For anyone who makes statements like "this wasn't so complicated" or the voicings are easy to play is missing the real talent here. His improvisational skills is what we all should praise. Sure many of us musicans could get a transcription and play tunes the way he does but the real question is if you could mimic his paying. The real question is could you have come up with the ideas he displays in his playing?! Especially on the fly. The man is purely gifted plain and simple. He reminds me of how ppl discredit Monk's technical abilities on the piano. There's probably tons of players on KZfaq that are more technically proficient playing the piano, but this guy is truly a virtuoso in his ability to come up with these type of solos. I have never heard anyone perform Autumn Leaves like this

anyone else notice he's playing this in Eb minor like no big deal

Terrance has a very rare skill - he plays these very complicated sequences with brilliant voicings - example, check this out: 4:17 to 5:11 -- what is he doing there? I've never heard movement like that and I've been playing jazz since 1955. Brilliant playing... "that's how it's done"...

Terrance, you have an amazing gift. I heard so many different covers on Autumn Leaves but when I listen to your play, I am thinking of only wonderfull things that our life can offer. Your music, and the way you play is more just a piano play. I never used to write comments here, but this time I want to let you know, that while playing you're touching hearts of people, changing somenthing and make it pure. I wish you can ever share note sheets, or show your piano keys while playing it in order "common people" like me have a chance do something like that too:) please continue sharing your works. I am the one who is listening to you hundred of times✌🏻

Thank you terrance for really showing how much fun can be had playing jazz!!! I admire how fearless you are with your improv and how cleary visible your joy is while playing. I hope you keep playing for a long time!

You're not playing music, you ARE music. You remind me so much of Stevie Wonder and I have so much admiration for your work. You're an every day inspiration for me. Sorry if I can't express it well in english but thanks for all the good sound and vibes.

love you bro. i have no words......amazing amazing amazing

This is what real jazz is about.

My Mom played music on the piano like this, bending and improvising at will, changing keys and playfully sticking in some other tune's phrase just for a lark. The room was filled with fulsome music like Terrance does. Does wonders for the spirit. You can hear the spiritual background.

The last time I enjoyed an improv this much was listening to one of Jarrett's solo concerts. Thanks for reminding me what real jazz is all about

the joy on your face as you play and share the parts that really excited you are everything. thank you for sharing!! 🌟

god knows how many times i've watched this

Where'd you hide that voice? It sounds fantastic, you should try to do some voice covers as well, I'd be very interested to see your range!

No way man, when you said you were gonna play autumn leaves I had absolutely no way of being ready for what follows... my jaw was open like half of this video, bravo bravo bravo

He's just so pure 🥺

After listening to you, I realize what many pianists lack, is incorporating their own personality into the music. What you do makes the piece far better than any other cover I have heard. Absolutely out of this world 👏👏

Worked out the stuff at 4:17 to 5:11. Tried to add some music theory insight, but someone has done a full transcription of this. He's playing in the key of Eb minor/Gb major. At 4:17, he plays Dsus13 (you could think of that as Cmaj7 over D), then resolves the suspension to D7. This is followed by Dbsus13 which resolves to Db7, then the next really colorful chord is Gmin7 instead of the Gbmaj7 that would typically go there. They share the same 3rd (Bb) and 7th (F) and Bb is the melody note there (common tone substitution). After that he goes directly to Bmaj7. The rest of the A section uses the conventional harmonies of the song. Will edit as I figure out more. At 4:34 there's another tritone substitution. Sounds like he's about to go to Ebmin, but, SURPRISE, he goes to Asus13 which resolves to A7. Then he plays Bbmin7-Eb7#9-Abmin7. This is a secondary Bb and Eb chords are a secondary 2-5 leading to the Abmin7. After Abmin7 he goes to Db7 then another unexpected tritone substitution, C7 instead of the Gbmaj7 that would normally go there. This leads to that very gospel rundown starting on Bmaj7. He's just playing the chords of the Gb major scale (Bmaj7-Bbmin7-Abmin7-Gbmaj7-Fmin7b5). From the Fmin7b5 we go to Bb7 then Ebmaj (this is minor 2-5-1 which unexpectedly lands on Ebmaj, this is a modal substitution). From the Ebmaj he goes to Daug (D-F#-A#) then Dbmin9-Gb7-Bsus13-B7-Bbsus13-Bb7. The walk-down from Ebmaj takes us into a secondary 2-5 (Db and Gb chords) which leads to, SURPRISE, Bsus13 instead of the diatonic Bmaj7 you're expecting. That leads to the actual dominant chord, the Bb7 which is preceded by a sus chord. This leads us to the Ebmin9 tonic chord at which point he does something very cool sounding but conceptually very simple. First the chords. Starting at about 4:52, he plays Ebmin9-Cmin9-Amin9-Gbmin9. Notice that all of the chords have the same quality (min9). This is parallelism. I think there's another term for it (something about constant structure I think), but I can't think of it. Also notice that the roots of each of these chords are a minor 3rd apart. Conceptually simple, right? Then, he plays the same Bsus13-B7-Bbsus13-Bb7 again which leads back to Ebmin9 and he does the constant-structure parallel chords again. He keeps repeating this before he goes into his ending vamp.

What a great song!!! Thank you Terrance for sharing. 👏👏👏👏👏

This one makes me smile so much. :)

There's an extra portion of divinity in this man.

0:48 the joy on his face when he gets into the melody is everything.

This made my day 1,000,000,000,000,000,000x better

Discovered your channel last night. Can`t get enough!! Keep on keeping on. God bless.

You are truly a blessed man❤ Genius on those '88s!!

Would love to meet you in person someday I love the way you play the piano you play like an angel God bless you

Im sleep deprived at work because I found your channel last night and couldn’t get enough. Well done for reaching these heights of skill and utilising your talent so well. You brighten up my day despite the need for sleep

God is touching him, we all need his heart of love. The world wouldn't be its current state

this is the most unique way Ive heard this number in a long time. Nice reharms going on.

Infectious bro. You have a great spirit and it reflects in the music!

I just admire people who can just live by their gift.

Hot damn brotha you're my #1 favorite musician. YEAAAAHHH THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE. Please don't ever stop! My bro. You're the best pianist on planet earth.

I Love How Free Your Mind Is

This is one of the most gorgeous pieces of art I have ever been lucky enough to experience. Your playing is a gift which humanity as a whole is privileged simply to encounter. Thank you for sharing and never stop, only accelerate!

I love your style bro 🔥🔥

I played 100 times over ... man can’t get enough of it

terrance just want to let you know i listen to this atleast once a day, you completely changed me from classical to jazz with those catchy cords. your amazing man, and are the happiest person . truly rare

Thumbsup before he even starts because he's such a chill dude

the brilliance in his playing is his diversity in his style. I love the flat finger playing. Modern day Monk. Yeah I said it! haha

more quotes than a highschool yearbook lmao. i think this is one of the best solo piano improvs ive ever heard. literally insane how much language you pack in here.

This is so insanely good and different and improvisational and unique. I don’t know what else you can say and what a funny guy I’ve been playing piano for years I couldn’t do this if I lived to be 400.

Best rendition ever 🙏

The mans all about that feel of the piano and the sound rather than looking. He’s a bloody legend and makes me smile and groove

This is very wholesome, the man seems like he is enjoying it, the part where he said “I love that” made me smile

4:17 WHAT KIND OF MUISCSL GOD JUST GETS THIS OUT ON THE FLY!!!! Bro im at a loss for words you are a genius Terrance i hope you realize that.

Terrance, you are very one of my favorite music player. that joy I share with youuuu DAAAAAAAAMMMM man we got the same music fellings iits insane

Love his smile, you can see and hear he truly loves music

Terrence As My Mother use to say "Thank you Ever so Much" for taking the TIME to play Autumn Leaves using a Variety of versions, Timings, Pasting Chords, Tricks, Funk Rhythms, Gospel Rhythms Etc.. I listen to a variety of Pianist I am So Impressed with your Style and Creativity!! P.S. the 19 people who gave this a thumbs down are Tone Deaf or Haters!! In My Humble Opinion, Terrence I know I don't have to tell you but Keep being The Musical Genius you are!!

oh yes, I need more of this I always get emotional when I listen to your cover, your unfiltered creativity is a gift and I am so happy I stumbled upon this vid

how the fuck can someone be this good

GOD OF PIANO !

PERFECTION IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. Literally the most beautiful piano piece I’ve ever heard!!

I thank God I discovered you here on YT. You are AMAZING. You WILL BE THE NEXT PIANO SUPERSTAR! AMEN. AMEN & AMEN!

My god....I really gotta start having this much fun when I play. You make me remem why I started playing Lol. Thank you brother.

Wow, I just discovered this. Amazing!

I love how you’re making sounds and talking while you play “I love that!” This is what music is all about. Now to your playing, you’re adding all of these other known motifs so fluidly to this beautiful autumn leaves piece. I play classical pieces and i don’t know which about jazz but I do know that it’s improvisational. And to that means, you are jazz. You have the essence of jazz. i love this. music is the universal language for sure

Oh my gosh!! Love it! Thank you, Terrance!

My favorite interprétation of Autumn leaves!! :)) amazing job!! Sounds very beautiful and colourful!! 🔥👍🏼👍🏼

Wonderful!!! Uplifting! Thanks for sharing.

Amazing!! Just amazing God's giving talent.

Pure joy, passion and emotion while playing - this is the way it has to be! Really nice and heartwarming to watch - and listen to! :)

Another good one Terrance👍

haha Terrance, boy, you are amazing, coupled with being amazingly funny! You should be playing, at top dollar, "everywhere". ... So many functions would benefit having you play in the background of their event or activity. May God continue to bless you, richly, young man.

woah Terrance, how absolutely amazingly gorgeous, creative..out of the Box..and unique . I LOVE your unorthodox and upbeat..happy singing, changes in rhythm and song variations..bringing unexpected delight to the listener. If you dont already you and Stevie Wonder absolutely need to meet and play together . He would LOVE you..as do I. Thank you for your immense talent.

Hi Terrance,I'm your biggest fan as watching your clip at least 10times every single day. I've never listened and experienced such a beautiful music entire of my life. I sincerely wish you to vist South Korea after this serious covid-19 distinguished. I truly wants to see your perfect performance in real. Best wishes for your future and everything goes well. Sincerely yours, Chaehoon. your biggest fan from South Korea

This is amazing! The improvising sounds so clean and deliberate.

The ability to control and let the music talk is god like man. Always love hearing you play

C'est vraiment magnifique et tellement inspirant votre joie !

Beautifull! Outro is very nice!!!

One of the most talented pianist I’ve ever seen, love your work!

I hear Cory Henry in there!!! Wicked!!

God has blessed him with a talent he really enjoys doing.

Seriously one of the most talented people on this planet, matter of fact I am sure you are from outer space bro. Please never stop playing, cause the world needs you.

it gets a little smile out of me everytime i hear this or your other Performances. thanks so much Terrance. bless you

You’re awesome dude

I absolutely love Autumn Leaves. It was awesome watching you having so much fun! Thanks for sharing!

i'm in awe everytime i hear one of your covers.

Beautiful I can see and feel the leaves falling thanks

Terrance, love your enthusiasm and talent. Thank you KZfaq.

My favorite one

This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard, almost moved me to tears, thank you so much for this!

Your videos never disappoint. I'd love to hear you play live someday

Your playing and talking over it makes me smile! Thank you for this mood today.

you guys are forgetting that he has learnt this by ear which makes this even more amazing

UNIQUE strong talent!

I’m still watchin this in 2019

oh damn such a cool dude! so fire!

I've never seen anyone so happy to play the piano!

cant stop watching dis video

You deserve more views!

One of my favorite cover ever

We love you Terrance. Thank you for sharing this you HELP ME A LOT

Beautiful music and smile! I can see that you were made to play:)

4:18 that chord 😍

God _damn_ this is a classy performance. Makes you really feel it twice as much. I wasn't watching the video and when i eventually looked down at my phone to see your head bobbing in time with mine i was like "oh yeah this is good"

Prior to 1st listen: Knowing it ain’t gonna be ordinary cover, probably filled with ideas, nuances & Terrance combos 1st listen: hold on a sec, rewind that, & that chord, that run too. Holy S%$@ 2nd listen without rewind makes me shake my head, smiling like the sickest slam dunk. 3rd listen Comment: GREAT JOB! It’s well paced, each rendition of the melody & short solos are FRESH as always & KEEPS YOU wanting to GUESSING what trick is out of the sleeve next. a joy to see you attempt this masterpiece with so much ease & not having to even focus on the keyboard.

I simply love the style and passion of this incredible artist who is original and colorful in his phrasing...

im a simple man when I see a terrance video recommended I click it

I was listening to this when washing the dishes. Daaamn i started to dance

Damn you can hear how much he enjoys playing piano. He definitely threw ad-libs in there for the hell of it kinda of like a "gotcha" moment. As for the 4:52 - 5:09 or so section, that is a common chord progression you hear in electronic music, so the fact that he was easily able to move from such an experimental style to something contemporary on a whim is quite astounding. Kudos, and keep up the great work!

Absolutely loving this, sounds great