Charms of the Night Sky explained

Charms of the Night Sky
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dave Douglas
Cover:	Charms of the Night Sky.jpg
Released:	1998
Recorded:	September 18–19, 1997
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	64:36
Label:	Winter & Winter
Producer:	Dave Douglas, Stefan Winter, and Joe Ferla
Prev Title:	Moving Portrait
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Magic Triangle
Next Year:	1999

Charms of the Night Sky is the tenth album by the trumpeter Dave Douglas.^[1] It was released on the German Winter & Winter label in 1998 and contains performances by Douglas, Greg Cohen, Mark Feldman and Guy Klucevsek.

Reception

The AllMusic 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".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dave Douglas except as indicated

1. "Charms Of The Night Sky" - 7:32
2. "Bal Masque" - 3:48
3. "Sea Change" - 5:18
4. "Facing West" - 4:23
5. "Dance In Thy Soul (for Charlie Haden)" - 8:07
6. "Little One" (Hancock) - 4:11
7. "Wild Coffee" (Klucevsek) - 1:14
8. "The Girl With The Rose Hips" (Klucevsek) - 2:51
9. "Decafinata" (Klucevsek) - 2:27
10. "Poveri Fiori" (Cilea) - 2:41
11. "Odyssey" - 6:28
12. "Twisted" - 3:37
13. "Codetta" - 2:53

• Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York City on September 18 and 19, 1997

Personnel

• Dave Douglas

trumpet

• Mark Feldman

violin

• Guy Klucevsek

accordion

• Greg Cohen

acoustic bass

Notes and References

1. Roussel, P., Discography of Dave Douglas, accessed July 21, 2015
2. Loewy, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 26, 2011