Be Still (Dave Douglas album)

Be Still is an album by Dave Douglas' Quintet with guest vocalist and guitarist Aoife O'Donovan which was released in September 2012 on the Greenleaf Music label.^[1]^[2] The album was released in response to the loss of his mother.^[3]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
All About Jazz	^[5]
PopMatters	9/10^[6]

Thom Jurek for Allmusic states, "Be Still is brimming with poetic elegance; but it is also adventurous in its graceful articulation of folk forms (jazz is one of them, after all), and possesses a creativity and musical sophistication that is above all, revelatory".^[4] Writing for All About Jazz, Glenn Astarita said "Be Still is a significant entry into Douglas's hefty and multifarious discography. It's a beautiful production, brimming with memorable pieces that sustain recurring listens. Figuratively speaking, the program may be analogous to an elegantly wrapped gift waiting to be opened".^[5] PopMatters' Will Layman stated "With Be Still, Dave Douglas seems to be standing both smack in the middle of American art—jazz, sure, but so much else as well—and slightly apart from it. He’s seeing connections and beauty where others might not. He’s making something that is mysterious but also ought to touch any listener who dares beyond the Top 40. It’s a great, great record".^[6]

Track listing

"Be Still My Soul" (Katharina Von Schlegel, Jean Sibelius) - 5:01
"High On a Mountain" (Ola Belle Reed) - 2:37
"God Be with You" (Jeremiah Rankin, William G. Tomer) - 5:00
"Barbara Allen" (Traditional) - 4:22
"This Is My Father's World" (Maltbie Davenport Babcock) - 3:43
"Going Somewhere with You" (Dave Douglas) - 5:23
"Middle March" (Douglas) - 5:46
"Living Streams" (Traditional) - 5:02
"Whither Must I Wander?" (Ralph Vaughan Williams) - 5:59

Personnel

Dave Douglas - trumpet
Aoife O'Donovan – guitar, vocals
Jon Irabagon - tenor saxophone
Matt Mitchell - piano
Linda Oh - bass
Rudy Royston - drums

References

^ Dave Douglas website, accessed August 29, 2014
^ Roussel, P., Discography of Dave Douglas, accessed July 21, 2015
^ CHINEN, NATE (September 23, 2012). "A Jazzman Looks at Loss and Finds Inspiration". The New York Times. nytimes.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b Jurek, Thom. "Be Still - Dave Douglas Quintet". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
^ ^a ^b Astarita, Glenn (2012-09-17). "Dave Douglas Quintet: Be Still". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
^ ^a ^b Layman, Will (2012-09-24). "Dave Douglas: Be Still". popmatters.com. Retrieved 2014-08-29.

v t e Dave Douglas
Studio albums	Parallel Worlds (1993) The Tiny Bell Trio (1994) In Our Lifetime (1995) Constellations (1995) Five (1996) Stargazer (1997) Moving Portrait (1998) Charms of the Night Sky (1998) Magic Triangle (1998) Convergence (1999) Songs for Wandering Souls (1999) Soul on Soul (2000) Leap of Faith (2000) A Thousand Evenings (2000) El Trilogy (2001) Witness (2001) The Infinite (2002) Freak In (2003) Strange Liberation (2004) Bow River Falls (2004) Mountain Passages (2005) Keystone (2005) Meaning and Mystery (2006) Spirit Moves (2009) A Single Sky (2009) Spark of Being (2010) Three Views (2011) Be Still (2012) Time Travel (2013) Present Joys [with Uri Caine] (2014) High Risk (2015) Brazen Heart (2015) Dark Territory (2016)
Live albums	Live in Europe (1997) Sanctuary (1997) Live at the Bimhuis Set 1 & 2 (2005) Live at the Jazz Standard (2007) Moonshine (2007) United Front: Brass Ecstasy at Newport (2011) Sound Prints [with Joe Lovano] (2015)
Related articles	Discography

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