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Label Challenge Records |
UPC 0608917357424 |
Catalogue number CR 73574 |
Release date 03 May 2024 |
"... The songs radiate a deep intensity and calm, the instruments wrap Acda's shimmering voice in a warm, protective embrace. ..."
Melodiva, 16-5-2024
Bill Frisell (electric guitar) Bill Frisell, born in 1951, is an American guitarist and composer known for his distinctive approach to jazz, country, and folk music. With a career spanning decades, Frisell has collaborated with a diverse range of musicians, crafting a unique sound that blends various genres seamlessly.
... The songs radiate a deep intensity and calm, the instruments wrap Acda's shimmering voice in a warm, protective embrace. ...
Melodiva, 16-5-2024
Now for my undisputed beauty of the week. CHANTAL ACDA & THE ATLANTIC DRIFTERS is the name of this project. ... A musical blessing.
NaDann, 11-5-2024
Silently Held is an album that offers the opportunity to switch back to a slower tempo, but it is also an album in which the musical and vocal highlights follow each other at breakneck speed. Nevertheless, it is a subtle and balanced album that keeps getting better. All in all, Silently Held is the next highlight in Chantal Acda's unique and high-quality oeuvre.
De krenten uit de pop, 05-5-2024
Take your time for Silently Held. This is really an album that you should taste in its entirety, like a good bottle of wine or an exciting book.
Dansende Beren, 03-5-2024
... The result is a dazzling, colorful jewel that will stay in your memory for a long time.
jazz-fun.de quote, 03-5-2024
This album requires you to sit down and let it sink in slowly. Stop thinking, start feeling.
Enola, 03-5-2024
We are used to Chantal's albums feeling like a wonderful trip, but on the new one she has outclassed herself again - together with her musicians.
Luminous Dash, 03-5-2024
By the time the record is put down with the sax sounds of Stetson in The Barn, you know: True friends are super important to make a record (or life, if you like) something beautiful. Acda has been aware of this for some time.
Damusic, 02-5-2024
Nine outpourings full of questions and doubts, often without a ready answer. An album of introspection that also makes the listener think without sounding too melancholic. Extremely delicate listening stuff for gourmets. Especially for fans of Cowboy Junkies, Chris & Carla and Naima Joris.
Jazzenzo, 30-4-2024
... Through her inspirations, she finds a changing melodic line that allows for elaborate openings thanks to the phrasing of her feelings and emotions, which ryhtms her excellent variations...
radiorec, 25-4-2024
Beautiful, melodic songs sung with Chantal Acda's usual sensuality. ...
jazz-fun.de interview, 22-4-2024
Silently Held is a dance between Bill Frisell (US), Thomas Morgan (US), Shahzad Ismaily (US), Colin Stetson (US-CA) and Chantal Acda (BE). In the quiet embrace of the music, Chantal unveils a raw and authentic portrayal of vulnerability, where every flaw and feeling is held close.
—Challenge Records
All About Jazz, 07-4-2024
It is a beautiful, compelling song of almost eight minutes that is not boring for a second because so much happens in it. Chantal sticks to the beautiful, warm vocal line while the musicians color everything with lots of variation. What a gem Chantal Acda delivers here again.
Luminous Dash, 15-3-2024
In the quiet embrace of the music, Chantal unveils a raw and authentic portrayal of vulnerability, where every flaw and feeling is held close. The album becomes a sanctuary, inviting listeners to join in this silent communion with the intricacies of the human experience. Through each note and lyric, Chantal Acda crafts a space where imperfections are not only acknowledged but celebrated, creating a profound and intimate connection between the artist and the audience. Silently Held stands as a testament to the beauty found in the closeness of our flaws and feelings, inviting us to embrace them with grace and authenticity.
Triste Sunset, 12-3-2024
Silently Held marks a further development of her creative process, furtherly enriching the sound palette at the disposal of her always forthright and exciting writing.
SoWhat Musica, 30-1-2024
The Friends Parade is the first single from this new album, and it already sounds promising. The song again has that beautifully fragile edge that Acda is known for. It starts quite subdued with the beautiful rhythm tandem Thielemans/Morgan over which Frisell lays subtle guitar lines and occasionally includes a piano. The whole thing is glued together by Chantal's warm voice. At the end Stetson appears and provides the magical icing on the cake with his sax.
Luminous Dash, 26-1-2024