Wil you are a monster piano player! Love how you effortlessly hit those 10ths in the left hand (Dr. John) and your Booker tunes (eps. Sunnyside) are brilliant. Thank you for generously sharing your talent and knowledge. And yes, Jon Cleary is amazing, and RIP Henry Butler. He was a force.
Hands down the best presentation I’ve ever seen of this after the Dr John Homespun tapes. Awesome effortless playing. I am bowled over and am heading back to the woodshed
You have provided me with a jolt of enthusiasm for following my piano passion. I just ordered two of the learning resources that you reference. I now have the Dr, John Teaches series of books and videos. I also ordered the Jame Booker book that you mention. thank you.
Wil, Brilliant to see you on here again, and to read the great comments “Thus ended the lessons” - Priceless. Fraid I never did finish the transcription of Beginning to See. One day….
Hey I'm a pianist who can't reach 10ths, there's a couple things you can do, you can roll the chords or you can just use a different interval. Sometimes 7ths work well, or octaves, depending on the chords.
The best suggestion I've seen is to play the 3rd (10th) as the base note and the root above -- works sometimes, not as rich sounding but needs must. I would say don't get too hung up on 10ths.
A lot of the styles demonstrated here were solo piano concepts. When there was a band involved the bass player would usually double the lines of the pianist's left hand. Little else could be done, given how muddy opposing lines in the bass register can sound when played together. While in jazz it is considered impolite for the pianist to delve much into the bass player's domain, that isn't really the case with New Orleans rhythm and blues. Allen Toussaint, Professor Longhair, James Booker, Dr. John, Jon Cleary, and many others play(ed) with a very prominent left hand in band situations, similar to gospel pianists like Richard Tee in the band 'Stuff'.
This 15 minutes video is a goldmine. Thank you Wil
Wil you are a monster piano player! Love how you effortlessly hit those 10ths in the left hand (Dr. John) and your Booker tunes (eps. Sunnyside) are brilliant. Thank you for generously sharing your talent and knowledge. And yes, Jon Cleary is amazing, and RIP Henry Butler. He was a force.
Hands down the best presentation I’ve ever seen of this after the Dr John Homespun tapes. Awesome effortless playing. I am bowled over and am heading back to the woodshed
Will, you are the best at this style I ever met... 20 years ago... RCCL. Hello again!
Jim! Hey dude, been a long time. You wouldn't know how to get hold of Trevor Oglove, would you?
This is full on beast mode piano playing
We agree 🥵
I don't play piano but I love this style as well as Ragtime and Stride.
Wil Sargisson! The man. Absolutely loved this. Thank you.
This is so great...I was hooked when you played that first piece. Piano rules!!!
Great playing, thank you! Unstressed and effortless.
Great video Will, thanks for sharing your hard work and enthusiasm to the NOLA greats!
very authentic and what great playing, thanks for the joy!
Holy ****! Well done! My favorite type of piano. I try to play Booker but he is so hard haha. You're incredible. Thanks for sharing this
You have provided me with a jolt of enthusiasm for following my piano passion. I just ordered two of the learning resources that you reference. I now have the Dr, John Teaches series of books and videos. I also ordered the Jame Booker book that you mention. thank you.
This type of music I found it th3 thing that makes my heart fire
Wil, Brilliant to see you on here again, and to read the great comments “Thus ended the lessons” - Priceless. Fraid I never did finish the transcription of Beginning to See. One day….
Wil is such a talented pro. I love his appreciation of our music!!
Very beautiful Wile thank you for sharing this
Thanks a lot ! I was looking for an inside knowledge and tips how to play blues . Your video is the best . Thanks again
Great video Wil. Inspiring. Looks like I have some work to do!
Thanks for the fantastic introduction to so many exciting piano players and techniques! Beautifully played.
Most enjoyable and excellent style. Thank you
I'm pretty sure Wil Sargisson will be added to that list of great pianists soon enough. Great Vid!
Put him in the hall of fame already! 🤩
I'm looking for music in the style of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues. TH-cam gives me this.
Wonderful presentation. Superb playing. Fascinating material. Thank you. A great listen.
Nice, some good stuff here! 🎶🙌🏼
Absolutely luv it.
bravo !!! biss
Fantastic!
beautiful examples beautifully played!
Excellent!
I’ve seen a lot of videos an different piano artist an never have commented to much. I have to say this was excellent. Thank you Sir!
Thanks so much for the feedback Jeff!
Nice job, man.
THANK YOU! This is priceless. Fantastic lesson!
I’m subscribing!
Inspirational 😊
Tasty!
Top notch content! What's your suggestion for those who can't span a tenth in all cases? Especially for those block chords walking down on Dorothy?
Hey I'm a pianist who can't reach 10ths, there's a couple things you can do, you can roll the chords or you can just use a different interval. Sometimes 7ths work well, or octaves, depending on the chords.
The best suggestion I've seen is to play the 3rd (10th) as the base note and the root above -- works sometimes, not as rich sounding but needs must. I would say don't get too hung up on 10ths.
The Bayou Maharajah!
Damned, you are better than eve!
Don’t mind my notes.
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Joe Crown and Alain Toussant are a couple more excellent new Orleans style piano players.
If you don't mind me asking you if you playing all the bass lines in the right hand what is the bass player supposed to be doing?
A lot of the styles demonstrated here were solo piano concepts.
When there was a band involved the bass player would usually double the lines of the pianist's left hand. Little else could be done, given how muddy opposing lines in the bass register can sound when played together.
While in jazz it is considered impolite for the pianist to delve much into the bass player's domain, that isn't really the case with New Orleans rhythm and blues. Allen Toussaint, Professor Longhair, James Booker, Dr. John, Jon Cleary, and many others play(ed) with a very prominent left hand in band situations, similar to gospel pianists like Richard Tee in the band 'Stuff'.
Thanks for sharing. Do you have a tutorial or sheet music for what you played in the video right hand ?
Check out the Hal Leonard book 'New Orleans Piano Legends'
thank you!!@@godisbollocks
dr john was a kool guy
I hate this NOT looking at the camera thing.
WHY???
Its soo annoying 😢
Who cares where he's looking?
don't be critical , this guy is amazing!
mofo didn't mention ma name. I invented this style of music smh. ole boy just regurgitating mac's home spun tapes from the 80s.
I grew up on those tapes.
Nevermind. You did. My bad
Aw man you forgot Dr John. Hahahaha