Dans la nuit is a soundtrack by French clarinetist Louis Sclavis recorded in October 2000 and released on ECM in 2002. The album was initialized through an invitation of French director Bertrand Tavernier to Sclavis, he agreed and wrote this music to Charles Vanel's 1929 film Dans la nuit.[1]

Dans la nuit
Soundtrack album by
Released2002
RecordedOctober 2000
StudioStudios la Buissonne
Pernes-les-Fontaines
GenreJazz
Length54:52
LabelECM
ECM 1805
ProducerManfred Eicher
Louis Sclavis chronology
L'Affrontement des Prétendants
(1999)
Dans la nuit
(2002)
Napoli's Walls
(2002)

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Sclavis' multi-hued and altogether vividly constructed arrangements hit the mark in a noticeably huge way."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Louis Sclavis except as indicated
  1. "Dia dia" - 1:15
  2. "Le travail" - 6:00
  3. "Dans la nuit" - 3:39
  4. "Fête foraine" - 4:57
  5. "Retour de noce" - 2:17
  6. "Mauvais rêve" - 1:41
  7. "Amour et beauté" - 2:49
  8. "L'Accident Part 1" - 3:35
  9. "L'Accident Part 2" - 3:17
  10. "Le miroir" (Vincent Courtois, Jean-Louis Matinier, François Merville, Louis Sclavis) - 4:43
  11. "Dans la nuit" - 1:11
  12. "La fuite" (Courtois, Matinier, Merville, Sclavis) - 5:14
  13. "La peur du noir" (Matinier) - 1:27
  14. "Les 2 visages" - 6:19
  15. "Dia dia" - 5:00
  16. "Dans la nuit" - 1:29

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 9, 2011
  2. ^ a b Astarita, G. Allmusic Review accessed November 9, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1273. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.