Cory Wong discography explained

Artist:	Cory Wong
Studio:	14
Live:	10
Ep:	1
Singles:	33
Option Name:	As featured artist
Option:	11
1Option Name:	Collaboration albums
1Option:	5
2Option Name:	Other appearances
2Option:	62

The discography of American guitarist Cory Wong which consists of 19 studio albums (14 solo albums, three with The Fearless Flyers, and one with Cory Wong Quartet), four collaboration albums, ten live albums, one EP, 44 singles (33 as a lead artist and 11 as a featured artist), and over 60 other appearances.

Albums

Studio albums

Solo albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart position
		US Jazz ^[1]	US Contemp Jazz ^[2]
Becoming	Released: 2010 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download	—	—
Quartet/Quintet	Released: 2012 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download	—	—
Cory Wong and The Green Screen Band^[3]	Released: September 22, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download, streaming	—	—
The Optimist^[4]	Released: August 17, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	19	14
Motivational Music for the Syncopated Soul^[5]	Released: August 2, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	16	7
Elevator Music for an Elevated Mood^[6]	Released: January 10, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	—	14
Trail Songs : Dusk^[7]	Released: July 12, 2020 Label: Roundwound Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	—	—
Trail Songs (Dawn)^[8]	Released: August 7, 2020 Label: Roundwound Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	—	—
The Striped Album^[9]	Released: October 23, 2020 Label: Roundwound^[10] Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	—	—
Cory Wong & The Wongnotes	Released: February 5, 2021 Label: Roundwound Format: Vinyl,digital download, streaming	—	—
Wong's Cafe^[11]	Released: January 7, 2022 Label: Vulf Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	—	—
Power Station^[12]	Release: April 29, 2022 Label: Roundwound Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	—	—
The Lucky One^[13]	Released: August 18, 2023 Label: Roundwound Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	—	—
Starship Syncopation	Released: July 26, 2024 Label: Roundwound Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming
style=text-align:center" colspan="12" style="font-size: 8pt"	"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

The Fearless Flyers

Title	Album details
The Fearless Flyers	Released: May 23, 2018 Label: Vulf Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming
The Fearless Flyers II	Released: May 3, 2019 Label: Vulf Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming
Tailwinds	Released: July 24, 2020 Label: Vulf Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming
The Fearless Flyers III	Released: March 4, 2022 Label: Vulf Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming

Collaborations

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart position
		US Jazz	US Contemp Jazz
Pena ^[14]	Released: October 12, 2010 Label: Secret Stash Format: CD	—	—
Meditations ^[15]	Released: May 29, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—
The Golden Hour ^[16]	Released: June 11, 2021 Label: Just Koz Format: CD, digital download, streaming	16	5
Turbo ^[17]	Released: September 3, 2021 Label: Roundwound Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	16	3
Starship Syncopation	Release: July 26, 2024 Label: Roundwound Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming	—	—
style=text-align:center" colspan="12" style="font-size: 8pt"	"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Ref.
Live in Minneapolis	Released: March 21, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
Live on the Lido Deck	Released: June 3, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
Live in the U.K.	Released: June 14, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
Live in Amsterdam	Released: April 3, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl
Live at First Avenue	Released: June 12, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
The Syncopate & Motivate Tour (Set 1)	Released: September 15, 2020 Label: Roundwound Format: Digital download, streaming	^[18]
The Syncopate & Motivate Tour (Set 2)	Released: September 15, 2020 Label: Roundwound Format: Digital download, streaming	^[19]
The Paisley Park Session	Released: October 28, 2021 Label: Roundwound Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl	^[20] ^[21]
Wong on Ice	Released: December 23, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
The Power Station Tour (West Coast)	Released: January 20, 2023 Label: Roundwound Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl	^[22]
The Power Station Tour (East Coast)	Released: May 5, 2023 Label: Roundwound Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl	^[23]
Cory Wong Live at Montreux Jazz Fest	Released: December 1, 2023 Label: Roundwound Format: Digital download, streaming
"Live in London"	Released: May 24, 2024 Label: Roundwound Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"Jax"	2018	The Optimist
"Light as Anything
"Friends at Sea" / "The Optimist"		The Koz Nod
"Want Me Back" / "Better"	2019	08.26.18
"Limited World"		Motivational Music for the Syncopated Soul
"Home"
"Home (Alternate Take)"
"Golden"	2020	Elevated Music for an Elevated Mood	^[24]
"Meritage"
"Blackbird"		Trail Songs : Dusk
"Bluebird"		Trail Songs (Dawn)	^[25]
"Massive"		The Striped Album	^[26] ^[27]
"Design"
"Smooth Move"
"Coming Back Around"	2021	Cory Wong & The Wongnotes	^[28]
"United"
"Today"		The Golden Hour
"Getaway Car"			^[29]
"Follow the Light"		Turbo	^[30]
"Ring of Saturn"			^[31]
"Smokeshow"		Wong's Cafe
"Disco De Lune"			^[32]
"You Got to be You"			^[33]
"Power Station"	2022	Power Station
"Crisis"
"J.A.M. (Just a Minute)"			^[34]
"Look at Me"	2023	The Lucky One	^[35]
"Ready"			^[36]
"Hiding on the Moon"			^[37]
"The Grid Generation"
"Call Me Wild"
"On My Mind"	2024
"Burning"		Starship Syncopation
"Quotidian Fields"			^[38]

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"Money"	2020	Lexsplosion II
"This Dream"		Seed of Joy
"Adventure"	2021	Falling on Infinity
"Spare Tire"		^[39]
"Joyful Strut"	2022
"I'll Take That Dare"
"Jelly"	2023
"Todome no Ichigeki"		^[40]
"Everything Smells Like Salmon"	2024
"The Power of Love"
"Tunnel"		Motionation

Production and songwriting

These are writing and production credits for music outside of Wong's own solo work.

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Notes	Ref.
	2016	Vulfpeck	The Beautiful Game	Writer - Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10
"The Ace of Aces"	2018	The Fearless Flyers	The Fearless Flyers	Writer
"Barbara"				Writer
"Bicentennial"				Writer Producer
2019	Phoebe Katis	Honesty	Producer	^[41]
The Fearless Flyers	The Fearless Flyers II	Writer Producer
2020	Phoebe Katis	It's Ok to Cry	Producer	^[42]
	"Money"	Lexsoul Dancemachine	Lexplosion II	Co-writer
	"Nate Smith is the Ace of Aces"	The Fearless Flyers	Tailwinds	Co-writer - Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8	^[43]
	"Introducing the Delta Force"			Writer Producer
	"Colonel Panic"			Co-writer Producer
	"Ambush"			Writer
	Kauai			Writer
	2021	Phoebe Katis	Sweet Reunion	Producer	^[44]
"On My Mind"	2024	Alexander 23		Co-writer
style=text-align:center" colspan="12" style="font-size: 8pt"	"—" denotes he didn't contribute to just one song, but multiple songs or an entire album.

Other appearances

Title	Year	Credited artist(s)	Album	Ref.
"Animal Spirits"	2016	Vulfpeck	The Beautiful Game	^[45]
"Dean Town"
"Conscious Club"
"1 for 1, DiMaggio"
"Margery, My First Car"
"Aunt Leslie"
"Cory Wong"
"Mr. Finish Line"	2017	Vulfpeck	Mr Finish Line	^[46]
"Tee Time"		Vulfpeck
"Hero Town"		Vulfpeck
"Half of the Way"	2018	Vulfpeck	Hill Climber
"Darwin Derby"		Vulfpeck
"Love is a Beautiful Thing"		Vulfpeck
"For Survival"		Vulfpeck
"Lost My Treble Long Ago"		Vulfpeck
"Disco Ulysses (Instrumental)"
"The Cup Stacker"
"It Gets Funkier IV"		Vulfpeck
"20s"	2019	Phoebe Katis	Honesty
"Touches"
"Make Believe"
"Anyway"
"All It Takes"
"Maybe"
"Honesty"
"Zurück Ins Studio"		Marti Fischer	Album Eins	^[47]
"Promenade"		Marti Fischer		^[48]
"Die Farbe Null"		Marti Fischer		^[49]
"Der Gang"		Marti Fischer		^[50]
"Cameron"		Marti Fischer		^[51]
"Apfelschorle"				^[52]
"Öde"				^[53]
"Nicht Cool"		Marti Fischer		^[54]
"Nebelmaschine"		Marti Fischer		^[55]
"Muse"		Marti Fischer		^[56]
"Bernstein Gold"		Marti Fischer		^[57]
		Vulfpeck (Jack Stratton, Theo Katzman, Woody Goss, Joe Dart), Cory Wong, Michael Winograd, Joey Dosik, Richie Rodriguez, Melissa Gardiner, Nate Smith, Dave Koz, Chris Thile, Charles Jones, Ryan Lerman, Antwaun Stanley, Mark Dover, Chris Grymes	Live at Madison Square Garden	^[58]
"Wait for the Moment"		Woody Goss Trio	A Very Vulfy Christmas	^[59]
"Hollywood Witches"	2020	Woody and Jeremy	Strange Satisfaction	^[60]
"Under the Sky So Blue"		Evan Marien (EMAR)	EMAR Vol. 3 - Minus Bass	^[61]
"Welcome to Bacon Road"
		Fearless Flyers	Tailwinds
"It's Ok to Cry"		Phoebe Katis	It's Ok to Cry	^[62]
"You Make Everything Better"
"Placebo"
"Better Than This"
"Sometimes It's Meant to Hurt"
"Let Me Lose You"
"The Way We Feel"
"3 on E"		Vulfpeck	The Joy of Music, The Job of Real Estate
"Test Drive (Instrumental)"
"Radio Shack"
"LAX"		Vulfpeck
"Something"		Vulfpeck
"Paris"	2021	Phoebe Katis	Sweet Reunion
"Never Be a Cool Girl"
"It Takes Two"
"Hope We're Happier"
"How Far We Come"
"Crypto Cowboy"	2022	Potash Twins	Hornography	^[63]
"Somebody to You"	2023	Cody Fry	The End
style=text-align:center" colspan="12" style="font-size: 8pt"	"—" denotes he wasn't on one song, but an entire album.

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cory Wong Chart History - Jazz Albums. Billboard. April 15, 2021.
2. Web site: Cory Wong Chart History - Contemporary Jazz Albums. Billboard. April 15, 2021.
3. Web site: Cory Wong Announces Debut Full-Length Album With The Green Screen Band. Live for Live Music Staff. August 24, 2017. Live for Live Music. October 30, 2023.
4. Web site: Listen To Vulfpeck's Cory Wong Newly Released Solo Album, 'The Optimist'. Newcomb. Ming Lee. August 17, 2018. Live for Live Music. October 30, 2023.
5. Web site: Cory Wong Releases New Album, Motivational Music for the Syncopated Soul . O'Brien. Andrew. Live for Live Music. August 2, 2019. October 30, 2023.
6. Web site: Cory Wong Releases New Album, 'Elevator Music For An Elevated Mood', New Music Video [Listen/Watch]]. Kawas. Kel. January 10, 2020. Live for Live Music. October 30, 2023.
7. Web site: Cory Wong Releases Acoustic Album Trail Songs: Dusk. Bernstein. Scott. July 10, 2020. JamBase. October 30, 2023.
8. Web site: Cory Wong Releases Acoustic Album 'Trail Songs: Dusk'. Bernstein. Scott. July 10, 2020. JamBase. April 7, 2021.
9. Web site: Cory Wong Announces New Record 'The Striped Album,' Shares Single "Massive" Feat. Joe Satriani. October 10, 2020. JamBands.com. April 7, 2021.
10. Web site: Cory Wong: "Joe Satriani told me, 'You're the funkiest guitar player around, and I'd love to do something with you.' I decided to call his bluff!". Bosso. Joe. April 29, 2021. Guitar World. April 9, 2022.
11. Web site: Vulfpeck announce new album, Vulf Vault 005: Wong's Cafe, debut slinky lead single, Smokeshow. Maxwell. Jackson. December 8, 2021. Guitar World. December 12, 2021.
12. Web site: Cory Wong Joins Forces With Big Wild for Brand New Collaboration 'Crisis'. Major. Michael. April 15, 2022. BroadwayWorld. April 15, 2022.
13. Web site: Cory Wong announces new studio album alongside biggest uk headline show to date. Newsdesk. June 12, 2023. Music-News.com. July 4, 2023.
14. Web site: AllMusic: Pena – review. Chris . Nickson. AllMusic. October 12, 2010. April 4, 2021.
15. Web site: Cory Wong, Jon Batiste Release Collaborative 'Meditations' EP [Stream]]. Shackleford. Tom. May 29, 2020. Live for Live Music. April 4, 2021.
16. News: Cory Wong and Dave Koz join forces for new collaborative album, The Golden Hour. Owen. Matt. May 10, 2021. Guitar World. May 13, 2021.
17. Web site: Cory Wong and Dirty Loops join forces again for Michael Jackson Thriller cover. Laing. Rob. September 2, 2021. MusicRadar. September 3, 2021.
18. Web site: Cory Wong Shares 'The Syncopate & Motivate Tour (Set 1)' Live Release. Todd. Nate. September 4, 2020. JamBase. December 1, 2023.
19. Web site: Cory Wong Shares 'The Syncopate & Motivate Tour (Set 2)' Live Release. Todd. Nate. September 11, 2020. JamBase. December 1, 2023.
20. Web site: Watch Cory Wong wield Prince's Cloud guitar in tease for upcoming Paisley Park Session. Owens. Matt. October 22, 2021. Guitar World. December 1, 2023.
21. Web site: Cory Wong Announces "The Paisley Park Sessions," Shares "Assassin" Live Clip. Jam Bands Staff. October 22, 2021. JamBands.com. December 1, 2023.
22. Web site: Cory Wong Releases New Live Album From Recent West Coast Run. Major. Michael. January 20, 2023. BroadwayWorld. December 1, 2023.
23. Web site: Cory Wong Brings 'Power Station' To The East Coast With Live Album Ft. Victor Wooten, Trousdale [Stream]]. Borerman. Michael. May 11, 2023. Live for Live Music. December 1, 2023.
24. Web site: Acclaimed guitarist, composer, producer CORY WONG releases new album 'Elevator Music For An Elevated Mood'. Millar. Mark. January 10, 2020. XS Noise. April 7, 2021.
25. Web site: Listen to Cory Wong's 'Bluebird' with Chris Thile Ahead of 'Trail Songs: Dawn' Out this Week. Means-Shannon. Hannah. August 3, 2020. Tower Records. April 15, 2021.
26. News: Cory Wong enlists Joe Satriani for Massive, the shreddiest funk jam you've ever heard. Astley-Brown. Michael. October 2, 2020. Guitar World. April 7, 2020.
27. Web site: Guitarist Cory Wong Releases New Single "Massive" feat. Joe Satriani + New Album Announcement. Ehrenclou. Martine. October 2, 2020. Rock and Blues Muse. April 7, 2021.
28. Web site: Cory Wong Shares New Single 'Coming Back Around' Featuring Cody Fry. Todd. Nate. January 15, 2021. JamBase. April 15, 2022.
29. News: Dave Koz and Cory Wong Release Video for Groovy New Single "Getaway Car". Gibbs. Audrey. May 31, 2021. American Songwriter. June 9, 2021.
30. Web site: Cory Wong and Dirty Loops Release Collaboration "Follow The Light" (Watch). August 19, 2021. Bass Magazine. April 15, 2022.
31. Web site: Watch Cory Wong and Dirty Loops play jazzy new single, Ring Of Saturn. Parker. Matt. August 30, 2021. Guitar World. April 15, 2022.
32. Web site: Vulfpeck Shares New 'Wongs Cafe' Single "Disco De Lune" [Video]]. Broerman. Michael. December 14, 2021. Live for Live Music. December 17, 2021.
33. Web site: Vulfpeck Say "You Got To Be You" On New 'Wongs Cafe' Single [Video]]. Broerman. Michael. December 21, 2021. Live for Live Music. April 8, 2022.
34. Web site: Chromeo & Cory Wong Share Collab 'J. A. M. [Just a Minute]']. Major. Michael. April 22, 2022. BroadwayWorld. April 23, 2022.
35. Web site: Cory Wong Recruits Allen Stone For Slick 'Look At Me' Single. Kahn. Andy. May 22, 2023. JamBase. May 22, 2023.
36. Web site: Cory Wong & Ben Rector Release New Single, "Ready". Vigil. Dom. June 9, 2023. Prelude Press. June 12, 2023.
37. Web site: Cory Wong Recruits O.A.R. For Heartwarming 'Hiding On The Moon' Single. Todd. Nate. June 30, 2023. JameBase. June 30, 2023.
38. Web site: Cory Wong & Metropole Orkest (with Bruce Hornsby): Quotidian Fields. Brown. Corey. June 6, 2024. No Treble. July 10, 2024.
39. Web site: Hear Cory Wong and Ariel Posen's funk-heavy, slide-laden surprise new single, Spare Tire. Owen. Matt. August 2, 2021. Guitar World. April 15, 2022.
40. Web site: SPY x FAMILY Anime Season 2 Recruits Ado, Vaundy for Theme Songs. Harding. Daryl. September 24, 2023. Crunchyroll. September 27, 2023.
41. Web site: Honesty. April 11, 2019. Phoebe Katis. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
42. Web site: Phoebec Katis to release new album 'It's Ok To Cry'. May 18, 2020. TotalNtertainment. April 15, 2021.
43. Web site: The Fearless Flyers Announce Debut Full-Length Album 'Tailwinds' & Share Single. Nate. Todd. May 14, 2020. JamBase. April 4, 2021.
44. Web site: Sweet Reunion. July 16, 2021. Phoebe Katis. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
45. Web site: The Beautiful Game. October 17, 2016 . Vulfpeck. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
46. Web site: Mr Finish Line. November 7, 2017. Vulfpeck. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
47. Web site: Zurück Ins Studio. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
48. Web site: Promenade. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
49. Web site: Die Farbe Null. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
50. Web site: Der Gang. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
51. Web site: Cameron. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
52. Web site: Apfelschorle. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
53. Web site: Öde. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
54. Web site: Nicht Cool. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
55. Web site: Nebelmaschine. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
56. Web site: Muse. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
57. Web site: Bernstein Gold. May 3, 2019. Marti Fischer. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
58. Web site: Live at Madison Square Garden. December 9, 2019. Vulfpeck. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
59. Web site: A Very Vulfy Christmas. December 23, 2019. Woody Goss Trio. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
60. Web site: Hollywood Witches. March 13, 2020. Woody and Jeremy. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
61. Web site: EMAR Vol. 3 - Minus Bass. March 20, 2020. Evan Marien (EMAR). Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
62. Web site: It's Ok to Cry. May 22, 2020. Phoebe Katis. Bandcamp. January 25, 2022.
63. Web site: The Pulse of Entertainment: The Potash Twins Release 'Hornography' Featuring Robert Glasper. Moseley. Dr. Eunice. May 6, 2022. EurWeb. May 15, 2022.