Glu's Corner

Cory Henry’s solo on “Lingus”

I’m going to retire this tumblr and leave this post at the top for posterity. The world is dark right now, but about three months back, I found this video which has been church to me ever since.

It’s pretty simple: an upbeat, odd time signatured, fairly dorky prog jazz song played live in-studio with an audience by the funk band Snarky Puppy (oof that name, as though lonelysandwich were any better) and at 4:20, the extraterrestrial genius Cory Henry takes a keyboard solo that elevates it above music, above performance, into religious territory. Watch his bandmates’ faces as he plays. Watch the other keyboardist take off his headphones and stand up laughing because he just can’t take it any longer. They’ve never seen anything like this. You’ve never seen anything like this. This is a man who speaks the language of his instrument with such a profound gift that music is transcended. I believe this solo to prove the existence of God.

But not all by itself. Because once the importance of this solo hit me, I started to research and found that it’s not an unheralded fluke. This solo is a cultural event, and millions of people have been touched by it. This Reddit thread about the solo invites people to weigh in and break down its impact with theory.

This guitarist, Jonathan Asperil covers the solo so virtuosically, so in sync that it seems like a special effect:

This French vocalist, Camille Bertault, scats along to the solo with such effortless grace you’d think she has a MIDI cord plugged into the back of her neck.

New Album ‘Preservation’ Out 3rd March 2017 + European Tour Hello world. I’m so happy to announce the release date details and artwork for my second album. 'Preservation’ is out worldwide 3rd March 2017. First single 'The Arrow and The Aim’ is here:

PRE ORDER UK/EU PRE ORDER NZ/AU PRE ORDER DlGITAL I’ll be on tour throughout Europe in February, dates and ticket links below: NZ / Australian tour dates will be announced at a later date. FRI 10/02 - Brighton, Green Door Store, UK (Tickets) SAT 11/02- York, Fulford Arms, UK (Tickets) SUN 12/02 - Glasgow, Broadcast, UK MON 13/02 - Manchester, Deaf Institute, UK (Tickets) TUE 14/02 - Bristol, Crofter’s Rights, UK (Tickets) WED 15/02 - London, Hoxton Hall, UK (Tickets) FRI 17/02 - Rotterdam, V11, NL (Tickets) SAT 18/02 - Uterecht, Club Nine @ TivoliVredenburg, NL (Tickets) SUN 19/02 - Brussels, Botanique (Witloof Bar), NL (Tickets) THU 23/02 - Berlin, Monarch, DE (Tickets) FRI 24/02 - Landsberg, Stadtheatre, DE (Tickets) SAT 25/02 - Lugano, Studio Foce, CH MON 27/02 - Munich, Hauskonzerte, DE