Cory and The Wongnotes FULL ALBUM RECORDING SESSION

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0:00 Cory and The Wongnotes Theme Music
0:31 Merci
4:58 Heist
8:33 Tiki Hut Strut
13:25 Coming Back Around (feat. Cody Fry)
17:31 Starfire
21:26 United (feat. Antwaun Stanley)
24:53 Headin’ Down To Bunkers
30:40 Lee
40:40 Bluebird
44:10 Stevie Wonder Medley
BAND
Cory Wong - guitar/bass/vox
Sonny Thompson - bass/guitar/vox
Kevin Gastonguay - keys
Negah Santos - percussion
Petar Janjic - drums
Eddie Barbash - alto sax/soprano sax
Kenni Holmen - tenor sax/flute
Sam Greenfield - bari sax/bass clarinet
Steve Strand - trumpet
Jon Lampley - trumpet
Michael Nelson - trombone/horn arranger
Antwaun Stanley - “United” Vocals
Cody Fry - “Coming Back Around” vocals and guitar
MUSIC
Produced by Cory Wong
Mixed by John Fields
Engineered by Jake Hartsfield and Caleb Fisher
Mastered by Will Quinnell
VIDEO
Executive Producer - Cory Wong
Director - Ben Kadie
Producers - Derek Tonks and Cory Wong
Director of Photography - Matt Burke
Camera Operators - Matt Burke, Dakota Diel, Trent Millspaugh
Production Designer - Tricia Robertson and Cory Wong
Set Build by - Clint and Sharmon Scenic Fabrication
1. Cory and The Wongnotes Theme
(Cory Wong)
2. Merci
(Cory Wong and Michael Nelson)
3. Heist
(Cory Wong and Cody Fry)
4. Tiki Hut Strut
(Cory Wong and Michael Nelson)
5. Coming Back Around
(Cory Wong and Cody Fry)
6. Starfire
(Cory Wong)
7. United
(Cory Wong and Antwaun Stanley)
8. Headin’ Down To Bunkers
(Cory Wong)
9. Lee
(Cory Wong)
10. Bluebird
(Cory Wong)
11. Stevie Wonder Medley
(Stevie Wonder)

[@JustSnowglow]

This was my favorite show as a kid!

[@davisunderwood9428]

I remember the entire family gathering around the television set to watch this back in the day. Of course, back then television had no sound so it was hard to make out what was happening most of the time. But my brothers and I would get so excited to watch the man with the rubber wrist!

[@flyingfishsurf]

Their performance on Ed Sullivan was the stuff of legend.

[@GermanBorquez]

Non american here: what show?

[@abelmelo6409]

@@GermanBorquez I think it's a joke on the show appearence and references. It surely has that 80s TV show vibe that brings nostalgia, but this show specifically of Cory is brand new.

[@martin-mmk3399]

funny enough, i was a kid when this came out and still am

[@WhatKnot42]

Love sneaking in the section of the nutcracker at 35:36 in the sax solo!

[@rbrtsTube]

As an answer to 32:49 and everyone loves it 👍

[@flyingfishsurf]

Nobody in music today has more fun than Cory Wong. It's infectious and everyone wants a part of it.

[@anyhandlewoulddo]

Jack Conte from Scary Pockets seems a fair competitor to that title

[@the_Rade]

Dirty Loops

[@pikalion4637]

Have to agree, all the others too, and vulfpeck

[@Gravy_Jones22]

Thank you for basically putting out full concerts constantly on youtube.

[@Randy_Balan]

The chemistry between the drummer and the bassist is absolutely gold

[@dannnmerkle7930]

Which bass player lol.

[@DoctorWho8]

Sonny, Cory, and Petar have played together for years via Dr Mambo’s Combo at the Bunker’s Stand.

[@ecarteringram]

Flute solo by Kenni....sublime

[@markshepardsongs]

Love that Trombone Solo from Michael Nelson in Tiki Hut!!!

[@garrettnorthrup]

Absolutely genius. The backing goes so stupid hard too. This band is a recipe for perfection

[@ericbembenek2350]

This man Cory is CONSTANTLY pumping out the best type of content 😭

[@thmsrttg]

but at what cost?

[@michaelbrindamour4348]

@@thmsrttg Hours and hours of groove.

[@apple8565]

I want to say all the group :)

[@the_Rade]

Content...🤦‍♂️ it's art

[@matthewsaxman1028]

The look on Kevin's face when he knew Sam was quoting his own little quote of "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" was priceless! 😀

[@dinacarr2734]

Funky nutcracker! I love that moment I heard the keyboard funk up that sugarplum. And the saxophone reply...YASHHhh! Musicians are the best people!!!

[@metalgunnerapoorva]

The second sax solo / freakout on Lee and the rest of the horn section's reaction to it was epic. We all turn into Shaun-Martin-looking-at-Cory-Henry-during-Lingus when a solo like that happens.

[@anthonyc7127]

Are you talking about the one by Eddie Barbash? That shit was legendary. Someday I will tell my grandkids I was there on KZbin when Eddie took that Lee solo. Then they'll shove me back into my space pod and launch me to my Mars retirement home where I'll never be seen again.

[@batou2465]

"Shaun-Martin-looking-at-Cory-Henry-during-Lingus" Love this expression 😄

[@billyscuba2763]

The sax solo around minute 37:30 had a lick that sounded to me like Bela Fleck and the Flecktones's "Sojourn of Arjuna". (around minute 2 on the album Left of Cool)

[@johnstone_zek]

I DIED at this moment 😵

[@clust11]

Yes same league as Lingus

[@FastFeudal]

michael nelson absolutely ripping into that tiki hut strut solo **chef's kiss**

[@Gassyyetclassy]

After Wong on Ice, I'm more obsessed with Cory and the Wongnotes! Effortlessly one of my fave groups 💛💙

[@dannnmerkle7930]

This group is off the hook.

[@Gassyyetclassy]

@@dannnmerkle7930 Mm mm mm, indeed they are.

[@djrock93]

Negah has so much swagggg! Go girl 🇧🇷

[@EdgarC701]

Glad this was re-cut. I worried these amazing tracks would be overshadowed by show itself!

[@AMTunLimited]

Holy shit these were the actual recording sessions? I thought they were dubs they sounded so good!

[@AndrewBakke]

Check out his On The One breakdowns, you can hear the mic bleed. Great example that a good song and good performance are more important than pristine recordings.

[@oromoiluig]

There _are_ some overdubs. At least some of the vocals parts on Coming Back Around.

[@AMTunLimited]

@@oromoiluig I thought the entire thing was recorded in before and and the whole performance was just a lipsync

[@TheHadMatters]

@@oromoiluig Oh. Here I was wondering whether the pianist was working some occult magic.

[@AdamSlyter]

Cory and Jon's harmonizing lines in Headin' Down to Bunkers is IT.

[@markmason450]

I've got just one thing to say....why this band is not selling out stadiums i do not understand. I just got into (discovered) these guys this past summer.. I think they are the best band I ever heard.

[@salabukhalil8677]

Cory, your music turns a bad day at work into a good one, thank you.

[@grantrobertdavies]

LOVE Sonny's Bass Playing and Tone - But ALSO LOVE Cory's bass playing too!!! Awesome Feel.... Wow!!!

[@SPINUNDRUM]

Best album I've heard in 10+ years. Totally original and incredible.

[@CyBOXbeatbox]

god Petar going nutty in the last bit of Merci gives me life

[@ryanwhetstone5156]

Alto sax solo from 37 min onward is fantastic.

[@TimSamoff]

This is the perfect start for 2022!

[@the_al_guy3169]

That Lee version is still my absolute favourite. Barbash is such a killer!

[@Dr.Quarex]

I am so amazed that a modern band has captured the spirit of Level 42 (well, and all the other amazing 1980s jazz/rock/funk/synth fusion bands, mostly Japanese) with their own spin. Hell yes, this is astounding. How does it exist???

[@emorycarroll]

Cory, I love your playing! It's great to have just the videos for the songs by themselves!

[@Jazzetle]

Der Hammer, sooo sehenswert! DANKE!

[@dwise3651]

Love how the camera work highlights all of these incredible artists that make this band so great. Thank you!

[@faceglider]

Great stuff y'all! Loving it!

[@rezlets5017]

yesssss just binge watched all on the ones and the shows yesterday night, finally new content!

[@ryannadler2617]

So happy I've got the vinyl.

[@beejers497]

Lee is magic, Sam and Eddie’s sax solos are transportive.

[@CualliMusic]

That transition into the blowing session at the end of Lee really gets me. Thanks for all the love y’all put into this.

[@DaddyBooneDon]

That mix is so clean! Everyone plays so well they deserve to be heard. Great job!

[@michaelbrady2552]

The first ad I got started with the tonic note of Heist, completing a dominant to tonic resolution since Heist ends on the dominant. These guys are so good that even the ads want to jam along.

[@75Rion]

uhh! thank you for the experience! simply fantastic!

[@joseluis7309]

As always a pleasure to listen to you!!! Thanks.....Excellent.

[@ArtiJett]

Coming back around is my favorite. Great album 🔥🙌🏻

[@anyuk13]

Amazing session, Cory is a great experimentator and musician, perfecting with each next record!

[@kostia2679]

Thank's for this session !

[@brianm643]

Wow. Outstanding musicians all around.

[@error9900]

the beginning of the synth solo in Lee is so good. SO MUCH SPACE AND TIME

[@TheBrianray2]

Dude. Sick. Absolutely beautiful and addicting rhythms.

[@fromanDg]

Didn’t know I waiting for this…but so glad I have it now!

[@Lanvy]

One of my favorite albums of yours! Thank you so much for being such an incredible person and uploading these sessions for free :)

[@notpopebuthope]

CONGRATULATIONS! ... this is SUPER FUNKY! ... a true pleasure to watch & listen! ... GREETINGS and BEST WISHES from Europe/Austria!

[@randy4ii411]

This is nice man, Cory and team, absolutely brilliant.

[@christian53050]

That horn section is something...

[@_Alex_F]

Man Nêgah Santos always brings the best energy. This looks like so much fun!

[@tokugawa12able]

Left handed rhythm section - bass and drummer. LOVE IT!!!! (Including when the bass and Cory swap instruments) Love it.

[@gustafsone]

Thank you, Cory! You're the machine that keeps on giving! I'm not sure we even deserve it but please don't stop! I got to see you in my city a couple of months ago and I'm still trying to process what I witnessed that night!

[@dollybelfiore7628]

I can always count on Cory to be having me up and on my feet and getting busy shaking all the pain away! God bless great music! & Happy New Year to everyone!

[@lelo164]

Dude, It is a pleasure to enjoy this spectacle, incredible how it embodies our concience. The complexity of the timbres and harmonies is breathtaking at how vibrant they are. The parts of the instruments or orchestra, in some cases, complemente each other, the voices that make up, the melody are added together and result is a bombastic sound that can make you laugh and cry without precedence. Keep up the great work and sensational partnership . I’ve become a huge fan since last year by spotify, youtube and instagram.

[@RPGtravelphoto]

Can't wait to see this band next month!

[@Oogoede]

Cory looks like a little kid with a full size bass, so used to seeing him with the Strat!

[@michaelbrindamour4348]

And at the same moment, Sonny T looks like a giant with a strat.

[@reginacrampton6457]

I saw this in the last couple of weeks we downloaded it and I was Playing it in the background while I was cooking and dancing the whole time. Outstanding musicianship and concert. Keep up the great work Cory and The Wongnotes!

[@dalefirebirdd]

Theme and merci are absolutely. Wild

[@kipanshi]

Man, the mix is perfect, so tight.

[@mg43472]

I never seen these guys til today.. been listening to them all day.. so awesome.. !!

[@lameerjhontv6860]

You started 2022 off right for me!

[@brage714gaming9]

Love this content. I listen to this at least once a month

[@aegresen]

I've had to give up coffee due to health reasons so Cory's songs get me to wake up every morning. What an absolute blast this was, from the start right to the end!!

[@osvacaniz7571]

You guys are super awesome 🤩. Thanks for sharing your talent. It is appreciated 🤩

[@AxlSixpounder]

I set this performance as my soundtrack for my life in order to make my days happier, and it works.

[@darkpagemx]

yeah! Thanks for sharing Cory!

[@tottearvidsson1831]

Thank you, funktastic!!

[@levantinea2990]

I used to praise individual members but you know what? Impossible, you all together are like a massive sound system that works like wonders.

[@jacobcastille4133]

love it brotha full support !!!!!! yall remind me of the buddy miles band when he went solo

[@abcismusik]

excellent ! i lov it ! 43min12 Eddie Barbash Solo and .... ...... ....

[@EdaliaDayCreative]

wow. that saxophone bit ending around 40 was insane

[@kipanshi]

Another one great album that I'll be listening on loop.

[@theangryaccountant0]

Man, Kenni Holmen is the secret weapon of this band. So good.

[@DoctorWho8]

Kenni Holmen IS the gig!

[@CoryWongMusic]

i wouldn't call it a secret! hahaha. he's the turret that spins in all directions!

[@Roestikrokette]

wow another one! its GOLD¨!!! thank you

[@Roestikrokette]

and another wow! the noodle guy on the (B)ass!!!! Yeaaaah! so funky! very nice executed!

[@alexnaturalis1179]

At first I read "Wongnettes", and a split second later realized the genius behind Wongnotes. Brilliant!

[@jeremystig98]

What a blessing

[@jtbowlin]

Wow Cory! I see you on that bass on Coming Back Around. Awesome job dude!

[@valeriopezzuto3382]

wow, this is superb. Go Cory go!

[@taylormyers7188]

Saw these guys live in Salt Lake City a couple months back and it was such a killer show! Converted my buddy I took to following Cory.

[@heymister8309]

Doppelganger alert: Tim Tebow is a fricken AWESOME drummer!!! Dude looks so happy you can feel it in the rhythm! All of them make it look so fun and easy I can't help but me in a better mood. Thank you so much!!!

[@stony2494]

Followin’ in the footsteps of Tower of Power 😎👍♥️🙏♥️😎

[@rafaelmarchante5019]

it's hard to keep up with sooooooo much incredibly good funk... you guys just keep going

[@rickb1266]

Bass drum and bass sound great, tight!

[@the_Rade]

So good!

[@ShaiFishman]

FANTASTIC!!!

[@dannnmerkle7930]

The look of terror on the drummers face when it gets to be almost too funky. 12:26

[@Broadsacified]

This deserves a billion views, unreal

[@nikolayrolik]

Amazing!!

[@vultig]

Honestly, even beyond his guitar skills the most impressive thing with Cory is his skills as a talent magnet. The people he gets to play with, damn.

[@aqualili]

seeing you in ATL on Friday!! so siked!

[@colinwhite5156]

Okay at around 38min playing Morrison’s jig as the basis of a sax solo is pretty ingenious

[@adammacmillan]

Can’t wait to see him next month in Nashville. It’s crazy how good Cory is also on the bass

[@levantinea2990]

Guys! Not just Corey, all of you are amazing together.

[@owenstuckey8676]

can't wait to see you in Des Moines!

[@PatrickHaeslerMusic]

Please Please Please do a video like this for the full Turbo album!

[@RecordingBlog]

How awesome can a band be? This is Tower of power 2.0 ... I´m flashed!

[@RavnHood]

Absolutely golden

[@sdpicturecard6858]

I have to put this unit on par with Count Basie and his orchestra for the fun factor. A few generations apart from each other but absolutely on the same plane. This band is wonderful! This music will be as fun and engaging 40 or 50 years from now as Basie’s music is fun and engaging today, decades after he and his band hit their high. I don’t think I can give Cory and his crew any higher praise than that. These guys are that good.

[@jameswolford3617]

Count Basie & his band - world famous - came to my high school and played five hours. That’s what music should be: spreading joy. This band - got it!

[@Gravy_Jones22]

Some serious Livin for the City vibes in there on heading down to the bunkers

[@dexus1688]

This hits really hard! Wooooooooh!

[@chrisbriault7234]

Can’t wait to see you at the jazzfest, and off the record, you should be headlining it. Was selling you to the volunteers who hadn’t heard the hits you deliver. They were older….hoped they took my advice. 👍