when Charles Cornell gets a new piano

This is a short transcription of Charles Cornell improvising over the standard "slow boat to China" (I guess?)
Charles is one of my favorite KZbinrs and I decided to transcribe his amazing playing!
This took roughly 3 hours and I kinda tried to wrap it up quick since it's 3 am now!!
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[@bleuorb]

You might notice that some chords are written like this: if it's a minor chord with an add 11 I've done m11 which is technically incorrect..but the chord symbols in musescore seemed to have been behaving quite obscure while I was putting in the symbols. Maybe I'll update and see if the issue is fixed. Also thanks for 4k+ if you guys love th content and would like to see more, let's hit 10!

[@lumipakkanen3510]

I've noticed that adding parenthesis can sometimes help. Like (Db)7 instead of D(b7).

[@TheChagoux]

Yeah the song is "It could happen to you". Man, your transcriptions skills are something!

[@dangelobenjamin]

It's impressive

[@topiliski1497]

It could happen to you and on a slow boat to china are very similar. And he plays a bit of slow boat's melody in the beginning. So it could be either one of them

[@TheChagoux]

@@topiliski1497 Good call

[@adamk8347]

@@topiliski1497 I also hear a bit of Bill Charlap in there, playing Slow Boat to China (albeit this is a much more relaxed pace).

[@aixide]

Ohhh that's why it seemed familiar... I know almost no jazz but I got that album into my recommended once

[@Yakushii]

This guy finishes a transcription faster than I finish in bed. That's DAMN fast.

[@ChickenWingnut]

rip

[@tfossgh]

F

[@andrewbarrett1537]

You and me both man. After the 4th hour the lady is kind of over it and kicks me out, usually, although some are very kind.

[@skrjabe_]

what this mean 😳

[@aimless-slug]

got the giant steps hashtag for that sweet algorithm bias

[@7riXter]

2:38 when your right hand develops its own will and plays licks at random

[@bleuorb]

Drifting be like

[@chowbow573]

OMG OMG!! YOU DONT KNOW HOW MUCH HAPPY I AM!!!! I’VE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS ON LOOP FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW AND I WAS HOPING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A TRANSCRIPTION OF IT AND HERE IT IS!!! AHHHHHH!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU! CANT WAIT TO LEARN THIS!! (sorry for my enthusiasm)

[@therealandrew185]

DON'T EVER APOLOGIZE FOR ENTHUSIASM! GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!!!!

[@modernmusicofthedarkages296]

EXACTLY THE SAME REACTION HERE!!

[@supdude414]

his new piano sounds so good I am jealous

[@jamesonrichards5105]

I've never heard of this song but it very much *feels* like I've loved this song for decades.

[@Bassynater2500]

The speed at which this transcription hit after the original video posted… no words…this is why I sub and why we STAN

[@HakanTheUltimateHoca]

Bro I'm glad we have you, please keep up the content

[@ConTejasMusic]

Hats off to u for transcribing this! I salute u!

[@nathanielfechtelkotter]

I wanted a transcription since the moment I saw his video. Thank you very much for providing it.

[@holm81]

This is awesome. Great playing and great transcription.

[@alvaro.makes.music1]

I was gonna transcribe this and record a video and whatnot... but I forgot there's people out there with superhuman transcribing skills! Kudos

[@voisoul]

aye great job, mate !! hope you get that rest of yours, truly deserved :]

[@marcellocamporeale1145]

One of best video that I ever seen on KZbin

[@modernmusicofthedarkages296]

*YESSSSSS I WAS WAITING FOR ANY KZbinR TO FINALLY TRANSCRIBE THIS AND THANK GOD YOU DID IT NOW I CAN LEARN IT MYSELF TYSM!!!*

[@mr.megadrive6881]

Fantastic

[@skylar1242]

Don't often see people on Blak edition Kawai pianos. They make for great jazz. Gorgeous

[@baylinkdashyt]

Note, of course, that this is a "K. Kawai" piano; that's their top-end line, though I don't know if they're actually handmade or not.

[@VVPianoTranscriptions]

Yoooo nice transcription :)

[@jackpage2]

Gorgeous score.

[@louisvaughn7248]

Bless you for doing this

[@cormaccullinane6390]

Props to the speed and accuracy

[@typebeats5162]

You’re insane man

[@BryanGula]

You sir are a boss of the highest degree.

[@thalesmatheus6011]

I bet you can sing while playing this fast. You're talented

[@_knowledge1206]

Isn't this It could happen to you? Great transcription btw

[@eliabadi8369]

I thought exactly the same (on both, also the transcription is sick lol)

[@MusixPro4u]

Doing the lord's work here.

[@MostLikelyMortal]

“Notes are a little bit straight here” can’t relate

[@pgdnpgdn23]

Thank you!

[@andrewbarrett1537]

Very nice transcription, thanks for sharing! I can’t believe this only took you 3 hours, you must be really great. This would take me 3 weeks. But I don’t have perfect pitch and also have an extremely short attention span, no patience and am easily distracted, which is why I will never accomplish anything useful in life.

[@HernanGnesutta]

Hey man!!! Thank you so much!!! Genius!!!!!

[@bleuorb]

Thank you for your time

[@rhandhom1]

This is great but my back hurts just from watching this.

[@bleuorb]

the classic jazz pianist posture

[@jmtokx]

Yo I've been transcribing this too!! so much fun

[@ramacanda]

Thank you

[@nicolaus4674]

Could you ever show us your process of transcribing? I'm curious how do you do it so fast.

[@bleuorb]

I might do a video of that soon

[@kitsubi11]

​@@bleuorb 🙄

[@Christian-os3kk]

I don't know for sure, but I think there's more notes (either 2 or 3 instead of one) for e flat and g in bar 31 at 0:51 Nicely done transcription btw. And you're so fast with these, like holy crap dude.

[@bolbybloogen4497]

THANK YOU I WANTED THIS SO BAD

[@midtemp]

He got another one :D

[@brunitocoso]

THIS IS AMAZING

[@bleuorb]

Charles is an amazing musician

[@magnetomatt2188]

I’m tryna understand 0:27 lol. How does he get to the F#m9 and make it work? It sounds like a ii V in the key a halfstep above and then a fancy ii V eading to the Tritone sub for the V and then the 1. Crazy cool chords :)

[@orangedetox]

The F#m9 doesn't work, it's the resolve the B then repeating it a half step down which validates the sound. But if you played the phrase leading to it and just stopped at the F#m9 without resolving it wouldn't sound ideal

[@orangedetox]

He's also only a half step away on F7 the bar before so it's small move in the bass the F#7

[@freshlysqueezedgaming3776]

Yea also having the final F#add9 over a bass E voice leads nicely to the E flat major chord. As long as you have good voice leading for things like that it almost always sounds cool.

[@oscargill423]

A classic progression in jazz is iim7-biiidim7-iiim-vi7. Charles just changed the biiidim7 to biiim7 and then used a series of ii-vs to resolve back to Eb.

[@stefanadkowicz2828]

Shit man, you have earned a subsrciber

[@TheGoldenHorncall]

He got that Dolphin Shoals quote at 2:38

[@trunkotunes]

Nice - I need to get more disciplined about doing transcription exercises

[@NathanAMeyers]

Well. I mightve been able to transcribe this.. but, before I would've even thought to do so you're here already with a video. Man, that was sure fast.

[@leohung2341]

Nice

[@pablomaj7]

Nice!!!

[@ryananderson9668]

2:39 not the first to notice, but nice

[@jackosnn]

this sounds like the beginning to the four sleepers by michael brecker

[@thalys1302]

bro im begging of u to make a synthesia outa this bro PLEASE i need to learn this but idk how to read

[@randomcubing7106]

0:26 DAMN

[@bleuorb]

Hit in the feelz

[@krystenindisguise]

2:37 I keep hearing part of that dolphin shoals sax solo-

[@bleuorb]

It wasn't unintentional lol

[@samevans4834]

Did he just cite the Mario Kart lick at 2:38

[@bleuorb]

Yes

[@iceborg05]

2:37 i’ve heard this lick somewhere iykyk

[@bleuorb]

Mario kart 8

[@COTDBroski]

Measure 82-83 - ....did he just do the Dolphin Shoals sax lick from Mario Kart? Am I crazy?

[@bleuorb]

Yes that's the one

[@mukisajoshua3596]

Hahahah your the Jacob Collier of transcriptions

[@_sonicfive]

@Blue Orb Can you do a transcription of another solo? I will pay for it.

[@bleuorb]

Sure I'll put it up on KZbin ...what's the solo btw?

[@_sonicfive]

@@bleuorb kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWjMq3aDpq58hsU The first minute.

[@luisfloresgonzalez2337]

Those are the changes to it could happen to you

[@bassdude78]

What's a G1? #giantsteps lol

[@bleuorb]

Ah lol that 1 was like just a g note over that other chord lol

[@rik-keymusic160]

Dude how fast are you 🤯😶‍🌫️

[@bleuorb]

😳

[@andrechris-sargent9921]

How?

[@clintow]

𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁 𝓈𝓁𝑜𝓌 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑔𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓁𝑒

[@dudefolife210]

My man, what notation software do you use??

[@bleuorb]

Musescore

[@ts.saquonbarkley]

Doesn't sound like On A Slow Boat to China to me, more like It Could Happen to You.

[@bertrandmanurung9712]

Do you have the whole piece?

[@bleuorb]

In the description

[@KentoSky]

Yoy

[@RevancedDrWP]

0:42 Please don't use Eb11 chords

[@UkuleleAversion]

Actually do but know the difference in sound between add4 and 11 chords. Thelonious Monk loves dominant 11s. Example: F11 in bridge of Let’s Cool One.

[@damarihanson3876]

Adam Neely reference?

[@RevancedDrWP]

@@damarihanson3876 yes

[@GeorgeCollier]

average

[@andrewkellman7332]

Beef

[@alerialeorne2005]

I wish you were worker in my bank so i wouldn't suffer Long lines😑

[@Xeon2112]

Bro you’re too fast wtf

[@ganglezz]

Bro why put all extensions and shit on every chord symbol, just put the changes of the tune then let the music speak for itself.

[@ganglezz]

For example why this is bad, bar 43 you have written in Abmin13, when it is actually Db13#11. It’s misleading to what is actually happening and dumbs down the nuance of what is actually happening.

[@georgefirk5531]

I will be playing this recording over and over again and again…like I do for (Lot2learn) Invitation.