''Charms of the Night Sky'' is the tenth album by the
trumpet
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er
Dave Douglas.
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Discography of Dave Douglas
accessed July 21, 2015 It was released on the German
Winter & Winter
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label in 1998 and contains performances by Douglas,
Greg Cohen,
Mark Feldman and
Guy Klucevsek
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.
Reception
The
AllMusic
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review by Steve Loewy stated: "Trumpeter Dave Douglas has participated in so many styles of music that listing them all would be mesmerizing. Some of his best work has been performed in free style and hard bop jazz groups. Here, he charts a different path, albeit one that he has pursued successfully before, in a mellow, lovely vein".
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AllMusic Review
accessed September 26, 2011
Track listing
''All compositions by Dave Douglas except as indicated''
# "Charms Of The Night Sky" - 7:32
# "Bal Masque" - 3:48
# "Sea Change" - 5:18
# "Facing West" - 4:23
# "Dance In Thy Soul (for
Charlie Haden)" - 8:07
# "Little One" (
Hancock) - 4:11
# "Wild Coffee" (Klucevsek) - 1:14
# "The Girl With The Rose Hips" (Klucevsek) - 2:51
# "Decafinata" (Klucevsek) - 2:27
# "Poveri Fiori" (
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* Francesco Cilea
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) - 2:41
# "Odyssey" - 6:28
# "Twisted" - 3:37
# "Codetta" - 2:53
*Recorded at
Avatar Studios
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, New York City on September 18 and 19, 1997
Personnel
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Dave Douglas: trumpet
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Mark Feldman: violin
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Guy Klucevsek
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Klucevsek was born in New York City, and raised outside ...
: accordion
*
Greg Cohen: acoustic bass
References
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1998 albums
Dave Douglas (trumpeter) albums
Winter & Winter Records albums