So as seen in my last post, I attended a summer jazz camp. On the first day, the piano and guitar teachers were still teaching their students when the faculty concert was supposed to start. As a result, the guest teacher decided that they should start the concert with St. Thomas, a jazz standard by Sonny Rollins that didn't need a piano or guitar player. The tune outlines the chord changes so a comper isn't absolutely necessary.
If you didn't understand any of that, I'll just say this: it's flippin catchy. I heard it all week. And sang it all week. And played it all week.
And it's not just me. I showed up 30 minutes early everyday, and I could hear people in practice rooms playing St. Thomas... whistling it in between classes... jamming out to it at the end of the day...
At one of the concerts, a combo even performed it.
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