Dans la Nuit (album)

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 Louis Sclavis
Released	2002
Recorded	October 2000
Studio	Studios la Buissonne Pernes-les-Fontaines
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:52
Label	ECM ECM 1805
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Louis Sclavis chronology
L'Affrontement des Prétendants (1999) Dans la nuit (2002) Napoli's Walls (2002)

Reception

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

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

• Louis Sclavis – clarinet, bass clarinet
• Jean-Louis Matinier – accordion
• Dominique Pifarély – violin
• Vincent Courtois – cello
• François Merville – percussion, marimba