Ton Van Bergeyk is a guitarist's guitarist. That is not to say that his playing is at all over-technical or hard for non-guitarists to appreciate. To the contrary, his music is quite direct and engaging. Ton has absorbed elements of a great many widely varied guitar stylists and is himself already a major influence among younger players.
Ton's first record, FAMOUS RAGTIME GUITAR SOLOS (SGGW104) remains a classic in the field. With FAMOUS FINGERPICKING GUITAR SOLOS FROM THE GOLDEN ERA OF AMERICAN POP MUSIC (SGGW124) and his tracks on I GOT RHYTHM (SGGW133) Ton expanded his interests to include swing tunes of the 20's and 30's. The present release evinces his still widening tastes and abilities, including modern jazz, blues, contemporary pop, more swing tunes and even Mexican serenadas. The range of guitar styles and sounds (Ton uses a nylon-strung as well as a steel here) is extraordinary and makes for great listening.
Track Listing: (click on tracks for mp3 sound samples)
1. Georgia On My Mind
2. Black and Tan Fantasy
3. Nobody's Sweetheart
4. Mexico Bonito
5. The Boogie Dance
6. Rocking Chair
7. Between The Lines
8. We're All Alone
9. The Fabulous Rosina
10. Blue Monk
11. Cry Me A River
12. Hombre Mio
13. Lulu's Back In Town
14. Rosa De Castilla
15. Lady Madonna
16. March Of The Hoodlums
All arrangements are included in the tab/music PDF booklet on this CD.
You will need Adobe Acrobat (a free download) to open and print this file from your computer.
