This is a pure gift. Bernard giving way too less notes than what usual puppies give us but that results in so much groove, while 30 or so musicians grooving in unison, and three top notch drummers trading in solos to finish up. What a champ.
@@maziarnoei4191 just because it may not be a complex solo on a technical level, does not mean the solo is worse off. Not every solo has to be like the Lingus one to be great
@@maziarnoei4191 That's only one side of the coin. Bernard's solo leaves lots of pocket to the point it's hard to see what's foreground and background. But every once in a while he stabs with unusual timing and notes to claim he's at the foreground, but barely. I can't stop frowning my face every time he does that. It's such a fine balancing between who's grooving and who's soloing. Perhaps it's partly his personality, seeing him leaving the stage right away while everyone is applauding.
Naw. Been other guys doing that trick for years. I call it the “tall drummers trick” as every guy I’ve seen pull it off is like 6 foot and some change. First cat I saw do it was Tommy Campbell back in like 05, then for years I’ve seen Chris Bottis drummer(Lee Pearson) do it. I didn’t even know L pulled that out until seeing the video. Awesome! So Glad I didn’t cause I would’ve lost all concentration during the drum trade.
Greenpoint Brookly, used to live there! Also, my husband was from Montreal while we were dating!! Now 20 yrs later we are rural bound ...trying to set it up.
In my 38+ years with Bernard I have never seen or felt anything like this. Nard was so happy it was as if he was in heaven on earth. Thank you Mike and Snarky Puppy❣️
One of the things I love the most about Michael League's leadership is that when he gives you room to solo, it seems like he gives you all the bars and backing support that you need to fully express your thoughts...no 8 bar solos with the 'Pups.
and he sits there and plays…but is he playing or is he mostly just listening and showing his appreciation for you? i swear half the joy in these videos is michael’s own radiating through the screen.
@@firephoenixmusic2 you are correct, Jay begins the song on Flueglehorn but switches instruments for his solo. I don't see that he goes back to the Flueglehorn for the remainder of the song.
And the ‘purpose’ of 3 drummers is what? I’d damn well expect them to be ‘tight’ but aside from their solo performances thrown in, this is a simple exercise in ‘gilding the lily’ and superfluous to the needs of already great music from Snarky Puppy. A redundant sham!!
@@ondolite3789……if ever there was an ambiguous response to the extreme, you’ve done an excellent job! You never simply expect everything to be ‘art enhanced’, cross your fingers and hope nobody will notice. Your contribution here is accepting what has been placed in front of you upon a plate, not questioning any aspect of it and then broadly celebrating everything you see as ‘art’, whatever the consequences!
What a legend...What a way to take a solo. So honest. I actually went to this recording in Dallas and was able to catch Bernard playing at a bar with some of The Funky Knuckles. It was so cool to hear him talk to young musicians, you could tell he was filled with wisdom and it was so amazing to get to hear him in person. If you haven't listen to his music you have to! RIP Bernard Wright
When the whole band applauded at the end that really got me. Wow wow wow. what a beautiful moment - a final curtain call for such an epic musician. also that synth solo tone!! and space!! and feel!! felt like he was already ascended to that big jam in the sky. 🙏🏼
Knowing how the album recording was postponed due to COVID, I am glad it worked out that we could get this song with the legendary Mr. Wright before he passed away. May he rest in peace, and his legacy live on.
You're misunderstanding this kind of improv. Jazz improv generally includes many mistakes and impulsive transitions. Onlookers say, "Masterful!" but it's really not. Bernard's solo wasn't very musical and not even close to being called skillful.
REST IN PEACE TO SUCH A PIONNER DAAAAAMNNNNN HE WALKED WITH THE STANK ON HIM......HE didnt have to over play or play ridiculously fast but that vibe alone changed everything....BERNARD WRIGHT MR FUNK
I only really listened to bernard's left hand on the second listen. The more I listen to it the more I appreciate his solo. It just keeps unfolding. The way he brings it in is so perfect.
Massively deep pocket, Nard showing us how's its done proper, massive drum flex at the end and so much funk my funk face and bop is about to fall off.!! Love the Puppy more than ever!! 🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
The delicious spaces Nard left in his monumental solo became music in themselves. The utter joy and admiration in Michael's face and those of the other musicians speak volumes! Just brilliant!
Bernard was very special. There’s some great video on TH-cam of him playing with Roy Hargrove. The two of them were probably the biggest influences on Snarky Puppy, which is why they had Nard record on this Dallas-themed album.
The funk. The groove. The jazz. That’s the magic of Snarky. The ability to serenade the audience in a soundscape mixed to perfection whilst maintaining the unique groove and magic, everyone having fun. Absolutely cannot wait to hear the album. Edit: the album is actually out and it does not disappoint!
My only problem with Snarky puppy is that that all the musicians are "to perfect". There is no Jimi Hendrix element in it. Yea it's jazz but two drummers and no out of the box rythm section... Vain. Empty. Too perfect! I can listen to Snarky Puppy and admire the musicianship but their lacking the dept. Too good musicians to make the "grooove"! I admire the musicianship, the proficiency of the musicians, their skillz! But their music is "to perfect". If Snarky Puppers would like to get an extra notch, they'd have to hire Charles Berthoud to spice up their rythm section. th-cam.com/video/xSn_fUKpCHs/w-d-xo.html Man I love Snarky Puppy but they sound so dull and boring... So overproduced and just lame. Too much overstudied musicians in a gang of boredom.
Nard! My mom used to play his music all the time when I was younger. This brought me to tears, man. I also heard the trumpeter slip in "Jean Pierre." Anyway, the use of space on Wright's solo. The purpose…the patience. These young, busy dudes need to take notes. Space matters. Journey well, bruh.
Dude I recognised that trumpet reference, I had a jazz pianist friend who taught me how to play that tune on piano years ago at uni (well he showed me how to play a basic version of the melody and it's always stuck with me) and I couldn't for the life of me remember what it was called! Scoured the comments in the hope that someone else caught it...thank you man! Jean Pierre! Peace and love!
Just received my copy today. This track is beyond belief ! Bernard showing everyone how it’s done and then winding up with a drummer trio onslaught that doesn’t miss a beat. Too bad the videos weren’t included in the release. Would’ve preferred that to streaming.
Love this tune and love Bernard’s solo! Flashy runs are great and all (and they have their time and place, like in Lingus, one of if not the most well-known SP tune), but it’s nice to have a cool and deadly, chill improvisation with great note choices and rhythmic placements. RIP Bernard.
Never in a million years would I have thought of THAT solo to have the least notes AND be the most perfect solo to grace this tune. RIP sir. Thank you for the music.
I don't know Bernard's music, but its just fantastic and heart warming that folks like Snarky Puppy gave him one last ride and introduced me and likely others to his awesomeness.
I grew up with him. Listen to 'Haboglabotribin' and the stuff from his first album, "Nard." A lot of samples came from there that you'd recognize. Give it a listen. And Dennis Chambers on drums. Special!
This truly makes my soul happy to see such an incredible performance by the greatest band that featured one of the greatest innovators/keyboardists/ of r&b & funk for the last 50+ years. I bought Bernard's first solo album back in '81 and I followed him until the end. Peaceful rest to you, sir and thank you for all that you taught us!
Snarky Puppy have such an elevated mastery of writing and playing that anything they create, from my perspective, sits on level with everything that came before it. There's no peak to these people because they just live at the top! I can't get over the feelings they create in me every time I listen to their music. Sublime is the closest thing I can use to describe it.
Bernard Wright's solo begins long before Bernard Wright's solo IMHO 😎
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How. Feels like we're completely lost there for a while, then he just does 4:38 and my brain goes boom. 4:47 seems to also be crucial. But these somehow change context so completely. I love sincere improvisation taking us on a trip to the unknown.
That dirty, crazy wack funky ruthless groove synth driven jazz funk, only the Bernie's. Bernie Worrell and Bernard Wright. I miss them both
The audience facial expressions aren't stanky enough!!! How they staying this calm while hearing this heat?!?!
everyone without the stank, out the back please.
@@David-A-yyc lol
Absolutely
It could also be a 2nd or 3rd take, so the initial stank might have worn off 🤣
I was an attendee. They asked us not to groove TOO much and steal the show from the performers. They were tough instructions to follow.
I loved the Micheal, and the other guitars were listening to Bernard with big Grins on their faces. I was grooving to everything being played.
Man, it feels good to see Nard get his roses before he passed. And those drummers at the end.....curse words!...lol
This is the kind of music that needs to prevail in the world !!! Amazing !!!
Treasure moments like these people .... having a full house of musicians playing in harmony .
Rest In Peace Bernard you champion.
RIP Nard❤
You need to see my expression here while watching this iconic and legendary phenomenal undisputed Snarky Puppy.... I love you guys for life...
I might need to go to the chiropractor after this much funk..... neck be hurting haha also this mix guys this is a masterclass in every way! bravo 👏🏽
Rest in power brother. You left a great legacy..😢
This is a pure gift. Bernard giving way too less notes than what usual puppies give us but that results in so much groove, while 30 or so musicians grooving in unison, and three top notch drummers trading in solos to finish up. What a champ.
Great point. It's gonna take me a couple listens to really appreciate his solo but I do love how different it is
I think an album of chill songs would be something I would listen to. if it's anything like this that is.
Yes, because the groove has nothing to do with his solo. Actually, his solo is very repetitive and basic.
@@maziarnoei4191 just because it may not be a complex solo on a technical level, does not mean the solo is worse off. Not every solo has to be like the Lingus one to be great
@@maziarnoei4191 That's only one side of the coin. Bernard's solo leaves lots of pocket to the point it's hard to see what's foreground and background. But every once in a while he stabs with unusual timing and notes to claim he's at the foreground, but barely. I can't stop frowning my face every time he does that. It's such a fine balancing between who's grooving and who's soloing. Perhaps it's partly his personality, seeing him leaving the stage right away while everyone is applauding.
Nice 😍 - Es ist einfach schön zu sehen bzw. zu hören, dass ihr einen ganz eigenen Style habt!
Esses caras não são normais!! São extraterrestres do planeta música. Tá louco ,meu! Sonzeira! Snarky top!!
How do I always miss these underground recordings! Guys count me in on the next one!
What a beautiful band and what incredible players 🤟 Bandota..... 🤟
makes me happy, thank you!
Larnell is the only person who could pull off that behind the back move and not lose the rhythm.
Naw. Been other guys doing that trick for years. I call it the “tall drummers trick” as every guy I’ve seen pull it off is like 6 foot and some change. First cat I saw do it was Tommy Campbell back in like 05, then for years I’ve seen Chris Bottis drummer(Lee Pearson) do it. I didn’t even know L pulled that out until seeing the video. Awesome! So Glad I didn’t cause I would’ve lost all concentration during the drum trade.
JT says it ain't a thing. i've never seen it, but i'm not JT, so there's that🙂
This tune immediately placed my head in "auto-bop" mode!
what a dedicated phrasing of Bernard, beauty. The chasings at the end amazing those 3 are beast. Hats Of ! congratz guys
Today is a GOOD day!
That was funky! I really dug that!
Necesito que vuelvan a Uruguay
Nothing beats this groove right here...awesome!
Love the drum solo trading at the end!
Listening to that solo on x0.75 really allows you to hear the genius tho
Greenpoint Brookly, used to live there! Also, my husband was from Montreal while we were dating!! Now 20 yrs later we are rural bound ...trying to set it up.
damn straight
WHEW.
This mix is night and day different than the album. I feel it more here
Ba pada boo-dah.
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BA pada BOO-dah!
Took a few rounds for this one to properly hit me... it hits hard.
Ça me fait penser un peu à Freak de Valériy Stepanov.
Génial.
If you aren't sure whether the keyboard solo was really good, watch the bass player's eyebrows.
1:51 left-side of screen is not interested in taking it. any of it.
Where is mono neon ?
In my 38+ years with Bernard I have never seen or felt anything like this.
Nard was so happy it was as if he was in heaven on earth.
Thank you Mike and Snarky Puppy❣️
we love you Anita!
@@tonireutter2468 Thank you Toni! Sending love to you all too❣️
So sorry he left us, so glad to have met him and been there to witness this! All love to you!
what a parting gift this is. that solo is clearly miles davis on keys. as a key player, i wish i had that kind of restraint. amazing...
@anitawright thankyou for sharing...
How do you just drop this on me at 10PM not say a word and walk off like im not gonna be up all night now.
One of the things I love the most about Michael League's leadership is that when he gives you room to solo, it seems like he gives you all the bars and backing support that you need to fully express your thoughts...no 8 bar solos with the 'Pups.
they may have given Bernard the best song on the album to play a solo to...and Jay Jennings [rare] trumpet solo moment was absolutely awesome
and he sits there and plays…but is he playing or is he mostly just listening and showing his appreciation for you? i swear half the joy in these videos is michael’s own radiating through the screen.
@@markmark9639 I thought Jay played the flugelhorn, I could be wrong though.
@@firephoenixmusic2 you are correct, Jay begins the song on Flueglehorn but switches instruments for his solo. I don't see that he goes back to the Flueglehorn for the remainder of the song.
@@markmark9639 true, just noticed.
Nard showing us why the notes you dont play are so important, such an amazing solo...
The fact that there are 3 drummers on full kits and it sounds THIS tight is insane.
Plus 3 percussionists!
All the notes and beat are together. I can't hear any 'flam' on snares. Great musicians!! Larnel, Jamison and JT on drums.
And the ‘purpose’ of 3 drummers is what? I’d damn well expect them to be ‘tight’ but aside from their solo performances thrown in, this is a simple exercise in ‘gilding the lily’ and superfluous to the needs of already great music from Snarky Puppy. A redundant sham!!
@@2earache If you look for a 'purpose' in art then you will always be left pondering.
@@ondolite3789……if ever there was an ambiguous response to the extreme, you’ve done an excellent job! You never simply expect everything to be ‘art enhanced’, cross your fingers and hope nobody will notice. Your contribution here is accepting what has been placed in front of you upon a plate, not questioning any aspect of it and then broadly celebrating everything you see as ‘art’, whatever the consequences!
Larnell hitting the drums behind his back is such a flex.
What do you mean?
😂😂
@@deanwalker9605 5:37
Didn't even catch it the first 3-4 watches. Lovely.
YESSSSSS
After waiting what seems like 10 years, Snarky Puppy did not disappoint
What a legend...What a way to take a solo. So honest. I actually went to this recording in Dallas and was able to catch Bernard playing at a bar with some of The Funky Knuckles. It was so cool to hear him talk to young musicians, you could tell he was filled with wisdom and it was so amazing to get to hear him in person. If you haven't listen to his music you have to! RIP Bernard Wright
Yo Kurt! I'm the phone guy! What a treat to see Nard with the knucks and the pups in the same night. Take it easy, brotha!
@@MasterStratocaster9 oh shit bro what a legendary/ stressful night lol
When the whole band applauded at the end that really got me. Wow wow wow. what a beautiful moment - a final curtain call for such an epic musician. also that synth solo tone!! and space!! and feel!! felt like he was already ascended to that big jam in the sky. 🙏🏼
😭
Quite a band up there!!
R.I.P Bernard, thank you for this last gift!
Bernard so relaxed on the keys, so smooth man
Bernard's solo is just mind blowing... I can't stop listening to this and feeling every note he's playing. Absolute music master. Wowx1000000
If you guys haven't heard Hoboglobotribin by Bernard, it's one of the funkiest things you'll ever hear. This just takes it to the next level
4 sho
That entire album is 🔥
With young Marcus Miller playing the bass? Now that's funky
@@TMthe33rd Yeah, how'd you like to have him and Dennis Chambers on your first album?!
Thank you!
Knowing how the album recording was postponed due to COVID, I am glad it worked out that we could get this song with the legendary Mr. Wright before he passed away. May he rest in peace, and his legacy live on.
Bernard's solo is an absolute masterclass. Every note has a purpose.
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And so much space, too. Literally whole bars of it. Every note he doesn't play has a purpose.
just like miles
You're misunderstanding this kind of improv. Jazz improv generally includes many mistakes and impulsive transitions. Onlookers say, "Masterful!" but it's really not. Bernard's solo wasn't very musical and not even close to being called skillful.
REST IN PEACE TO SUCH A PIONNER DAAAAAMNNNNN HE WALKED WITH THE STANK ON HIM......HE didnt have to over play or play ridiculously fast but that vibe alone changed everything....BERNARD WRIGHT MR FUNK
Guess what? I've just downloaded the full Empire Central album and I'm having a blissful and joyful Friday, right now.
Bobby always writes THE funkiest shit. Bernard, you were one special, special musician. Rest in Musical Peace ❤
I only really listened to bernard's left hand on the second listen. The more I listen to it the more I appreciate his solo. It just keeps unfolding. The way he brings it in is so perfect.
Bobby Sparks and 'Nard...what a dangerous pair! Lost my money in that pocket
My album was pre-ordered from Amazon and hopefully will be delivered later today or tomorrow. I. CAN. NOT. WAIT!!!
R.I.P. 'Nard....
5:38 This dude Larnell over here with the behind-the-back move, come ON!
Massively deep pocket, Nard showing us how's its done proper, massive drum flex at the end and so much funk my funk face and bop is about to fall off.!!
Love the Puppy more than ever!! 🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
What an absolute masterpiece of a song and an album! RIP Bernard
The delicious spaces Nard left in his monumental solo became music in themselves. The utter joy and admiration in Michael's face and those of the other musicians speak volumes! Just brilliant!
RIP Bernald Wright :( His soul spreads the whole Texas
Love how the older guys solo was so mature. Everyone else dance fast jazz hands lol. But this guy was slow precise and smooth ❤
That older guy is Bernard wright.. listen to Jamaica funk .. he's been on the scene. Crack messed him up
Bernard was very special. There’s some great video on TH-cam of him playing with Roy Hargrove. The two of them were probably the biggest influences on Snarky Puppy, which is why they had Nard record on this Dallas-themed album.
I loved seeing Jay Jennings' solo because he almost always looks so serious when he plays. It was nice to see him jam out a little.
It's like arcadey funk, I love it.
R.I.P. Bernard
NARD!!!!! Funky in the sounds, funky in the silence. Funky in life, funky in death.
That breakdown at the end was 🔥!
Orgasmic. Amazing.
The funk. The groove. The jazz. That’s the magic of Snarky. The ability to serenade the audience in a soundscape mixed to perfection whilst maintaining the unique groove and magic, everyone having fun.
Absolutely cannot wait to hear the album.
Edit: the album is actually out and it does not disappoint!
true story
Album is out
My only problem with Snarky puppy is that that all the musicians are "to perfect". There is no Jimi Hendrix element in it. Yea it's jazz but two drummers and no out of the box rythm section... Vain. Empty. Too perfect! I can listen to Snarky Puppy and admire the
musicianship but their lacking the dept. Too good musicians to make the "grooove"!
I admire the musicianship, the proficiency of the musicians, their skillz! But their music is "to perfect". If Snarky Puppers would like to get an extra notch, they'd have to hire Charles Berthoud to spice up their rythm section. th-cam.com/video/xSn_fUKpCHs/w-d-xo.html
Man I love Snarky Puppy but they sound so dull and boring... So overproduced and just lame. Too much overstudied musicians in a gang of boredom.
why did you copy and rephrase the top comment on the "Belmont" music video lol
It’s true but came here to say this comment sounds familiar
Now if this isn't secret agent music, I don't know what is
Bernard's solo had notes on 10, soul on 1000! Such a perfect soulo.... Damn!! ❤
Disgusting and filthy stuff, required an immediate shower after listening. 11/10
RIP Bernard!! What a legend.
I'm so freaking glad I stayed up for this
I've said it elsewhere and I'm going to say it again..."Bernard left y'all a gift". ❤👏👏👏❤️ RIP brother.🙏
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Nard! My mom used to play his music all the time when I was younger. This brought me to tears, man. I also heard the trumpeter slip in "Jean Pierre." Anyway, the use of space on Wright's solo. The purpose…the patience. These young, busy dudes need to take notes. Space matters. Journey well, bruh.
Dude I recognised that trumpet reference, I had a jazz pianist friend who taught me how to play that tune on piano years ago at uni (well he showed me how to play a basic version of the melody and it's always stuck with me) and I couldn't for the life of me remember what it was called! Scoured the comments in the hope that someone else caught it...thank you man! Jean Pierre! Peace and love!
@@bennybrooke of course, man! The internet wins again.
BEST DAY EVER!!! Snarky puppy released empire central, and Jacob Collier recently released his piano ballads album!
Hey ya know, the 100.000 views is coming from me alone
I can't get over 4:26, HE'S JUST TOO GOOD
[edit: WAIT LARNELL BEHIND THE BACK??? AYE YOOOO]
that is flat out fonky. Well done, lads
Just received my copy today. This track is beyond belief ! Bernard showing everyone how it’s done and then winding up with a drummer trio onslaught that doesn’t miss a beat. Too bad the videos weren’t included in the release. Would’ve preferred that to streaming.
Larnell's fist-pump at 2:44 brought me so much joy
ikr, i love how you can still see it in the background at 2:46
Love this tune and love Bernard’s solo! Flashy runs are great and all (and they have their time and place, like in Lingus, one of if not the most well-known SP tune), but it’s nice to have a cool and deadly, chill improvisation with great note choices and rhythmic placements. RIP Bernard.
Never in a million years would I have thought of THAT solo to have the least notes AND be the most perfect solo to grace this tune. RIP sir. Thank you for the music.
If you get 3 times the drummers you can bet you'll get 3 times the badass
So dope! The band is masterfully tight!!!
RIP Nard… thank you for your gift to this planet
Getting a Miles Davis Tutu vibe off this track
Definitely!
Bernard's solo gets better and better the more you listen it. Try to do it you'll hear what I mean
💯
Thank you for everything Nard, without you, the pups wouldn’t groove half as hard! Legend!
Larnell Lewis nailed one of his drums *BEHIND HIS BACK!!!* BEHIND~HIS~BACK!!! OMG!!!
I don't know Bernard's music, but its just fantastic and heart warming that folks like Snarky Puppy gave him one last ride and introduced me and likely others to his awesomeness.
I grew up with him. Listen to 'Haboglabotribin' and the stuff from his first album, "Nard." A lot of samples came from there that you'd recognize. Give it a listen. And Dennis Chambers on drums. Special!
What happened in that solo?
Bernard Wright happened.
RIP Godfather
we love you NARD!!
This truly makes my soul happy to see such an incredible performance by the greatest band that featured one of the greatest innovators/keyboardists/ of r&b & funk for the last 50+ years. I bought Bernard's first solo album back in '81 and I followed him until the end. Peaceful rest to you, sir and thank you for all that you taught us!
HABOGLABOTRIPPIN
I literally cried
gooooosh that Bernard's solo was out of this world, looooved it, and the "Jean Pierre" melody in the trumpet solo :)
Snarky Puppy have such an elevated mastery of writing and playing that anything they create, from my perspective, sits on level with everything that came before it. There's no peak to these people because they just live at the top! I can't get over the feelings they create in me every time I listen to their music. Sublime is the closest thing I can use to describe it.
Bernard Wright's solo begins long before Bernard Wright's solo IMHO 😎
How. Feels like we're completely lost there for a while, then he just does 4:38 and my brain goes boom. 4:47 seems to also be crucial. But these somehow change context so completely.
I love sincere improvisation taking us on a trip to the unknown.
That was disgusting! Im callin the Police!!!
LOL!!!!