Metropole Orkest with Cory Henry & Jacob Collier - I Thought It Was You (NSJ 2017)

Composition by Herbie Hancock, arranged by Cory Henry and Rob Taggart. MO conducted by Jules Buckley.
Soloists: Jacob Collier-p, voc; Cory Henry (synth, kb, voc)
Footage courtesy of NTR and North Sea Jazz
Metropole Orkest: 75 Years in Perspective - Its Past, its Present, its Future - 8th Decade (2016 - 2020)
Credits & Acknowledgements
Music selection: Fred Dekker, Robert Soomer, Jolien Plat
Design, Production & Final Editing: Jolien Plat, Alma Albronda
Audio supervision: Dirk Overeem; Video selection: Jolien Plat; Video registration & supervision: Max Boeree (Big Ears Productions)
Text and Narrative: Fred Dekker
Concept: Fred Dekker
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[@davidwhite8158]

Cory and Jacob is a deadly combo. They should do an album together...i would love to be in the studio to hear them collaborate. Rare talents!!!

[@AlexHodgins]

I have stress dreams about tech problems like this.

[@Maurits580]

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[@Yagirlnyesha]

Right, couldn’t hear Jacob at all!!

[@Felix-qc7fn]

@@Maurits580 , Cory had the wrong sounds on his keyboard in the beginning and Jacob was barely amplified

[@joankoch640]

@@Maurits580 ?

[@snoopynasosu]

@@Maurits580 ?

[@ForesterGaming]

The bass guitarist was the real hero of this performance

[@mikey6452]

Totally agree!

[@minuskel]

Michael Altshuler, LCSW, CGP at 9.03 you hear a nice fill by the bassplayer Aram Kersbergen (also an excellent upright bassplayer)

[@D0peSince85]

bass player was LOCKED!

[@mikey6452]

@@minuskel I'm with you! I would say at about 8:45 and on, he kicks it up another notch!

[@RastaLlama]

Tall about staying in the pocket. 🔥

[@sureits4reall]

You could tell from the outset of this song that there were technical glitches, Cory had to switch mic's and it took a minute to get his sound up. But it shows true professionalism that they all carried on as if 'that's just how we do it'.

[@lucasazambuja8382]

Actually I think he changed his mic because the other one was the one that was linked to the eletric piano

[@BrunoNeureiter]

Nooooow I get his smile! Thanks

[@antoine5346]

No, link to the vocoder

[@momorashman9861]

@@lucasazambuja8382 nah...the synth was wrong patch. suppose to be vocoder

[@stinspinofficial]

@@momorashman9861 That would make sense. I guess they got it back for Billie Jean though.

[@joshlyon2478]

You might feel bad for Collier here as his piano is so quiet, but how about that poor guy on the Nord keyboard sitting between Cory Henry and Jacob Collier playing his heart out but that no-one can hear?

[@varungupta9020]

oh that's gotta be rough watching the recording

[@SRTx.i]

I hear the clav, especially around the 5:50 mark but mix is definitely a little off on this.

[@davidboyle1790]

Nuances and subtleties!Gorgeous rendition.

[@jovem_din4mic063]

Herbie Hancock is a genius

[@cindycarvalho664]

Yeah 🖤

[@metafull]

Why?

[@HenryPollei]

Jovem_ din4mic0 didn’t he write that one lizard song or so I’ve heard?

[@akarshrastogi3682]

@@HenryPollei Chameleon, yes. and Watermelon Man from the same album. But there have been way too many great, game-changing albums from him

[@gordo64ful]

@@metafull kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX7QqGmIecRkaNU does this answer your question?

[@mikiinajijic6763]

Young people might be shocked to learn that in the 70s when this type of music was very popular, more than rock! that the big vocal groups recorded with full string and horn sections, not synths... to get this beautiful but funky sound you can dance to.

[@niftyp2320]

I produce electronic music, I always try to use or at least emulate the intonation, imperfection, and organicness wherever I can. I firmly believe the flaw and richness makes anything dancing-oriented much better. Homogeneity is to be avoided in sound

[@chrism3790]

Jacob is a musical savant, but Cory just oozes groove like no other.

[@jonathanbower863]

Well put. Musical giants of their generation. Cory is my favourite performer, Jacob's utterly off the charts genius in production, theory arrangement and composition is so compelling EVEN though he can be really annoying

[@flexabustbergson6141]

Didn't know Cory Henry sang so well, damn!

[@luezma]

Flexabust bergson he's an afro, it's like singing comes with the pack

[@alexzandermusic3988]

me too never he could

[@matthias4522]

Same!! Totally blew me away man, I need more of his singing

[@georgerussell2947]

@@luezma racist

[@luezma]

@@georgerussell2947 if by "racist" you mean saying that most black people are naturally talented, then I'm very racist.

[@dowsemeister]

Wow that bass player! Nice old Fender Precision he has too!

[@brianthompson4480]

Cory and Jacob are innnnnnnnnnn the moment!!!!!!!!!!

[@ZackAuslander]

between Corey Henry's insane recovery to go for raw vox & killing it, Jacobs pretty crazy piano solo that cuts through the terrible mix and Hugh Jackman on bass... gotta say 10/10

[@stinspinofficial]

I noticed the same issues, and I still love this performance!

[@CarlDoesMusic]

These 2 might be the best to touch ivories today. No offense to anybody.

[@DionaldyPermana-mv2uh]

When Jacob plays notes, it sounds like it doesn't work but it works in a strange but beautiful way at the same time.

[@mike4769]

Why am I seeing this for the first time. Wow

[@jooei2810]

Love how the conductor is just chillin while the groove train is powering onwards! 🤣

[@6strngbass]

The bass player and drummer , they really kept the groove moving!

[@larryclair2195]

In the pocket baby!

[@jooei2810]

These rare moments in life when you see real magic being performed.

[@AM6077]

I played this song as a drummer when I was a student (Japanese). Alphonse Mouzon's tight drumming is difficult and wonderful!

[@emiliodescalzo7147]

The band is so tight, the conductor is just chillin

[@dr.livingstone]

Jacob's short piano bass-line intro on 7:05. Just a small touch but very cool.

[@bostoys]

unbelievably hip!

[@drumology2001]

I have listened to this two dozen times since I saw your comment on my first viewing, and now every time that moment comes along, I can't *not* hear it (and have my left hand pretend it's playing it on my desk). Good catch! :D

[@jay2xtremefy]

Ikr

[@MrHestichs]

Wow that warms my heart! You can really tell it was a improvised thing.

[@vectorkade]

I know, that was sick

[@annuvynarawn392]

Sublime, so good that Jazz is keeping real music alive,

[@joshcormier6275]

Imagine what an honor itd be as a musician to be respected and lucky enough to have the metropole orkest play with you. This is so cool

[@jeanmason4395]

The winds, the brass! Oh my goodness!!!!!

[@yrockerboy]

And strings 0:40 😍😍

[@ILikechipsandham97]

0:54 my favourite part of the performance

[@giovannidaza4574]

😂😂😂

[@HypoCamTron]

It has a modern-day feel of the Love Boat. It's just so Cool. And YE! I thought it was you.....

[@peruvianboi3510]

7:05 GOT ME FLIPPING OUT!!! very subtle but CRAZY JAZZZZ

[@stixkubwa]

Great arrangment of a Herbie Hancock clasdic. Would have loved to have been there for the live rendition. Cory with the Metropole Orkeste is a great marriage. Best of American and Dutch musicianship with a UK conductor/arranger. Brilliant.

[@toastoneggs7356]

stixkubwa it was the best concert I have ever witnessed in my life. Please if you ever have the chance SEE them

[@stixkubwa]

Ava Winehouse Thank you.

[@charleshoernemann8661]

Not to forget Jacob Collier, also from the UK. He and Cory Henry are the best examples of the new generation of REAL musicians. There's hope... 😊

[@annawojna-pelczar1506]

What a ride.

[@kevinq8753]

DOES ANYONE ELSE FUCKING LOVE THIS? BECAUSE I FUCKING LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brianthompson4480]

That bass is really pulling it together!

[@Keyboardman88]

Nothing beats the sound of a real Rhodes.

[@DanielBoonelight]

a wurly does. but decent point 😂

[@stevemartin4249]

Though not one of Herbie's most memorable compositions, a fantastic performance. Say what ???? When Cory started singing, I thought it was Stevie Wonder!!!

[@Tonzeff]

Corey got his "Marvin Gaye" goin on.... epic.

[@zacharygoody]

This was set up so incredibly for Cory and Jacob. It already grooved so hard immediately and everyone just playing pocket allowed them to really ball out. Metropole FTW

[@manb4war]

Cory has such an old soul, the sound is authentic 70's soul

[@janbuyck1]

For some reason, Cory reminds me of the late Marvin Gaye

[@danielakachi3666]

7:53 Cory:hit it now collier! 7:57:collier: incoming!!

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

I THINK HERBIE HANCOCK WOULD APPROVE OF THIS

[@martyemmons1859]

It's so nice to see and hear an orchestra playing Herbie Hancock's "I Thought It Was You"! I truly miss the strings and horns of an orchestra. Dedicated musicians! Even back in the '70's, we had great funk bands with a horn section. Mostly sax, trombone and trumpet.

[@penguin13rmh]

Just imagine a performance of this with Cory & Jacob and SNARKY PUPPY...... I shudder to hope for such....

[@simonwilliams6300]

Family dinner vol. 2

[@azaak_melody]

What a great since in this orchestra > That was awesome but incredible completed music work !❤👏👏👏👏👏 wow ❤ And yes absolutely : The Bass player here like a wall 💪🧱❤well done and everyone ❤ We need to listen your amazing voice MR Cory Henry every time 🙏❤

[@pearlqueen100]

Cory and Jacob is the perfect Match...Thank you

[@dillonstephenson1539]

Had no idea corey could sing so good till now

[@CarolKuswanto]

7:05 I had to repeat this 10x

[@bobbysanchez6308]

Ikr! It’s so dirty and polytonal

[@MusixPro4u]

Same...same..

[@rydenfirestarter5358]

Its been almost four months being locked down inside and I have played this probably 100 times by now if not more. This is better than any antidepressant and I will be listening to this tomorrow when I have to go back to an office I do not want to be at. Jacob is otherworldly. This will slay me until the end of time.

[@SXI_Media]

7:12 Stan Lee cameo.

[@jakeharvey3582]

MAN this induces some serious stank face. So cool to see Cory and Jacob play off of each other like that!! they're both geniuses, and it's amazing to see them both recognize the genius of each other as they solo back and forth. just looks like friends jamming out and having a fun time!

[@FlockofAngels]

Like honey flowing through the airwaves, smooth and sweet, succulent musical nectar. 🎶🌹💝🥰

[@hiramgonzalez1367]

Jacob and Cory the two geniuses of our days!

[@narvul]

There are more......

[@audreypowne4391]

TURN UP JACOB!!! CMON CMON CMON

[@flaviocandido8866]

8:19 They know what they are doing, let me just enjoy

[@gk-zb1jr]

3:14 OMG THAT PIANO WAS CRAZY

[@renahere1885]

Yes, we know that even Herbie Hancock could not stop saying "Wow!" when he heard this!! ...WOW! Best jazz I've heard in forever, and I grew up with a father and brother who were both professional jazz musicians.👏👏👏😀🎶

[@MrMaurice1960]

Watch this over and over again, sometimes daily, especially now I'm down with the flu. Sure, Jacob and Cory are the soul of 21st century jazz. What impresses me is the ensemble playing by Metropole Orkest. So much to see and hear. Behind Cory: the drummer keeping pace like no-one else. "Just doing my work." A keyboard player on the right rolling out a magic carpet, string arrangements straight from the O'Jays, brass shouting it out loud, background chorus singing their hearts out. And then, around 6.30, Cory looks up. We have arrivesd in music heaven. Buckley relaxes and enjoys: this is what we dreamed of and we made it reality.

[@devanbeevas4075]

Let me share this with you. Whoever God is, that is who He is. He cannot be nothing else, but that. I have truly met Him. He showed me this. God has always dwelt in community with Himself. He has never known what it is like to be alone. He has always dwelt in Love. Therefore He is Love. He can never be alone, alone is a defect, a lack of,.. He has no lack. He has before the beginning, even to after the end in the palm of His hand. He has dreams and desires just like us. He showed me a vision. The Almighty leaning back on His Almighty throne, looking up above Himself to His dreams. Choosing how the universe should be. Everything He dreams is perfect. Just, right and true. His dreams are Him. That are within Him, just like ours. His Spirit brings His dreams to Him. His WORD give birth to these dreams when HE speaks. When He speaks life is made. He is the Father over all. He loves us all. Beyond all our dearest dreams. He can not choose to no longer Love someone because they are evil, wicked, or unbelieving. That is just not who He is. He is LOVE. He is eternal. The true Eternal God does not have such low power, energy, thought process or character. He is above all He is not needy or lacking in character. He will never lie to you or let you down. He does connect to, speak with and adore all His children. Even the naughty ones. He is Yahweh. The lover of our souls. Our very being cries out to Him, even when we are sleeping He is there. However the choice is yours. He is waiting to speak to you. God - Father Son Holy Spirit. These three are one. Man - Mind Body Soul. These three are one. Human beings are made in the image of God. When God revealed Himself what do you believe He will reveal Himself as... A human being, yes, a Man, however, one that is like HIM, perfect, sinless, HOLY pure and true. Having all authority over evil, over all things. Muslims believe that Lord Jesus was taken up to where allah is, allah is not in heaven, the quran teaches that allah is above all creation, So Lord Jesus Christ has been with allah, sitting above heaven, above all creation with him, for the past two thousand years.... AND NOTHING THAT WAS MADE, WAS MADE WITHOUT HIM... THE WORD OF GOD. When I speak, you'll be getting to know me through my word. However without that, you'll never know, Me. Trust is Lord Jesus. The God of the Bible Speaks to those who call upon Him with an open heart. I promise you that. Speak to Him and see.

[@bassfacekillah]

Love hearing what Collier does harmonically over a one chord jam

[@knockshinnoch1950]

This just made my day! The perfect start to my Sunday morning. Superb!

[@tadiwanashezizhou6217]

This Jazz session been on of me best🥂✨ tiri zvedu pa Zimba apa…Cory Madhara ayo!

[@stevoglez]

Moments of pure Jacob genius 2:46 3:13 3:47 4:57 5:25 5:44 7:05 7:37 7:42 7:58

[@thewizard5339]

Esteban Glez he's just running through scales... Lol

[@alexeonbel4304]

So basically the whole song. 😂

[@cloudnine5459]

@@thewizard5339 don't demean him please -_- You can't deny that he's Talented

[@WavesByWayne]

@@cloudnine5459 It's not demeaning. It's calling it how it is. Cory is making them keys sing. Jacob's got skills of course, but Cory's groove is just undeniable.

[@cloudnine5459]

@@WavesByWayne I'm not trying to deny Cory's groove though, I'm just saying that we should respects both of their talent instead of being like "uuuh, Jacob Is talented or whatever, but Corey is better" you know? Buuut that's just me. You're entitled to your own opinion dude

[@epicgg1714]

5:44 BRO THAT CHANGE 🥶

[@tyhasley73]

This is a marvelous classic! I'm sure it put a wonderful smile on the face of the legend Herbie Hancock. 👏🏾👍🏾👌🏾✌🏾

[@martinrockport2485]

Cory and Jacob... everyone's dream to get these two in a studio together to do an album. Why is it that somehow, I can't imagine a lot getting done...!?

[@CaeSharp]

Only Cory Henry and Jacob Collier would be the thing for me.

[@richardsiima3004]

JESUS CHRIST Loves y'all

[@he729gtd61]

THIS is worship music at its best.

[@he729gtd61]

OMG! What brillant musicians every single one.. they become all one in the spirit of the music

[@patrickgallagher1161]

That MkII sounds gorgeous!

[@patrickgallagher1161]

Armand d'Hubert Thank you very much but that's somebody else's. I have a '77 Stage 73 with stereo vibe. Mine still needs a lot of work.

[@yuriynaumkin2254]

Раскачали струны души моей. Не устаю слушать вашу виртуозную игру. Спасибо!

[@santiagogil2625]

que grande jacoisito

[@jclester8187]

That clap was so smooth lol

[@Alanoffer]

The orchestra did a fantastic job . Sometimes this kind of collaboration can sound wooden but this was swinging big time

[@milanconic5205]

what happend at the begining with the VOCODER THING? hahah so funny... faces are priceless =)

[@RastaLlama]

Taking back to the Stevie wonder days🙂

[@steveowen346]

A Herbie jam that does not get nearly enough love!! That horn break @ 2:58 is an all time fave -they didnt quite nail the hits...still sweet. & Corey can sing????

[@Mdjagg]

Imagine mixing this, only later to find out you left the greatest musician on earth so low that you cant even hear them. 🤦‍♂️

[@lapetitecuillereetlepaindo3005]

greatest ?

[@Mdjagg]

@@lapetitecuillereetlepaindo3005 Maybe just behind Tigran Hamasyan

[@bengalinsky4300]

Greatest? Errrm...

[@REDEEMERWOLF]

Greatest? Really.

[@flunker8902]

@@Mdjagg I see you’re a man of culture as well

[@cflo1023]

TWO AMAZING TALENTS!!!!!!

[@narvul]

Wow..... just wow....!!

[@BaBoUSoulChild]

Sad the vocoder doesn't work. However Cory sounds nice! I love this Herbie Hancock song

[@muziklee91vet]

BaBoUSoulChild I'm glad it didn't work lol Corey bought the Stevie swagga

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

@@muziklee91vet Sounded a LOT like Stevie, I thought so too. But no voice can be as sweet and melancholy as that vocoder.

[@chrisliddiard725]

Yeah Cory would have been preped for the vocoder part, and suddenly finds he has to sing without the disguise of the Korg. I wonder why they didn't go for a Roland. I'm sure its sound would have been better suited than the harsher more robotic tones of the Korg.

[@penguin13rmh]

That interlude with Cory & Jacob at the 7:30 mark is priceless.....

[@dyensn7113]

bravo!bravo!BRAVO!!!I is it a real? genius VS genius! thanks for give us amazing play!

[@andrewhooker7468]

Hnnnnnggggg that Rhodes sounds so damn good.

[@rydenfirestarter5358]

MY HEART FEELS SLAYED! So grateful for this music in these dark terrifying times. Heals all that ails.

[@buffplums]

Cory is such a talented guy

[@davidgriffin79]

Man oh man oh man that was subliiime, Cory Henry is THE funk master.

[@padakeno]

David Griffin actually, he is the funk apostle 😄

[@enricromero2106]

Que grandes!!!!!!

[@ericwbeam84]

That seat groove at 5:59

[@DihelsonMendonca]

HERBIE HANCOCK STILL RULES !

[@cindycarvalho664]

Herbie Hancock um gênio ❤️

[@carolgriffiths9870]

Cindy Carvalho m

[@caudillo9468]

Richard Hammond at the bass.

[@capedmarauder]

I love this! Yes, the mix is a bit off but I love the sound of the 'team'. Cory is amazing as always, and I think Jacob really gets some of the 70s sound into this and even a bit of Herbie Hancock's sublime ethereal style improvising.

[@sevchyk]

It's unbelievable that on such world's top occasions there may be sound engineers that make such mistakes

[@kennichdendenn]

​@@sevchyk equipment can fail, even for them. Maybe, they were forced to improvise because of that?

[@sevchyk]

@@kennichdendenn Everyone should be fired.

[@dn7065]

Just have to play this everyday. It's joyous and uplifting.

[@lincolnrossmusic]

The horns sound wonderful too !

[@patrickpaez5078]

herbie hancock. one of the greats

[@derekdarby5159]

Wow pure quality

[@mladenpelicaric1369]

Masterpiece…..

[@alanpatrikramos]

I don’t know why but hear only bass player. Amazing.

[@ajscheer]

Lord that snare!

[@giac7baci]

YO!!!!!!!!! I'm freaking out right now that they covered this song this is ridiculous they did a great job too!

[@toomuch5488]

A classic.

[@drlakan7018]

Anthony Bourdain... a great sax player. RIP

[@JazzizCafeLoveJazz]

Great rendition, love it! Thanks for share it! En el North Sea Jazz de 2017 disfrutaron del directo de la Metropole Orkest, que bajo la dirección de Jules Buckley, interpretó temas como esta versión del "I Thought It Was You" de Herbie Hancock junto a Cory Henry y Jacob Collier. El original de este tema fue un éxito dentro del álbum "Sunlight" que Hancock publicó en 1978 y que marcó el inicio de una etapa 'electro-funk' del pianista en los años 80 con álbumes como "Future Shock" y "Sound-System". #JazzFunk