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Be Still

by Dave Douglas Quintet

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boopster13 It is a tender tribute to the spiritual. It reminds me of musical roots older than my first memories. It comforts me and reminds me that I am never alone. Favorite track: Be Still My Soul.
John Pope
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John Pope I first checked out this record based on a long-held admiration for Dave and his music. I had no idea Aofie O'Donovan was on it until I heard her voice (which I recognised instantly from her work with Crooked Still), and I couldn't believe it. It's like a dream. Beautiful.
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Steve Lawson Stunning arrangements of hymn-tunes. Everything Dave Douglas does is wonderful. Favorite track: Be Still My Soul.
Andrew Dubber
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Andrew Dubber This is a lovely and incredibly touching collection of hymns, folk songs and ballads performed for Dave's mother. Heartfelt country music from a jazz player. Favorite track: Be Still My Soul.
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about

Dave Douglas who describes the album as, “aspirational.” The continually evolving trumpeter and composer settles down for a ballad-like set that presents a series of hymns and folk songs with an intensely personal connection. Be Still brings out the most lyrical side of Douglas and provides an introduction to a newly-configured quintet featuring Jon Irabagon, Matt Mitchell, Linda May Han Oh, and Rudy Royston, as well as an important new collaborator, vocalist Aoife O’Donovan.

credits

released September 25, 2012

Personnel:
Dave Douglas - trumpet
Jon Irabagon - tenor saxophone
Matt Mitchell - piano
Linda May Han Oh - bass
Rudy Royston - drums
Aoife O’Donovan - voice

Production Credits:
Recorded April 15 & 16, 2012 at Avatar Studios, NYC
Recorded and mixed by Joe Ferla
Assisted by Aki Nishimura
Mastered by Mark Wilder at Battery Studios, NYC
Art & Design by Steve Byram
Photography by Austin Nelson

All compositions and arrangements by Dave Douglas (Dave Douglas Music / BMI)
"Be Still My Soul" - words y Katharina A. von Schlegel, adapted by Aoife O-Donovan, music by Jean Sibelius
"High On A Mountain" - words and music by Ola Belle Reed
"God Be With You Until We Meet Again" - words by Jeremiah Rankin, music by William G. Tomer
"Barbara Allen" - traditional
"This Is My Father's World" - words by Maltbie D. Babcock, music from Terra Beata, traditional English melody
"Living Streams" borrows from the humnn "St, Columba," traditional Scottish melody
"Whither Music I Wander?" - by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Sheet music is available as PDFs for the Dave Douglas compositions and arrangements used on the recording session. Purchase the music here: bit.ly/SM_BeStill

Press:

“Gorgeous and contemplative”
- New York Times

“A lush collection of hymnals and elegies reworked into widescreen jazz, Be Still is highlighted by the crystalline, Alison Krauss-like vocals of bluegrass singer Aoife O'Donovan."
- Los Angeles Times

“Douglas’s most distinctive project to date.”
- eMusic

“Be Still is brimming with poetic elegance. ... adventurous ... revelatory.”
- All Music Guide

“[O]ne of the best-sounding new recordings that [we've] heard by anybody in quite a while.”
- Stereophile

“It’s rare that the particular elements that mix on Be Still, the latest from Douglas’s shimmering jazz quintet, fuse so convincingly and effortlessly. It’s a great, great record.”
- PopMatters

“Douglas’s brassy introspection captures the mood perfectly, vocalist Aoife O’Donovan amplifies with husky authenticity and the leader’s quintet ... adds cosmopolitan grace.”
- Financial Times

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Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer and educator from New York City.

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