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'Stan O'Daffer has played with many people over the years including Dizzy Gillespie and Dave Brubeck. His music has charted in Billboard and he's received praise from Peter Gabriel for a cover version he did of Mercy Street. So...why haven't you heard of him? I don't know. But I do know that if O'Daffer can continue to make albums such as Distance, you'll be hearing a lot about him in the future. His playing is that of a virtuoso but his sense of good taste is well developed. The music is simple and beautiful enough that average listeners are not disoriented while at the same time it is technically proficient enough that even the most accomplished musicians will be able to appreciate it. Thanks to artists like Yanni and John Tesh, new age music has been stereotyped recently as listened to by the same people who buy Michael Bolten records. Hopefully Stan O'Daffer will change that. We've already seen it happen to country music.
This disc is almost an hour of aural relaxation with none of the gimmicks you've come to expect from the major label version of the genre. In other words, it wasn't recorded in an ancient venue in Greece and there are no plush synths. I recommend it to anybody who is looking for the perfect music to play in the background at parties or to sit and relax to.
'~ Kathode Ray Music Reviews 1996 '…LOVELY. '~ Peter Gabriel '...it is always a treat to [hear] intelligent, interesting music...Mr. O'Daffer is truly gifted, and the combination with Billy McLaughlin is
superb. '~ KUAC Radio, Fairbanks, Alaska |
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