While never as prominent a name on the new age piano landscape as
George Winston or
David Lanz,
Danny Wright has been one of the genre's top indie artists for well over a decade. His trademark lush, meditational style serves him well with his new label, and he complements his gentle musings with the subtle enhancements of
Milo Deering's violin (the wistful musical conversation of the title track) and
Joseph Vincelli's flute ("Hayden's Spirit."). While there is always a tinge of melancholy in
Wright's music, his best moments find him tickling the higher-end ivories, finding joy amidst the isolation in the higher "elevations." He's also the master of tapping into childlike lullaby qualities to convey the deepest emotions, as on the elegiac "Heaven's Love." Both the title track and the darker-edged, dramatic "In Time We Met" are from his musical, Phantom Immortal. A sweet and romantic addition to
Wright's ever-growing catalog. ~ Jonathan Widran