically just talking about harmony. When he's talking to the "professional pianist" (they didnt give his name for some odd reason) he explains that every single note in the chromatic scale works over every single bass note in the chromatic scale if you just add in the "right" harmony. In the beginning of this solo cory is improvising over and E, C, A, and F bass pedal. Over each of those pedal tones you can literally play any chord quality related to the root since theres no other harmony or even modal interchange progressions. For example on the E, you can play a progression in E dorian, then E phrygian, then E lydian, or E harmonic minor, soooo many possibilites. You can even throw secondary dominants in there and subVs and countless other harmonic concepts. He was basically given a nearly blank canvas and asked to paint whatever the hell epic godly picture he wants and that he did

Obviously we need to analyze the tenor battle between Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt on “Sonny Side Up”!

I wish I was enough versed with music theroy and music actually to undestand all this episode. I LOVE Lingus by Snaky puppy since 2018 but just now tried to undestand whats going on in this beatifull track

Snarky Puppy is my happy place.

It would be more awesome if you two would also have keyboards, to spice it up a little and give support on the analysis you give

Great video thanks! Would love to see a solo analysis of Joe Armon-Jones solo on Brownswood Basement x Lot Radio

Reminded me of chick Corea Electric Band, using modulation with the ep.

Check out some of the alternate takes! So good!

new favorite guy cause he used the word dope

Santana. Weather Report. Stevie Wonder. Chicago. Blood Sweat & Tears. What a blissful experience listening to 'Lingus' is.

I bet if you asked Cory what he is doing he would say....using the keyboard to project my feelings at the time. It's the Emotion man!!

"Harmonically I think he's going off on shapes he's hearing". Somebody call David Bruce

"Great analysis!"

How about an analysis of Rob Hardy’s sax solo on the tune Morning which appears on s Poncho Sanchez Live in Hollywood album? Soooooo good.

You should analyze a Jacob Collier solo.

Those are Audio Technica headphones btw. Not beats. Just saying.

Check out the Snarky Puppy with Chris Potter version ( sax solo instead)

I truly love KZfaq's recommendations.

how do these guys resist the urge to sing along ? haha

I love this concept, literally "armchair commentary" on music improvisation. It would be great to take this commentary and re-record it with sports guy VO, faster and more intense and make it like commentary on the super bowl, lol. I have never seen anything like this, where 2 guys sitting deconstruct a piece of improvisation and talk it down like 2 guys watching Tiger Woods set up a 5 par drive? Good job gentlemen. BTW my favorite comments, "umnn sound.....space..." PS what makes this solo interesting to me is that it has become a meme or a well known melodic construct to musicians and people who love improvisation, like Tran'e solo or Miles's opening phrases on So What. That a fantastic solo has such compositional strength and emotional resonance that it self propagates as a cultural meme.

You could've react to the rest of the solos, that he alternates with the rest of the band

He is playing mainly harmonized tritones in the first section

Woahhhhh

I can help you guys out. In a way the chords at the beginning are being somewhat overthought. These are warmup chords. Cory Henry is an organist from the Pentecostal denomination. Traditionally organists warm up before they go into a song. The warming up is usually very free having nothing to do with meter. Oftentimes before accompanying a singer they may not know the key so they have to somehow find it which involves moving around harmonically until they find it. What he's playing may seem special to many that haven't spent time in the African American church services but to those who are familiar, what he's doing is an adaptation of what is commonly played by church organists as they are warming up. As I mentioned before warming up is very free. He's practically ignoring the band although he's totally aware of where they are, where he is and where he is going.

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13:50 😂😂😂

When people talk about FLOW state. Theideas just flowing through them. The game slowing down. They mean this.

I'm hearing traces of Stevie Wonder "Songs in the Key of Life"

For the life of me...I can't think of what it is...and I haven't seen anyone else mention this...but there is an underlying melody in this solo. It's the climax/conclusion song of the end of some really popular, 80's video game...the line you hear in this video, very prevalent at the 9:30 - 9:50 - ish mark... It's just at the corner of my memory...and it could be a combination of a couple of things...but it's all ending music to video games I used to play when I was a kid...and the popular calliope, circus melody is in there as well ..but definitely the video game thing... I don't remember if it's Mario...or earlier...like Galaga..or something...but it's in there.

so 7mins in people 👍

Chick Corea + George Duke = this solo.

Lol 7:34: Mm. Sounds. Space. ...blues.

Comienza con pentatonica de E a mi parecer

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I mean most soloist I talked to just say that theory is not in mind. Its just there but u dont think about it.

9:48 Pretty sure he laughed at Shaun Martin in disbelief

Almost Chick Corea/Return To Forever keys don't you think

Lol the solo wasn’t over

- this is just banter

I wonder if someone could isolate the keys without the bass and drums because either a head fk with that going under the keys. As such I can't figure out what Corey's rhythm actually is

What about the rest of the solo ?

Cory is art tatum and oscar peterson

Synthesia some musicians have . They are the music ,not just making it . Joe Cocker , Stevie Ray Vaughn, etc.

Come on guys, you should have included the trading part as well.

Talking about music is often like dancing about architecture #QED

I don't want to be that guy.... ( but i guess i do) none of those headphones are beats, they're all AudioTechnicas.

Corey is a in the moment player and never knows what he is going to do. It's not planned at all. Check out Derek Jackson those kinds of minds just play. They don't plan. Shaun Martin also

Not even Cory himself can analyze properly what he was playing. He was out of this world, out of the normal.

It would be so cool if you could analyze Joey DeFrancesco's organ solo on Pat Martino's rendition of "Sunny". Link's here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btdnZ5WLzMCnYmw.html

Do Jacob Collier

...the red headphones are not beats...it is Audio Technica...😜

first time on this channel; not a single actual musical insight (maybe other than the triads point) in 17 minutes; "groove-flow" and "block chords"... ah yes, penetrating analysis. thanks guys

I appreciate that they focus on the overall narrative arc of the solo , rather than getting caught in the weeds!

OMG creo que uno de los solos mas locos de la historia! aprovecho y les comparto un cover que hice, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdSlabJ_v5ilqJc.html

I know these guys know theory..... but they keep saying... "oh it's JUST"... as if they're saying... "oh it's not that difficult..i can do that" that's probably not the case but language is important

How can you title this "solo analysis" when there isn't a single instance of you breaking down a melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic idea? This is a glorified reaction video.

comments arn't tight enough to the material, vague and generic reaction rather than analysis

If you watch much COGIC church playing....which is a whole form...a long one, you will see very advanced chromatic harmonies...as you say evoked by ear and huge experience, which defy the current Berklee et al modal analysis that has no roots in the tradition on the ground. Russell was an interesting guy, but he added no notes..to anyone. Tatum had a hundred times the influnence on Cory, I would guess.

What we see as Cory Henry just "feeling" the groove is just our ignorance of what he is saying musically. He practices for 40 - 60 hours a day. What he is saying is extremely articulate even though we don't know the phrases he's using. He has likely practiced this solo hundreds of times and worked arduously over the rhythm and melody. I'd love to hear from him what was going through his mind.

Morse code lol

humans talking about coreys solo? how u dare

More like a commentary. Not much of an analysis.

First part is all pentacostal gospel figures. He is playing talkin music that is played under a preacher.

Waste of time.

These guys are amazing musicians, but look like they are reacting to a Chess tournament. I prefer Shaun Martin's reactions to this solo.

in other words you have no idea what happened...

Trying to analize feeling and soul does not work. But it's typical. These guys play music with lables and replace it with diareea of the fingers. Endless Emplty sterile notes!! It's the equivalent of analyzing prayer. Senseless!!

“Out of the key” lmfao this guy isn’t playing in any kind of key