If you're afraid of jazz, let Tony Baglino take you there.
A master of both visual arts and the jazz saxophone,
Tony does not spend his life trying to impress his peers.
His paintings and his music are fresh and new yet accessible
to anybody willing to open up just a little. His newest album,
The New Solomon Project, is his second recording effort,
and shows the natural progression of a creative jazz musician
as he moves forward within his own creative sphere. But unlike
many experimental musicians, he invites you in with him,
instead of coldly daring you to decode his musical puzzles.
You can tell that he is creating music that pleases his senses.
Newness for newness sake is not his game. The result ? You hear
melodic riffs you can sink your teeth into, rhythms you can
understand, and structure that does not stretch you so thin
that it almost disappears. Most of all, you hear music that
does not shout at you, but speaks to you, and it speaks with
a very pleasing voice.
When you buy The New Solomon Project, I suggest that you
take a seat, listen to it, and expect to be pleased. If you
are already a jazz fan, you ll be thrilled by his confidence;
his willingness to proclaim his identity. There is unity without
sameness, and variety without loss of direction. And there is
sincerity. If you are new to the genre, you may simply say,
I like this, and surprise yourself to discover that your tastes
are not as locked in as you thought they were. Once you've heard it,
put it away until you have a project to do, like cooking up
a fine meal, or painting the bedroom. Now slip The Solomon Project
into your CD player and you might discover that you have a new friend,
a small body of music to live with and delight in, again and again.
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