
"I Got Rhythm" is one of George Gershwin's most famous songs, and certainly the most durable in jazz terms; it's harmonic progression has been used literally thousands of times and was greatly favored by early modern jazz musicians like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. It is also greatly loved by singers, from Ethel Mermen to Ella Fitzgerald and beyond. This version in C should introduce the intermediate picker to a few new ideas.