Story: Riding the Eurostar to Paris from London is a beautiful experience, rolling by the hills and vales of London and the Thames, leaving the UK, and marveling at the hour of darkness in the Chunnel and coming out into the early evening summer light of the countryside of north-western France, the little towns, the agriculture, the fence surrounding green fields and pastures with ancient trees as borders, and the steady just-audible drone of the train as it winds its way to Gare du Nord after some delays, to finally arrive, quite late, to find the most beautiful woman waiting for....
from
Trans Atlántica,
released May 16, 2012
Composed and arranged by Don Grusin (Publishing Don Grusin Music, BMI)
Recorded at Bad Dog Studio, Boulder Colorado, The Lodge at Theydon Mount, Epping, Essex, Starlight Studio, Brentwood California
Engineered by Don Grusin & Bill Sharpe, additional engineering Gary Lee
Instruments - Yamaha Motif, Korg Triton, Stylus Spectrasonics Loops and private library samples, Logic sounds and samples, Ivory Acoustic Piano, Scarbee Vintage Keys solo Bill Sharpe
Keyboard Instruments played and programmed by Don Grusin and Bill Sharpe,
Violins - Charlie Bisharat, Flute - Elvis du Chez