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Ted Levine's second Playscape title, Night Sounds (PSR#J072602), a collection of 13 spontaneous musical conversations with pianist and labelmate, Peter Madsen. The All Music Guide called the pair's performance of Duke Ellington's "Star-Crossed Lovers" on Levine's 2001 Playscape debut, event #6, "a real treat," and Night Sounds reunites the two veteran musicians to further explore and document their musical chemistry. The eclectic result reflects their penchant for both creative listening and creative improvisation. In the Night Sounds liner notes, music journalist Ken Waxman writes, "The skill and technique they exhibit bring words like extrasensory perception to mind. Creating together, each listens carefully to the other and directs his output in such a way that distinguishing the spontaneously invented from the preconceived is nearly impossible."