Ton Van Bergeyk / John James / Sam Mitchell / Dale Miller

Ton Van Bergeyk / John James / Sam Mitchell / Dale Miller: I Got Rhythm

by David Rickert
September 10, 2010

Back in the seventies, a group of acoustic guitar players in England hit upon the ingenious idea of mining the early twentieth century for songs that would make for pleasant finger-style arrangements. Given the heavy syncopation and catchy melodies of the novelty tunes and rags from that era, they figured correctly that such songs would translate seamlessly to the guitar. I Got Rhythm, originally recorded in 1976, features four guitarists playing dazzling arrangements of these songs. A few will be ...