''A Thousand Evenings'' is the 16th album by

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and the second featuring his '' Charms of the Night Sky'' group. It was released on the

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label in 2000 and features performances by Douglas,

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and

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Reception

The

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review by Sam Samuelson awarded the album 4 stars stating "By 2000 trumpeter Dave Douglas had etched himself as one of the most versatile, intriguing, and important players and composers on the scene... ''A Thousand Evenings'' is an example of great musicians keeping their ideals straight in the oft-murky landscape of major-label contemporary jazz, and is highly recommended".Samuelson, S
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Mark Corroto stated "The meat of this release is two commissioned pieces. “In So Many Words,” dedicated to

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, was commissioned by Chamber Music America and “The Branches” by Ashkenaz Festival. The Byard piece feels like a movie soundtrack composition echoing the stated emotional titles by way of classical-jazz-popular inventions. Feldman takes an emotional solo on “Mournful” and the melody of “In Praise” stays with you long after its 5 minutes. “The Branches” returns Douglas to his love for European folk and classical music.". In

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Bill Shoemaker wrote "''A Thousand Evenings'' has a different feel than Charms of the Night Sky's first outing. Instead of plunging headlong into bottomless depths, the program builds upon contrasts. In a perverse way, the sunnier tracks give some of the album's yearning-filled material a more savory quality".Shoemaker, B.
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January/February, 2001

Track listing

# "A Thousand Evenings" – 6:48 # "The Branches: Part 1" – 6:09 # "The Branches: Part 2" – 7:27 # "Words for a Loss" – 5:01 # "Variety" – 3:14 # "The Little Boy With the Sad Eyes" (

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) – 7:09 # "In So Many Worlds: Ecstatic" – 2:17 # "In So Many Worlds: Mournful" – 5:05 # "In So Many Worlds: In Praise" – 5:07 # " Goldfinger" (

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, Bricusse, Newley) – 4:13 # "On Our Way Home" – 4:06 # "Memories of a Pure Spring" – 9:59 :''All compositions by Dave Douglas except as indicated''

Personnel

: trumpet *

: acoustic bass *

: violin *

: accordion

References

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