"Upside Downside" || (Mike Stern cover) (trio style) ||

[@archinsoni1254]

She's part Sarah Longfield and part Alan Holdsworth.

[@planetclay]

scratching my head.....how does she do all THAT?

[@oliverjones5350]

Very nice, the playing's fantastic but the sunglasses really bring it all together.

[@TorySlusher]

😎

[@nakim55]

Thank god she don’t follow fads like cowboy hats or tattoos, the shades keep the superficial world out. She personifies hip.

[@MarciPeterson-xz8xi]

She does the drum machine beats also and that is a new instrument for her. I lived with her and never came across such a talent AND she's so smart (and sweet as can be) on top! ❤M

[@BoomerBends]

Brilliant stuff! Tory's Brain: “If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. That strain again! it had a dying fall: O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour! Enough; no more: 'Tis not so sweet now as it was before. O spirit of love! how quick and fresh art thou, That, notwithstanding thy capacity Receiveth as the sea, nought enters there, Of what validity and pitch soe'er, But falls into abatement and low price, Even in a minute: so full of shapes is fancy That it alone is high fantastical.” ― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night My Brain: "A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z A,E,I,O,U and sometimes Y "i" before "e" except after C "See Spot run! Run, Spot, run!" Sadly, as my ears wax, my comprehension wanes.

[@kingstownnewmississippi6349]

Once again fantastic. Since you mentioned Danny Gatton... I think you can rightly take over "best guitar player you have never heard of" because you are so darn good and not enough people know you (yet I hope)

[@LarsonGuitarPlayer]

A great version of a great composition. Must check out Mike Stern some more. Have seen him live, but I only went for DENNIS CHAMBERS! Great drumming, by the way. That Yamaha has unleashed the fury!

[@Dilla4life]

That pedal steel malarkey is insane…I mean…it’s all insane…and it’s totally insane at how insanely musical it is…f’n insane!

[@cooperfrancis7551]

god this tune is so fucking sick

[@RealDiaz]

Hi Tory, I have been binge watching your videos for a long time now and don't ever comment, lol. This one I have to say really floored me. You are creating some otherworldly lines here and really bringing something new and fresh to the guitar world and jazz in general. NOBODY is doing that nowadays. All of these guys that are the toast of the town and getting featured regularly on Rick Beatos platform are just rehashing the same ole same. There's an intellect and a technique at work here that im afraid most of these "You Tube stars" will not be catching up to any time soon. I think you will have to be protected, and therefore I am offering up my services as bodyguard. For payment you can throw me some riffs here and there to gnaw on, while I play catch up! I'm enjoying being here before your channel "blows up" and then everyone is gonna want a piece. PS - The pedal steel licks were very very cool but im always here for them jazz lines. 😎 Cheers from Los Angeles! - RD

[@TorySlusher]

Wow, thanks a bunch

[@nakim55]

She is over Beatos head, his brain would melt.

[@RealDiaz]

@@nakim55 Lol, Beato brain melt

[@TonyMowatt]

Are you familiar with Glenn Gould's quote? 'Fingers don't have much to do with playing the piano. The idea that they do must be unlearned.' I feel like Keith Jarrett got that and you remind me of him. Anyway, thanks for the wonderful interpretations of these stellar tunes.

[@TorySlusher]

Thanks, I actually used to really focus on Keith Jarrett's trio playing, I mean like particularly the standards records.... It's just the way that he lyrically improvises while comping, it's a very interesting conversation with oneself... Sometimes that bleeds over into this kind of thing, although this is coming from more of a synthesizer perspective, something like that, even though it's not a synthesizer...

[@dkelley9661]

Upside Downside is in the top Mike Stern songs ever! Nice job!

[@TorySlusher]

Yeah, I really like the song

[@MrMattMolloy]

Wonderful! Every time I listen to you it's like a breath of fresh air.

[@twgreg727]

This is insane! 😮 In a very good way! I like to watch your videos daily just to remind me that practically anything is possible on the guitar, because you're doing it all. And your finger drumming has reached a new level on this tune! Bravo Tory! 👏👏👏👏

[@paulwatsonguitar]

Great! How about "Little Shoes". Love your playing 👏

[@IBERIA2018]

TALENT TALENT TALENT GREAT AS USUAL ALL THE BEST TORY

[@lvbandmore]

Wow - thanks for covering THIS Stern tune! I remember buying this when it came out and it turned my head around. I regret that Mike doesn't do more stuff in this style, he's only got 3 or 4 really that have this kind of "enigmatic/fun" feeling - maybe a few more. And of course your take is stunning. Has Mike heard this? Next time I see him I will definitely mention you. He plays here in NYC all the time...super approachable cat too.

[@TorySlusher]

I tried to contact him for an interview, so I think I probably put this song in there... But so far no response

[@jeremyversusjazz]

Young lady, u r astonishingly talented. Thnx for sharing it w the rest of us! 🙏

[@tonynewell3801]

For a while now, I’ve been bored with the typical rock guitar players. Even though this genre is very new to me, I love it. I wish I could like this video more than once. Very impressive. Thank you. I WILL watch all the content on your channel.

[@lucasvarela9632]

Coming from rock I try and play like this and fall flat on my face 😅

[@Gregorypeckory]

Another fascinating Tory interpretation; utterly unique and cool! 😎🤘🎸❤️👏👏👏

[@Azihayya]

Rad.

[@astickofbutter5863]

Do you ever get upset or angry? If so what does it sound like? Favorite part @ 2:27

[@TorySlusher]

Oh yeah....that super fast Pat Metheny lick. Yeah, I do get upset, LOL

[@astickofbutter5863]

Why yes I did enjoy walking upside down. Inspiring

[@andrewk6870]

whoa... 5:06 Incredible.

[@johnmcminn9455]

This makes me wonder what a Sax Simulation would sould like in some parts, the pedal steel bends are rad! Amazing interpretation!

[@drtone]

She plays Roland with GK pickup....she's got lots of songs giving that feel

[@rirrid5662]

Wicked to listen to!

[@solemnscience4208]

😎Bout it, bout it!

[@toeprobe1]

A masterclass in melody, harmony and rhythm. Inspirational as usual. Thankyou Tory. ………………..Have you got Tab for that lol.

[@youren8]

I'm blown away by your finger drumming! Now if they could clone you twice you would have quite the trio to go on tour.

[@TorySlusher]

Thanks, yeah, I've been trying to figure out some gimmicky way to do both at the same time, including having pre-prepared videos to play along with which I interact with live on stage, etc Loopers etc... I think I could probably get away with using a looper and then kind of switching back and forth intermittently

[@gunzrloaded]

Excellent...! I went and watched a video after watching yours... live from Hamburg 1987 Michael Brecker Group..whoa...! That Mike stern had quite the guitar solo....what a whaler on the 6strings...! Cheers

[@BuddyNova]

Great work Tory! That was fun as heck, enjoyed the taffy-like, country bends and seamless textural transitions. Bridge pickup ftw! very cool! Take care and hope your day is going groovy! =)

[@aliensporebomb]

My favorite Stern fusion tune done in a cool new way. 5:07 reminds me a bit of Steve Vai’s “Attitude Song” lick interpolating 80s King Crimson ala Frame by Frame - prescient given Vai’s role in that upcoming Beat tour. I dig this version a lot. Great tones and playing as usual.

[@TorySlusher]

Yeah, that whole sort of contrapuntal interlocking two-part stuff is definitely of the crimson flavor... And if I'm not careful I will always throw in a crazy tapping lick, something reminiscent of Steve Vai or Greg Howe or Holdworth

[@nakim55]

Tickets for the beat tour in royal oak Mich, $244😡, not to mention 2 hour drive there, I won’t make it.I would pay and drive it to see Tory.

[@adamrafferty]

Yeah Tory! Wow, what a unique approach. Love iT!

[@giacomos9878]

on of the songs of my youth!! amazing a usual

[@grgapitic5768]

There are two sides to every Schwartz. You've got the upside for sure.

[@Atezian]

I have only ever heard this song from the performance they did with michael breaker band at the jazz festival. That whole set is amazing. Your improv over it is way better than mike sterns at that show though

[@TorySlusher]

That's the version I'm familiar with too. I like Brecker's ewi stuff.... Beast mode

[@blenderheadxyz2418]

Lovely ! So unique. I especially liked, what sounded like country tapping part to me.

[@TruthSurge]

3:23 I was going NOOOOO, don't play "guitar" licks! haha Wow, I actually recognize this tune which is wild because I am totally not into jazz but I do remember hearing this played by someone before. Can't recall who. Might have been Chick Corea or Shawn Lane or MIke Stern. Not sure. really cool solo stuff. That melody is so odd hitting on the 4 every time just before the downbeat or however you want to subdivide the time. Really love that fake steel string stuff! That is so cool. You should throw that in every solo! heheh It's so atypical of electric guitar except it has been done by many and some use that string bender thing and some just use fingers but you really make it sound interesting and the tapping is what opens up bends that would be pretty much impossible just bending the notes you pick normally, I think. ANyway, nice stuff!!

[@TorySlusher]

Right, you have to tap the nose to bend them like that. I was basically trying to figure out a way to imitate a b Bender or a g Bender etc

[@reubennb2859]

There's a couple live performances of this by Shawn on youtube! He does shred a bit much (I would have preferred some stranger bebop lines over this tune) but it sounds great anyway

[@michaeltrowbridge1061]

As usual great playing! Especially liked the section starting at around 5 minutes in. 👍

[@TorySlusher]

Is that all that contrapunal type stuff? Yeah that was fun

[@ashleytadhillin7651]

🔥

[@vazqueeziee]

I was mindmill-headbanging 🤘🤘

[@m400-o3g]

Perfect & nice

[@faisletoismeme]

Awesome as always!

[@Frisbieinstein]

You do a very nice Dave Weckl. You inspired me to buy a FGDP 50. Six months wait time in Japan no less. Three months to go. I saw Mike Stern with Dennis a few weeks ago in Tokyo. The fire burns low. These days he's best playing very quietly, even more so than this. I found it touching. It took me a while to get used to this approach but now I'm totally digging it.

[@TorySlusher]

I got mine from Amazon

[@Frisbieinstein]

@@TorySlusher That was a while back, yes? It must be very popular/in demand now.

[@ksharpe10]

Wow Fabulous!!! great Drums and production over all. Fab guitar!!!

[@rigelloar7474]

Everybody now!

[@blueeyedsoulman]

I'd love to hear a breakdown on how to simulate pedal steel guitar licks. Magnifico!

[@TorySlusher]

Okay, I'll add that to the list, although I do have some little shorter clips that deals with this already, sort of

[@junka22]

What a great and original rendition! Always loved this album and title track

[@ToddMason]

So impressive, you always blow my mind! Thanks for sharing.

[@lonegroover]

Very nice, was just listening to one of Mike Stern's albums yesterday.

[@nakim55]

🙏

[@joerogers9788]

Awesome!! Such a cool rendition as always, thanks for sharing

[@ValirAmaril]

that solo!

[@Oenloveslife]

I loved and enjoyed (is that redundant) how you (as always it seems) you made this your own, but at the same time you echoed the head with accelerations and decelerations, but that seems fairly indigenous to you anyway. You're doing these mind blowing things so casually, and having so much fun doing it!

[@TorySlusher]

Brecker and Stern played a lot of notes over the tune live .... I'm kind of doing that plus doing other sort of lyrical or weird pedal steel things.... That's kind of how I see it

[@Oenloveslife]

@@TorySlusher Brecker is a monstah! Were you rolling with the 1987 gig with Brecker on EWI? May I be honest? Your playing is much more interesting than Mike Stern's. But he wrote that tune! I saw him play it back in, yikes, 86 or so, in Hahvahd Squayah, at a little joint called "Regattabar". Also saw him on the Boston Common Summer concert with Miles Davis in the mid 80s. But sister you are doing such honor to these tunes, taking them to new places. I admire you greatly!

[@Muzicutevechi]

@@Oenloveslife So do I!

[@caprise-music6722]

Just tremendous! Wow!

[@rofflestomp684]

Danny Gatton is why I own so many different tele pups. But I did not hear that style first time thru at all. Not like I was looking for it. I don't look for shit, but it is welcome to stab me in the eyeball if it can. This is good Tory. I would not put it up against anything style wise personally myself. Influence is it's own monster. I guess when you chord pluck it shows, but I love that so much. Dabbling on the strings with whatever fingers. Yeah, just count me in.

[@TorySlusher]

Gatton is a.....telecaster vibe / approach to me, unlike anyone else TBH

[@rofflestomp684]

@@TorySlusherSo true. Lots of tele players out there, but the very first that comes to mind is always Gatton without exception. The way he would get so much out of just one position was a beautiful thing for sure. Really glad to have you in the sonic mix now. Be seeing and hearing you along the way without a doubt. Have a great weekend!

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Twilight Zone Jazz!

[@rockstarjazzcat]

Nice choice of cover, Tory! Cheers, Daniel

[@chinchirap]

exceptionally awesome😱 just wow

[@eliotmccann2589]

Oh this be tasty!

[@fabtone1]

Coffe or Tory , i forgot the first one coz i listen two times and i don t like it cold .......yeah !

[@virtual_guitar_and_bass]

I LOVE It, a tus pies diosa de la guitarra 🎸

[@shivashampoo8435]

Excellent

[@brandex2011]

As always, Brava!

[@reubennb2859]

yo this is so good

[@theclancyjack]

F! GOOD

[@thedonrizzguitar]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@perromanchado]

Glorious! ♥

[@stevemora7845]

Great playing 🔥

[@francescodefelice6650]

Mike Stern I was at 55 bar Christopher street New York two time a week look Mike play in that small Wonderfull bar as many other great musician, I learn a lot from him very humble person interact with him including Leni Stern his wife wonderful people, those time are gone ..... many great musician I meet at 55 Christopher street New York , nice play TORY I love always your play I moved on with fusion and standard looking for my music expression , then when I put apart the music theory and I start play music with felling , star to frase the note till today .

[@TorySlusher]

I would have liked to have gone there when I lived in Maryland, but she's too crazy now... People be trying to kill each other over a f****** hamburger these days

[@francescodefelice6650]

@@TorySlusher You are 100% right I live in Long Island NY far away from that madness I don’t go a lot in manhattan because of the situation, beside all there is no much going on street artists ecc ecc they disappear I don’t blame them any way , Unfortunately the 55 bar close down a while ago…., Blu Note. Is open as usual long a go o had the pleasure of to meet Chick Corea wonderful person Same night Dave Wekel Jhon Patitucci they where play acustic band since Frank Gambale wan not present but was a night I will never forget. Litte less respect for Al De Meola is great guitar player and composer but not to friendly….lol But is ok Alex Acuna was enough see him playing that night.

[@michelnagumaqmorton]

was that a two finger tremollo triplets or three fingers ? Amazing either way , just curious . that was so awesome , I am so inspired , I want a tapping guitar now , best music I heard all day and thanks Mike too , wow . I just love every version of evry song you do , thanks

[@TorySlusher]

2

[@kermheat]

Nice Killswitch at the end !! ;)

[@TorySlusher]

It tends to work better when distortion is employed or deployed

[@kermheat]

@@TorySlusher yes !! of course ! I dream about Killswitch for a clean sound !

[@paununs8719]

Well, this was awesome, as usual. Great finger drumming by the way, let alone your guitar playing. If you could sing with those fingers, you would surpass Pavarot....wait, you already sing with your fingers! :D Unrelated: what's your opinion on Wayne Krantz?

[@TorySlusher]

Krantz is great, lot of good ideas / approaches

[@michaelcreel106]

Thanks! 🎸😎

[@TorySlusher]

👋☺️👍

[@tonemoreno763]

Your the real deal Tory. I enjoy your artistry. I was curious if you have perfect pitch? If not, did you work on any specific ear training routines?

[@TorySlusher]

I don't know, I think I can hear certain pitches in order to tune up, but perfectly perfect pitch I don't think so... The ear training stuff I think is.... just keep doing it over and over again until you know the intervals and different chords just by hearing it on the fingerboard, just an experience thing I think

[@joluiten3808]

Watch shawn lane Upside downside . Thats MUSIC.

[@buzzyhampton9546]

Wig splitting!

[@bluevd12]

Amazing ....Youre an Alien ..right?

[@TorySlusher]

Uh, yeah....

[@terrapin323]

My mind has been boggled. Insanely cool playing. Only critique I would raise if I may is something about the high hat does not sound human, whereas as the ride sounds more human, fully human, fully human fingers, the illusion of reality... well it is fingers after all... ... my guitar playing is bit TOO human if you catch my drift... your playing is incredible... never seen anything like it... not even old stanley... actually i just realized u were chickn pickn that is sick

[@TorySlusher]

So while it may sound as though the hi-hat is sequenced, believe it or not it's just how even I've been playing this particular pattern, I couldn't be a bit more lackadaisical or less robotic about it, and it might sound a little more human, but honestly I don't mind a bit of the electronic feel, as long as I'm using acoustic samples I'm pretty happy with it... I mean, if I was playing with a trio someone else will be playing drums all the time anyway...

[@terrapin323]

@@TorySlusher i feel ya

[@rofflestomp684]

Mind if I become a fan? I know it's just my second video and all, but... When someone knows how to touch a guitar, I really go all in. And I wanna go all in!

[@TorySlusher]

👋☺️

[@bukeksiansu2112]

I miss your talented twins.

[@Jin-yt9io]

🎉ч

[@TorySlusher]

😉🎸

[@gregdavidson5898]

Wow, I have this album on Vinyl, yeah I'm old. Great choice. Kooool stuff. And there is that place in the song where you Flamenco'd my ass. BTW, do you gig anywhere?

[@TorySlusher]

Not currently

[@lonegroover]

Maybe we should call you Slim Time.

[@TorySlusher]

The stenographer

[@jonathondennis]

Cool! Do you like Pat Martino?

[@TorySlusher]

Yes

[@jonathondennis]

@@TorySlusher me too

[@HansTyndale]

I was thinking this would be a cool tune to see tabs for but then the tapping started and it definitely wouldn't be a one player score for guys like me.

[@TorySlusher]

I forgot I even did this

[@tiziocaio5452]

I usually love what you do with the guitar but honestly I find this Stern song you could have avoided, unnerving and annoying. Of course it's my personal opinion, but that's it. Can I ask you what you think of Matteo Mancuso? Thank you, I love you

[@TorySlusher]

He's good

[@rigelloar7474]

Everybody now!