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Out of Thin Air

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;An original DSD recording from piano master Don Grusin. It's a sonic stunner, in CD, high res and DSD. Nothing short of amazing, both musically and sonically.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:897,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}">An original DSD recording from piano master Don Grusin. It's a sonic stunner, in CD, high res and DSD. Nothing short of amazing, both musically and sonically.</span>

From the brilliant pianist, Don Grusin comes a remarkable recording of original compositions. Recorded in pure DSD on the Sonoma Multi-track recorder, this is one of the very best recordings you'll have in your treasured collection. The 2-disc SACD set is sold out but remains available as a download or a limited edition vinyl release. Do not miss out on what remains available on this limited edition release of Octave Records' premier launch of its Master Series.

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01 - Classical September
02 - Carencia
03 - Hermano Hidalgo
04 - The Last Train
05 - Minute Study in E
06 - Willow Dance
07 - When Last We Spoke
08 - Grusin Likes Gershwin
09 - Self Quarantine
10 - Jam suite 1 Keyrows
11 - Jam Suite 2 - Colorado Peach Jam
12 - So Nan Desu

Out of Thin Air

Octave’s premier release, Out
of Thin Air, is from world-renowned pianist and composer, Don Grusin.
Don has recorded with hundreds of artists and has received three GRAMMY
awards and nominated for a fourth, with his 2006 live album The Hang.
His recording projects and live performances have taken him around the
world. He is the founder of Moose Sound LLC, a recording studio outside
of Salida, Colorado where Out of Thin Air was recorded.
Don Grusin grew up in Littleton, Colorado, studied at the University of
Colorado Boulder in the 1960s and went on to teach economics. At the
same time, he pursued his musical interests and in the 1970s, while
teaching at Foothill College, he started playing with Latin-jazz Bay
Area superband Azteca. When Don got an invitation from Quincy Jones to
join his touring band, he dedicated himself to music full-time, as a
bandleader and studio musician in Los Angeles.
Don has worked with a variety of artists including: Quincy Jones, Sergio
Mendes, Zoot Sims, Joe Pass, and many others; and with the 1980s
Friendship band, which featured guitarist Lee Ritenour, drummer Alex
Acuna, saxophonist Ernie Watts, bassist Abe Laboriel and percussionist
Steve Forman.
Don’s older brother, noted composer/pianist/producer and co-founder of
GRP Records, Dave Grusin, had a major influence on Don’s interest and
approach to music generally and in jazz in particular. They’ve played
together at The Conference of World Affairs at CU for many years, and
have frequently played two-piano concerts on tours in the US and
internationally.

Features

  • Austrian gold pressed dual-layer SACD
  • DVD data disc with high resolution PCM and pure single rate DSD for copying to your computer
  • PCM 192kHz 24 bit
  • Pure DSD mastered by Gus Skinas on the Sonoma mastering system
  • Full surround sound mix and stereo included on SACD
  • No compression in the mastering process
  • CD layer of SACD playable on any CD player
  • CD layer PROMastered by Gus Skinas to sound nearly as good as the high res version
  • Mastering monitored through the PS Audio DirectStream DAC
  • All tracks hand curated on the Infinity IRSV in PS Audio’s Music Room One
  • Limited edition, available until supplies are gone

Artist and Production Credits

Recorded on the Sonoma multi-track workstation which uses pure one-bit Direct Stream Digital® (DSD) technology. From the format’s inception, the point man on DSD recording has been Gus Skinas, who has worked on countless SACD and other releases including reissues of nearly two dozen Rolling Stones titles, plus numerous classics from Nat King Cole, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Sheryl Crow, George Harrison and others. Recorded and Mixed at Moose Sound, Poncha Springs, CO. on February 29, 2020, by Robert Friedrich, Five/Four Productions, Ltd. Edited and Mastered by Gus Skinas, Octave Records, PS Audio Recorded and Mixed using Five/Four REVEAL SDM TM Technology. Five/Four Productions’ exclusive REVEAL Superior Dimension Music TM Technology is employed to raise the standard of excellence in both the recording of music and the music listening experience. Microphones: AEA R88; Sanken CO-100 Microphone Preamplifiers: Forsell Technologies SMP-2; Integer Audio RMP2; Mix Console: SSL SiX and Studer 963 Interconnecting Cables: Brown Electronics Labs BEL “The Wire” Type P1; Mogami Neglex; Monster Cable Studio Pro1000 Digital Recording System: Sonoma DAW with Meitner ADC/DAC Mk IV Monitor Speakers: ATC SCM 50 and Hafler TRM8 Digital Editor: Sonoma DAW Piano: Yamaha C7FII Piano technician: Kevin Stock
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