Pianist Barney the Cat jams with bassist Jeffin Rodegheri

March 25, 2022 10:02 AM

Barney the Cat on pianoforte and Jeffin Rodegheri on Modulus flea bass

Barney the Cat on pianoforte and Jeffin Rodegheri on Modulus flea bass [2]

DIY: Make your own duet with Barney the piano cat plays Cat Jazz

posted by y2karl (21 comments total)

Barney is a pretty serious musician. I love him.
posted by supermedusa at 10:12 AM on March 25, 2022 [5 favorites]

I am far too 20th century to care how they did this.. it's just so fine
posted by elkevelvet at 10:19 AM on March 25, 2022 [5 favorites]

I like how they both look so serious and focused!
posted by GenjiandProust at 10:46 AM on March 25, 2022 [7 favorites]

Now if Adam Neely would do a harmonic analysis of the piece …
posted by barrett caulk at 10:51 AM on March 25, 2022 [1 favorite]

Yet another jazz pianist better than H. Jon Benjamin.
posted by NoThisIsPatrick at 10:57 AM on March 25, 2022 [5 favorites]

Love that bit in the first video where Jeffin plays then Barney copies him (obviously Jeffin was playing along with the recording of Barney and knew which notes were coming up, but still.)
posted by emelenjr at 11:11 AM on March 25, 2022 [6 favorites]

Barney has good piano crossover technique
posted by cynical pinnacle at 11:23 AM on March 25, 2022

So good. So clever. So clever and so good.
posted by BrashTech at 11:25 AM on March 25, 2022 [1 favorite]

I like how they both look so serious and focused!

Indeed.
posted by y2karl at 11:28 AM on March 25, 2022

Those are a couple of cool cats, man.
posted by The Nutmeg of Consolation at 11:30 AM on March 25, 2022 [5 favorites]

In jazz there are no wrong notes.
posted by leotrotsky at 12:08 PM on March 25, 2022 [2 favorites]

I like it! This cat singing along with blues guitar in real time is impressive as cats seem temperamentally inclined to ignore and refuse to participate in any organized activity around them.
posted by Schmucko at 12:44 PM on March 25, 2022 [6 favorites]

This cat has perfect pitch.
posted by y2karl at 12:52 PM on March 25, 2022 [3 favorites]

Another cat singing the blues
posted by cheshyre at 1:46 PM on March 25, 2022 [4 favorites]

Play him off, Keyboard Cat.
posted by Mister Moofoo at 3:06 PM on March 25, 2022 [2 favorites]

Herbie Hancock: "In the middle of one of the songs, during Miles' solo, I played this chord that was so wrong I thought I had just destroyed everything, and reduced that great night to rubble. ..." (YouTube)
posted by maudlin at 7:13 PM on March 25, 2022 [3 favorites]

I love the moment around 0:42 when he cues the cat for his solo.

I’ve had some piano-playin’ cats in my day, but Barney beats them all.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 8:56 PM on March 25, 2022 [1 favorite]

This cat has perfect pitch.

My childhood cat Tibby used to do the same thing. We used to joke that the M on her forehead stood for “Musical Meow.” Also, her front and back paws were exactly an octave apart on the piano, so when she walked on the keyboard it was always a very tonal thing.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 8:59 PM on March 25, 2022 [6 favorites]

I hope you can forgive me for posting a parrot on this cat talent show, but this bird is really something: Sultans of Swing
posted by effluvia at 9:21 PM on March 25, 2022 [5 favorites]

Cat’s been listening to Monk.
posted by Jode at 11:05 PM on March 25, 2022 [1 favorite]

Jeffin Rodegheri accompanies the sounds in your current environment. 4'33", the bass version
posted by otherchaz at 9:04 AM on March 27, 2022