Album Notes

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2006 ECMA ‘JAZZ RECORDING OF THE YEAR’ NOMINEE


The Holly Arsenault Trio with special guest Mike Murley
‘hush’


selected press



“One of the top five Canadian jazz releases of 2005 . . . buoyant piano playing and gorgeous melodies “- Doug Fischer - ‘The Ottawa Citizen’



“. . . nine intimate portraits of the world ” - Dean Cottrill -’ hour’ , Montreal





“Pianist Holly Arsenault's first album is, on the basis of her forthright playing and composing skills, quite overdue . . . all in all, a thoroughly enjoyable debut.” - Mike Chamberlain - ‘hour’, Montreal




“‘hush’ . . . highlights her composition chops as well as her instrumental talents . . . [t]he focus on modality evident . . . frees the writing of the clichés of jazz harmony . . . Arsenault's lyricism [is] a striking feature of the album. . .”-Paul Serralheiro-‘ la scena musicale’, Montreal