Don Grusin

JAZZ | KEYBOARD | PRODUCTION

Combining skilled jazz performance with raw talent, Grammy-winning musician Don Grusin's new album "Out of Thin Air" is a fresh take on a time tested formula. Available now from all major music retailers.

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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

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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.

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Don Grusin and Filippo Gaetani - Populism Dystopia - EP Trailer

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Don Grusin and Filippo Gaetani - Populism Dystopia - EP Trailer

American jazz pianist Grammy winner Don Grusin and producer Filippo Gaetani long friendship culminated in a recording session in Vienna at Tic Studio in the summer 2017 and continued through 2018, resulting in a 4 track Ep. “Populism Dystopia”, is to be released on April 26th 2019 via Rayrecordings. Don Grusin - Piano, Backing Vocals, Organ, Rhodes Filippo Gaetani - Bass, Guitars, Vocals, Synth Christian Ziegelwanger - Drums Marshall Gilkes - Trombone on "Populism Dystopia" Tina Heumesser - Cello on "I Miss You" Alexander Czerny - Lead Guitar on "Call My Name" Recorded and Mixed at Tic, Vienna, by Filippo Gaetani Additional engineering by Florian Weixelbaumer Assistant - Pascal Obermayer Mastered by Julian Lowe @jmlmastering Produced by Don Grusin and Filippo Gaetani Cover Art by Petulia Mattioli @Rayrecordings / Don Grusin Music 2019

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Down the Rhodes Webisode: Don Grusin

The following is a webisode featuring bonus material from Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story. Please visit www.FenderRhodesStory.com to order a copy of this historic documentary, brought to life through stories and performances from a remarkable cast of music notables. With an insider's look, we see how a war era rehabilitation tool developed into a major proponent of the electronic instrument movement, and became the most revolutionary electric piano of our time. facebook.com - Fender Rhodes Story twitter.com/RhodesStory

Friendship by Don Grusin and Minoru Mukaiya

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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.

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