My jazz director always considers Coltrane a better sax player. I can disagree in the fact that Mr. Rollins goes for more lyrical passages instead of just flying up and down scales like Mr. Coltrane. Both great however.
@80s90sPowerplay they can be a bit intimidating don't you think? actually st. thomas was one of the first songs I ever learned in school. I dont know if many high schoolers are ready to grasp coltrane changes/matrix.
@joosjoos i think by "exposed" he means listening to them, not playing their pieces. all of my music teachers always made remarks about how surprising it is that most kids in their jazz bands didn't know much about jazz music or musicians.
@mikefournier1 I didn't even get the reference until I looked it up. The living and very real version of Bleeding Gums Murphy out there playing his saxomaphone. Good ole Sonny! :D
@GoliZeka GTA IV (Grand Theft Auto 4) is one of the biggest production of Rockstar Games, and one one the most popularized game in the world ^^
In GTA IV, you can do everything you want, no particularical rules ... There's also a lot of Radio stations when you get in a car, and there's a Jazz Radio, where you can listen St Thomas by Sonny Rollins :)
@ProjectBucket Thanks for Your kind reply, mate. :-) That was just a lil' bit of sarcasm in my post. I know about GTA (I had about 16 or so when I bought GTA One, couple of light years ago :) ), just wanted to say that this song is much more than GTA franchise. But, of course, it is great when sth like a video game reference young people to such a great stuff, like jazz in this case.
@GoliZeka Thanks, sarcasm is very difficult to see ^^' and yeah , I agree, it's nice to know that a video game can teach something good (except for killing and for running over ppl :) )
Agree with 'possibly the greatest jazz video on the interwebs' - thanks for posting it - 617.000 can't be wrong? The power of Rollin's solos are always awsome as here. A young and shaven NHOP did a good job too - as Stan Getz told the World he would. Rollins always preferred 'three cord melodies' such as here but preferably with only two other players - what a powerful, technichally perfect man he was (then)!
Where on earth did you even find this video? this is amazing! One of my favorite saxophonists of all time (and the one who got me into jazz, the reason I play tenor)
Sonny is the master. This is honestly some amazing jazz from my favorite era in the genre. This piece just screams class. I was a chef in a Jazz Lounge and our house band played it every weekend. I will never tire of hearing the next improv rendition!!
Nice contrast to the "Saxophone Colossus" version, which in itself is tight in all the right places. The slightly more free-flowing feel here is a joy to experience.
That was awesome! Sunny you made it look so easy. You didn't seem to break a sweat. I loved the way you doubled up on those notes. You made that song exciting and made it come alive for the listener. I hope I get to hear you play live someday.
POR FAVOR SUBAN EL VIDEO COMPLETO DE JOE HENDERSON CON FREDDIE HUBARD, HERBIE HANCOOK Y OTROS MONSTRUOS TOCANDO EN VIVO EL TEMA : RECORDAME, perdonen si no escribi bien en ingles. LA HUMANIDAD ENTERA SE LOS AGRADECERA.
The sound is amazing , but i think band's fraternalism is poor , they even smil e, that's a problem i think music deserves a good convivence to sound even bigger !
@Paradox484 I always look at combo work as a competition for best solo, and I always (silently) decide who the winner is when I am listening. Here, I might have to give it to Drew.
@josephj735 No it's not. D Dorian gives a much more 'bluesy' sound. The 'A' section is diatonic of D major and the 'B' section is diatonic of E harmonic minor, with a ii-V turnaround into the 'A' section.
so. if someone doesnt have the chance to hear a good song any other way, but hears it in a video game for the first time, does that mean they're not allowed to like the song simply because its a good song? give me a break. the people that hate people who hear songs in video games just have no life and have to bring down everyone else.
I played that at a friend's house once and recognised it right away, when I said it he just stared at me lol, I always recognise randomly playing music XD
I managed to see Sonny for the first time when he came to UCSB a couple of years back. I was amazed 1) that I got to see him, and 2) he could still play like few others, even at age 80. Fantastic show.
My dad's favorite tune. Or one of them at least. He always hummed this song when he was in a good mood, it was a sure sign. He would have turned 70 today so that's why I'm listening to this clip. Sorta trying to imagine what he would have felt had he heard it. I think he would have loved how the pianist quotes Rollins' original solo from the record.
Last night my wife and I were at The Dresden, the small jazz club shown in the movie, Swingers. We stopped in just in time to see a small group of musicians playing their version of Sonny Rollins' St. Thomas and I haven't been able to get the song out of my head. The Dresden, on Vermont, in Hollywood, CA, is a cool spot with a relaxed vibe to check out small jazz groups playing standards like this. It sure would be cool if they could get Sonny Rollins himself to play there!
I could listen to Sonny all day. He's my favorite saxaphone player and its great to be able to see these videos. Thank you BluesBeBopper for sharing this.
I've heard so many versions of this song, and almost every one is devoid of any emotion - they're all cheesy, pseudo-latin arrangements in which the players have no concept of swing. This, on the other had, is sheer joy captured into a 10 minute long video. This swings more than bird. This is sick.
Only one thing: St. Thomas isn't swing, it's straight-style. Of course, if a group is playing it so straight that it sounds Latin, they're doing life wrong.
@chargerfighter1 you've kinda helped my point along. lots of people play this as straight as possible. it shouldn't be swung in the style of bop - however, all styles have some sort of swing to them - even the straightest funk has its own "swing". this song isn't meant to be swung in the traditional sense of the word - but it still needs to have its own *swing*, which these players do extremely well.
I know, right? And I totally understand what you mean. Every tune and style has its own feel to it, and screwing with it doesn't always go well. St. Thomas is a beautiful tune with its own amazing style, and I love it. In my opinion, people who hate it don't need the ears that it's supposed ti bless. Plus, it's freaking Sonny Rollins. You can't go wrong there. :P
I love going on a killing spree in GTA IV with this song... makes me feel like a mafia classic serial killer ^_^
TazJumperHardjump 1 day ago
Tight and lucid. Esp. enjoying the percussion by Heath!
TheBigleggedwoman 1 day ago
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olddog1122 1 week ago
Nice sandals ;)
aydansavaskan 1 week ago
It's just some guy honkin' his horn. Check out Lady Gaga if you want some real music.
MrDreamTheater2 2 weeks ago
@MrDreamTheater2 Joker
aydansavaskan 1 week ago
@MrDreamTheater2 LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
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I want this video on my C5 5MP phone.
dailypinoyshowbiz 2 weeks ago
maynard brought me here
fighterace0 2 weeks ago
My jazz director always considers Coltrane a better sax player. I can disagree in the fact that Mr. Rollins goes for more lyrical passages instead of just flying up and down scales like Mr. Coltrane. Both great however.
JoshKinneyBro 2 weeks ago
@JoshKinneyBro They both essentially run up and down scales
SytzeKZ 1 week ago
TOOTIEEEEEEEEEEEE I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!!!!!!1111111111111ONEONEONEONEONEONEONE
Fantasticifaction 3 weeks ago
Piano solo is fucking as awesome!
nepotiums 4 weeks ago
4:42 is amazing!!!!
vmi3301 1 month ago
sweeet :Q______________________
peghashus 1 month ago
NHOP was so young.
lincland 1 month ago
Bill Cosby brought me here.
VespidNecroid 1 month ago 9
@VespidNecroid Me too. He was honored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today at the 34th annual celebration of the arts.
sagemark 1 month ago
How can schools have "Jazz Bands" without requiring students to be exposed to greats like Rollins and Coltrane?
80s90sPowerplay 1 month ago 3
@80s90sPowerplay they can be a bit intimidating don't you think? actually st. thomas was one of the first songs I ever learned in school. I dont know if many high schoolers are ready to grasp coltrane changes/matrix.
joosjoos 1 month ago
@joosjoos i think by "exposed" he means listening to them, not playing their pieces. all of my music teachers always made remarks about how surprising it is that most kids in their jazz bands didn't know much about jazz music or musicians.
Cuddlebunzzzz 3 weeks ago
@mikefournier1 I didn't even get the reference until I looked it up. The living and very real version of Bleeding Gums Murphy out there playing his saxomaphone. Good ole Sonny! :D
Artoofeva 1 month ago
Does anyone realize we're actually looking at the character "Bleeding Gums" Murphy???
mikefournier1 1 month ago
Young Tootie looks like Will.I.Am LOL
clairemhle1 1 month ago
I hope Sonny Rollins has another concert though he's really old now. I wish I had the honor to catch him playing on the Williamsburg bridge...
clairemhle1 1 month ago
spectacular, extremely technical drumming
Jimbengoz 1 month ago
This song is my favorite jazz song ever if not my favorite songs ever!!
Artoofeva 1 month ago
that's amazing. SWEET!
bnv016 1 month ago
aside from all the obvious props, Kenny Drew was killing it there!
handdancin 1 month ago
this is soloed on d major, well that's what I solo on! haha
TheOllieFTW 2 months ago
Thumbs up if you already know this song way before gta IV !
ProjectBucket 2 months ago 27
@ProjectBucket I was on my way to give you my thumb up, but then... what is gtaIV..?
GoliZeka 1 week ago
@GoliZeka GTA IV (Grand Theft Auto 4) is one of the biggest production of Rockstar Games, and one one the most popularized game in the world ^^
In GTA IV, you can do everything you want, no particularical rules ... There's also a lot of Radio stations when you get in a car, and there's a Jazz Radio, where you can listen St Thomas by Sonny Rollins :)
Google it for more informations ;)
ProjectBucket 1 week ago
@ProjectBucket Thanks for Your kind reply, mate. :-) That was just a lil' bit of sarcasm in my post. I know about GTA (I had about 16 or so when I bought GTA One, couple of light years ago :) ), just wanted to say that this song is much more than GTA franchise. But, of course, it is great when sth like a video game reference young people to such a great stuff, like jazz in this case.
Be well and prosper!
GoliZeka 1 week ago
@GoliZeka Thanks, sarcasm is very difficult to see ^^' and yeah , I agree, it's nice to know that a video game can teach something good (except for killing and for running over ppl :) )
It was a pleasure talking to you ! :)
ProjectBucket 4 days ago
the 17 people that disliked this video either have no taste in music or have no souls
bobcycle67 2 months ago
Agree with 'possibly the greatest jazz video on the interwebs' - thanks for posting it - 617.000 can't be wrong? The power of Rollin's solos are always awsome as here. A young and shaven NHOP did a good job too - as Stan Getz told the World he would. Rollins always preferred 'three cord melodies' such as here but preferably with only two other players - what a powerful, technichally perfect man he was (then)!
Jan Gadd
jangadd 2 months ago
The piano lick at 3:29 is awesome.
UsernameForAdam 2 months ago
quite possibly the greatest jazz video on the interwebs...great soloing all around and some of the greatest musicians ever. Been on repeat for days
pop9900 2 months ago
sonny rollins was tagged in this video
drummsonguitar 2 months ago
Amazing! ,tumbs up if you got to this by gta zt =)
josefgvert 3 months ago
Where on earth did you even find this video? this is amazing! One of my favorite saxophonists of all time (and the one who got me into jazz, the reason I play tenor)
last8frames 3 months ago
Hearing this song makes me wish that my upright bass were here right now.
chargerfighter1 3 months ago
Seeing him tonight.
Sheepbend 3 months ago
Sonny is the master. This is honestly some amazing jazz from my favorite era in the genre. This piece just screams class. I was a chef in a Jazz Lounge and our house band played it every weekend. I will never tire of hearing the next improv rendition!!
blacknvicious 3 months ago
i play this song in my jazz band and i fell in love with it
aarontherockeramhere 3 months ago
All four of these people are extremely talented, it's just unbelievable.
mussman717word 3 months ago
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1wvserenity 3 months ago
wow 6:10 - 6:24 is cool on the bass solo
pop9900 4 months ago
just wanna thank gta 4 for letting me into the wonderful world of jazz
GBAPCLAN 4 months ago in playlist songs 2 36
@GBAPCLAN this song is in Gta4? haha
KarimisFan 2 months ago
Does anyone know where to find a transcription of Sonny's improv for this version of St Thomas?
monkeys2395 4 months ago
amazing song
hellostupid369 4 months ago
Kenny Drew ain't too bad either!
improv113 4 months ago
playing this in senoir band =]
straightemmeshow 4 months ago
sonny can hold an interesting improv for 12 hr no stop. he is never out of ideas-amazing!!
mNareznoy 4 months ago
wow... 16 dislikes
nahn13 4 months ago
Kenny Drew: An amazing pianist! One of the best I heard with Michel Petrucciani and John Lewis.
MJJBeliever 4 months ago
I've heard this song lots of times never knowing who was performing it. Now I know. Great tune!
Congrats to Sonny Rollins receiving the Kennedy Honors in Washington D.C. on Dec 4, 2011 presented by President Obama.
JeffmChicago 4 months ago
off the chain Happy BDay Sonny Rollins
BlackAzzRobb 4 months ago
Nice contrast to the "Saxophone Colossus" version, which in itself is tight in all the right places. The slightly more free-flowing feel here is a joy to experience.
stevetadworkz 5 months ago
o jezu ile dżezu
DonDingoMusic 5 months ago
but jeez sonny is a grumpy bum
MrDrewbies 5 months ago
fantastic, the group just gels so well
MrDrewbies 5 months ago
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) and Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums) deserve special kudos for their beautiful melodic playing!!!!
FearlessDreamer3 5 months ago
Sweet Youth- Sweet Notes!
FearlessDreamer3 5 months ago
THIS IS SO SICK
Theshamham 5 months ago
I love this song but Paul Youngs version is the best
deethr 5 months ago
@SlaM900 original on Saxophone Colossus, but this version on
Trio Paris 1965 & Quartet Copenhagen 1968 or
Sonny Rollins In Denmark 1 (Moon (It) MCD 037-2)
Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Albert Heath (d)
Sonny Rollins In Denmark 2 (Moon (It) MCD 038-2)
"Jazzhus Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, September, 1968
and on dvd
theobuis 5 months ago
is this recording in any of sonny's albums?
SlaM900 5 months ago
@SlaM900 On "Saphone Colossus"
MrGoorgorlu 5 months ago
@MrGoorgorlu Not the same version of the same song
MrJeanPhilippe007 5 months ago
That was awesome! Sunny you made it look so easy. You didn't seem to break a sweat. I loved the way you doubled up on those notes. You made that song exciting and made it come alive for the listener. I hope I get to hear you play live someday.
dochollowaysaxophone 5 months ago
Sick Bass Solo!
BarthiArgento 6 months ago
POR FAVOR SUBAN EL VIDEO COMPLETO DE JOE HENDERSON CON FREDDIE HUBARD, HERBIE HANCOOK Y OTROS MONSTRUOS TOCANDO EN VIVO EL TEMA : RECORDAME, perdonen si no escribi bien en ingles. LA HUMANIDAD ENTERA SE LOS AGRADECERA.
TheMultikiT 6 months ago
such a catchy tune...love st thomas!
westywales1991 6 months ago
15 personas vieron el video boca abajo, ellos tambien se estan preguntando: a quien no le gusto esto?
martin2sax 6 months ago
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My soul feels good now.
bmartinmusics 6 months ago
00:58 xD
basgalgemba 6 months ago
Thank you for showing me again how great NHOP was!
Taquai 6 months ago
I love Tootie :-)
Fantasticifaction 6 months ago
A Good histrical session !! Bravo!!!~ JackHideo
jack23j 6 months ago
only two types of musicians out there. people who swing, and people who don't
pwnmonkeyisreal 6 months ago 2
What a stud!!! Just turned 80 and still a saxophone colossus!!!
cdissler 6 months ago 23
@cdissler - I saw his 80th anniversary concert in Bologna and he was magnificent. Played nonstop for almost three hours, and brought the house down!
spanishcaravan2 2 months ago
awesome.
legostarwarsguy99 6 months ago
JNR of GTA 4 :D
Rubayat25 6 months ago
@Rubayat25 Haha, I've just started playing this on Sax, AND just started to play GTA 4 I will have to look out for it!
TriumphantCarrot 6 months ago
No hay palabras para describir el gran talento de Sonny Rollins. Simplemente todas sus obras son HERMOSAS. Que grande es, es un coloso...
djwuevoswuangos 6 months ago
Haha Max Roach and Neil Peart could learn from Tootie :D
Fantasticifaction 6 months ago
quienes son los dementes que escribieron que esto no les gusto?? ESTO ES MUSICA CARAJO, ESTAMOS EN PRESENCIA DE UNO DE LOS MAS GRANDES DEL JAZZ.
TheMultikiT 7 months ago
The sound is amazing , but i think band's fraternalism is poor , they even smil e, that's a problem i think music deserves a good convivence to sound even bigger !
SuperRafta 7 months ago
This is incredible! The best band all Sonny has haved so far. The definitive version of St.Thomaso...
jazzuffe 7 months ago
If you disliked this just cuz he's black you guys are fags Sonny is fuckin amazing
Irishbreakfast100 7 months ago
so smooth and natural... sonny really is a colossus... but a gentle one!
frednolasco 7 months ago
O.O I'm so happy right now T_T
Notmineonline 7 months ago
Oh dam, the bass tore this up!
Paradox484 7 months ago
@Paradox484 I always look at combo work as a competition for best solo, and I always (silently) decide who the winner is when I am listening. Here, I might have to give it to Drew.
meettheandersounds 6 months ago
anyone know if this is soloed on D Dorian? i played a while ago but cant remember
josephj735 7 months ago
@josephj735 No it's not. D Dorian gives a much more 'bluesy' sound. The 'A' section is diatonic of D major and the 'B' section is diatonic of E harmonic minor, with a ii-V turnaround into the 'A' section.
Karzkin 7 months ago
Sonny plays so well that his sax got a gloriole at 1:27! : D
giggn92 7 months ago
This is my favorite song! We always have so much fun with it at jamsessions, ofcourse we play it completely different:
watch?v=WeHBguYtmrw
mieleke 7 months ago
Missing my Biiig Daddy, and cousin Miles, too!
quijote091 7 months ago
3:37-3:40
"Hmmm, fuck, he's way better"
alexlee930821010 7 months ago
@alexlee930821010 Nope. He's way better 8:55
Notmineonline 7 months ago
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anth0nn 7 months ago
EPIC AT 2:50-4:40 !!!!
anth0nn 7 months ago
We saw him last night in Melbourne at the Town hall. He's 80 now, and still blowing a storm. :-)
matthk 7 months ago
@matthk That was an awesome gig - best festival EVER!!! Hope Lee Konitz pulls through :(
smeegol1976 7 months ago
when was this done??late 60s early 70s??
atombomb31458 8 months ago
@atombomb31458 -- 1968?
7ruedolivet 7 months ago
@atombomb31458 I believe it's early 60's according to Sonny's style but nothing sure here...
MrJeanPhilippe007 5 months ago
Have a listen to Joshua Redman,Jazz Crimes,please
valvetrom 8 months ago
I could watch this video over and over again.. 4 amazing solos by 4 amazing musicians.
Jackrabbit710 8 months ago
Tenor Sax player Sonny Rollins, you're it next to John Coltrane.
kenpugeda 8 months ago
14 people totally deaf....this is JAZZ
blakkkman 8 months ago
Check this guy out, great player: youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk_xrBs2SI
tilakaa 8 months ago
omg i love you work! i must improve on my sax skills haha sonny rollins you are my saxaphone idol :D
MusiqueLeTeddyZ 8 months ago
omg i love you work! i must improve on my sax skills haha
MusiqueLeTeddyZ 8 months ago
1) Piano licks in 2nd chorus of head are immense
2) How does he bend like that!?
JNStuttard2 8 months ago
What I would give just to shake hands with such a legend...
chargerfighter1 8 months ago
Aaaaand I'm happy.
chargerfighter1 8 months ago 48
@chargerfighter1 My thoughts exactly.
sydmc2525 5 months ago
"He's not THAT great" 6:14
inuboy23 8 months ago
talking about jazz negates jazz....oooops ...sorry..
joanofnoahsark 8 months ago
08:37 Sonny is thinking; "Soon done?"
CharlieMcCotton 8 months ago
heh heh - love your work EddieHaskell
GoodnightFromHim 8 months ago
Did anyone notice that the song actually sped up slightly by the end?
busterbrownation 8 months ago
This song has an awesome rhythm. My jazz ensemble played this at our first gig.
wxxyz77 8 months ago
I went to see Sonny recently about a year ago and he was still groovin like he is exactly in this video. and now he's eighty.
madmanhahaha 8 months ago
This video made me a bassist. Oh wait, I did that.....this video made me a better bassist.
chargerfighter1 8 months ago
I love this tune!
IBeAMusician 9 months ago
Going to see him at Jazz Fest!!! Oh, boy!
meamfood 9 months ago
Damn, there goes this brand new keyboard.
RonBurgundy609 9 months ago
Bliss for the ears!
Tatocantosays 9 months ago
Sonny's GLOBAL WARMING CD is fabulous-you won't be disappointed
April 29, 2011.
williampaquin1 9 months ago
Suh-mooth!!!
GamingKid94 9 months ago
The bass solo was exceptional...
greatlighten1 9 months ago
Jazz is proof that we are not alone in the Universe. Rollins.
RoyalColaNews 9 months ago 2
Why would someone dislike this? They clearly know nothing about music.
KeyboardPlayer97 9 months ago 2
@KeyboardPlayer97
That about sums it up. If you hate this song, then you have no reason to have ears for it to bless, eh?
chargerfighter1 9 months ago 21
This is just outstanding!
jazzaheadandbehind 9 months ago
it's NHOP on Bass, right? I'm not sure, I've never seen any vidéo of him so young, but it sounds really like him...
FabienGirard 9 months ago
@FabienGirard Yes it is... ain't he great!
ScottFree37 9 months ago
what was the drum beat on this?
MIGRAIN26 9 months ago
What a fantastic version of this tune.
Thanks so much for sharing it
If I may, where did you come by it?
ScottFree37 9 months ago
Iconic and memorable.
pugdoggsolid 9 months ago
The Cosby Show- Season 7 27 And Still Cooking
MrPurple0 9 months ago
Sonny is a god of a god :O
Sax4565 9 months ago
I play the bass. This guy is my idol. Period.
chargerfighter1 9 months ago
so. if someone doesnt have the chance to hear a good song any other way, but hears it in a video game for the first time, does that mean they're not allowed to like the song simply because its a good song? give me a break. the people that hate people who hear songs in video games just have no life and have to bring down everyone else.
militarymuseumvol 9 months ago
14 people don't know about jazz :(
Garrus90 9 months ago
We can listen this in GTA4 "JNR - Jazz Nation Radio" :)
Garrus90 9 months ago
@Garrus90 shut up
mcmeekz 9 months ago
@Garrus90
I played that at a friend's house once and recognised it right away, when I said it he just stared at me lol, I always recognise randomly playing music XD
MrFunxy 9 months ago
Sonny rocks!
antofa123 9 months ago
I managed to see Sonny for the first time when he came to UCSB a couple of years back. I was amazed 1) that I got to see him, and 2) he could still play like few others, even at age 80. Fantastic show.
ScabNainz 9 months ago
Sonny Rollin's tone is, in my opinion, the epitome for a Tenor Sax......I'm a trumpet player. LOL I can listen to Sonny all day!
PalabraViva3 9 months ago
My dad's favorite tune. Or one of them at least. He always hummed this song when he was in a good mood, it was a sure sign. He would have turned 70 today so that's why I'm listening to this clip. Sorta trying to imagine what he would have felt had he heard it. I think he would have loved how the pianist quotes Rollins' original solo from the record.
drbalalajka 10 months ago 2
stupid question, but whats the form on this tune???
playlotsofdrums 10 months ago
Fidel Rollins
Deafout87 10 months ago
I taught myself how to play this song by ear in high school. Couldn't come close on the solo section, though.
Macrochenia 10 months ago
Last night my wife and I were at The Dresden, the small jazz club shown in the movie, Swingers. We stopped in just in time to see a small group of musicians playing their version of Sonny Rollins' St. Thomas and I haven't been able to get the song out of my head. The Dresden, on Vermont, in Hollywood, CA, is a cool spot with a relaxed vibe to check out small jazz groups playing standards like this. It sure would be cool if they could get Sonny Rollins himself to play there!
TonyBoy525 10 months ago
Is the bassist Niels ?
Who is the pianist ?
custardapple777 10 months ago
@custardapple777 sorry, I just read your description
custardapple777 10 months ago
I could listen to Sonny all day. He's my favorite saxaphone player and its great to be able to see these videos. Thank you BluesBeBopper for sharing this.
maudrly 10 months ago
Sonny is da bomb. Nothing more needs to be said.
righteous505 10 months ago
Sonny is da bomb. Nothing more needs to be said.
righteous505 10 months ago
I can listen to Sonny forever. I love this song.
gregorycahill 10 months ago
im happyy listening to thiss...
ivanovickr 10 months ago
I've heard so many versions of this song, and almost every one is devoid of any emotion - they're all cheesy, pseudo-latin arrangements in which the players have no concept of swing. This, on the other had, is sheer joy captured into a 10 minute long video. This swings more than bird. This is sick.
glassbreaker5791 10 months ago
@glassbreaker5791
Only one thing: St. Thomas isn't swing, it's straight-style. Of course, if a group is playing it so straight that it sounds Latin, they're doing life wrong.
chargerfighter1 9 months ago
@chargerfighter1 you've kinda helped my point along. lots of people play this as straight as possible. it shouldn't be swung in the style of bop - however, all styles have some sort of swing to them - even the straightest funk has its own "swing". this song isn't meant to be swung in the traditional sense of the word - but it still needs to have its own *swing*, which these players do extremely well.
glassbreaker5791 9 months ago
@glassbreaker5791
I know, right? And I totally understand what you mean. Every tune and style has its own feel to it, and screwing with it doesn't always go well. St. Thomas is a beautiful tune with its own amazing style, and I love it. In my opinion, people who hate it don't need the ears that it's supposed ti bless. Plus, it's freaking Sonny Rollins. You can't go wrong there. :P
chargerfighter1 9 months ago
this kind of music gets finer with time.
redryan20000 10 months ago
We all better listen to Niels Henning Orsted Pederson performing "My little suede shoes". It is heart warming and owesome.
KatsuArai 10 months ago
True prodigy.
pugdoggsolid 10 months ago
ロリンズいつ何処の?･･ペデルセン～ﾄﾞﾘｭｰとゆうと!････どちらにしろGOOD･ST･THOMAS
blackandtanful 10 months ago
snap i remember this song from an episode of the Cosbys. Cliff & Claire were dancing to it. It was so cute. Miss that show.
mega5ive 10 months ago
I'm sure that the pianist is Kenny Drew. Who is the Bassist?
coweta19 10 months ago
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Seems to be Niels-Henning Orsted-Pedersen
kaymaa 10 months ago