Search - Tony Mottola :: Close to You

Tony always plays beautifully

chester | concord, ca United States | 06/16/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is typical of his later, commercial albums. Beautiful guitar playing and tone, but pop instrumentation and arrangements. Tony did some jazz albums early on, but later went pop to the dismay of hardcore jazz guitar fans.

But I always love to hear him play. He had a unique style of phrasing, sliding, bending, etc that to me combined Christian, Les Paul and Django. But his style was his own, and his chord ideas were much more 1960'....very hip and modern. His tone is gorgeous.

I love anything by Tony, but wish he did more straight up jazz."