ALBUM OF THE MONTH
December 2020
Don Grusin's "Out of Thin Air"PS Audio’s new label is unashamedly ‘audiophile’ in every way, taking all the boxes that entice the enthusiast. How so? This inaugural release is 1) a double-disc affair, containing an SACD and a DVD so you can do your own comparisons, 2) the music itself is superbly-recorded solo piano, all the better to judge without distraction, 3) all the studio kit is itemised and 4) the player is a jazz hero (whose brother Dave is responsible for early audiophile LPs). OK, maybe I just described a throwback to the late 1970s, but this is a vibrant recording that will make you sit up in your chair, so real is the experience. It may not get played to death in your system, but trust me: you will use it to dazzle like-minded visitors.-- Written by Ken Kessler for www.soundstagehifi.com

Introducing
Don Grusin
Don Grusin grew up listening to a variety of musicians and genres that have played an influential role in shaping his signature sound. Now, as a well-respected musician, Don aims to offer something different and unique to his fans.
Since embarking on his career in 1961, Grusin has entranced fans with his own signature piano sound. For some, music is just a way to let out a little bit of energy, but for Don Grusin it’s so much more than that– it’s a way of life. Browse the site to learn more about Don, his music, and ways to collaborate.

Industry Reviews
Respected Insights

Doug Hannah - Nashville
Creative Synergy
I buy a lot of vinyl to hear that natural sound that seems to be missing from many modern, re-re-re-re mastered recordings, but you up and achieved the same thing in a new recording. Something I know was recorded with care and fidelity as watchwords. That means a great deal to me.

Motoyuki “Yuki” Sugiura - Tokyo
Professional Guidance
The recording quality was supreme with superb resolution. Every sensitive nuance was captured by the DSD recording from the touch of the fingers, the hammers knocking the piano strings softly and gently, the strings resonating with each other in great harmony, the dynamic vibration of the wooden piano body, and even to the room reverberation. Every element was in such great balance.

Peter Rafelson - Rafelson Media, LA
Lasting Impact
Love this album - Hidalgo, Study in E, Gershwin - you are like Bud Powell meets Americana Gospel Virtuoso - with a dash of Debussy :)

Doug Robinson - San Miguel de Allende
Creative Synergy
This project is a home-run on every level. I don’t have a lot of music in my library for which I could use the following combination of adjectives: elegant, witty, soulful, funky, cinematic, bluesy, and technically impressive. I’d also like to offer a personal thank you for reminding me that a piano has 88 keys – you manage to use all of them.


Nelson Mandela & Armand Sabal-Lecco

Germany 2009, The Hang Tour, Photo - Ssirus Pakzad


Rio, Brasil, 2008 Don Grusin, Totonho Villeroy, Milton Nascimento

Tokyo - Sadao Watanabe Concert, 2008 Photo - Shiho Yabe

Photo Randee St. Nicholas.jp

Don Grusin, Alex Acuna , Ernie Watts, Jeff Berlin

Harvey Mason, Abraham Laboriel, Ernie Watts, Paul Jackson Jr., Don Grusin

Dave Grusin, Don Grusin - St. Moritz, Switzerland, July 14, 2017 Christian Jott Jenny Founder, Artistic Director

Abraham Laboriel, Don Grusin, Ernie Watts, Harvey Mason, Scott Moore, Paul Jackson Jr, Minoru Mukaiya

The Games - East meets West Tokyo Concert

Don Grusin, Abraham Laboriel, Sadao Watanabe, Ricardo Silveira, Michael Shapiro, Steve Thornton

Backstage in Tokyo

Gerald Albright, Don Grusin, Abe Laboriel, Dawn Bishop, Alex Acuna, Geoff Gillette

Recording in Japan, 1982

Paul Jackson Jr, Harvey Mason, Abe Laboriel, Minor Mukaiya

photographer and video director Randee St. Nicholas

United Recording, Los Angeles

MCA Convention in Hamburg Germany - Heinz Canibol, Dave Grusin, Tom Glagow, Don Grusin ~1988

Neil Cowan - Guitar, Tiago Coimbra-bass, Mark - drums


Duet piano concert at Fm Rundsbrek in Munich

Celebrating tour in Tokyo 2018