Fra anmeldelse i Gaffa, 11. jan. 07, Ivan Rod:

Frankofil dansk sangerinde fortolker fortidens salonfæhige chansons

… at dømme efter C’est Extra! kan [Bodil Ashkenazy] noget, der rækker videre end som så. Hun kan synge, så fuglene synger, om man så må sige. På sin debut-cd, kaster hun sig således med åbenlys kærlighed over den franske visetradition og fortolker en håndfuld klassiske viser af kunstnere såsom Jacques Brel, Charles Aznavour, Serge Gainsbourg, Edith Piaf og Boris Vian. Hun gør det med åbenlyst gehør og respekt for traditionen … …..udviser en meget, meget smuk og gribende sans for kvaliteterne i såvel traditionen som de konkrete chansons. Smyger sig respektfuldt og på smukkeste vis op ad traditionen.

Fra anmeldelse i Nordjyske Stiftstidende, 3. feb. 2006, Jens Henneberg:

… Her er franske Georges Ulmers (han var dansk og døbt Jørgen Ulmer) største franske succes fra 1946: "Pigalle" i en glimrende fortolkning, og Charles Trenets forrygende klassiske succes "La mer", også fra 1946 er det en nydelse at lytte til.

Han er vel den sidste af de legendariske franske sangstjerner.

… Boris Vians pacifistiske og efterhånden kanoniske kommentar til Frankrigs militære mobilisering mod den algeriske løsrivelsesbevægelse "Le déserteur" fra 1954 udmales i en sjældent indlevende fortolkning.

… Hvor hun ikke akkompagnerer sig selv på guitar eller piano, ledsages hun af musette eller et glimrende band.

Fra anmeldelse i Musikeren.dk, sept. 06:

... Ashkenazy har en smuk og sensuel stemme, der sammen med de luftige og sparsomt instrumenterede arrangementer leverer en række flotte, sårbare og lidenskabelige fortolkninger af de stemningsfulde viser.

Fra anmeldelse på CD Baby, singer/songwriter Chris Roughan, 2006:

Buy this cd if only for the beautiful live version of La Mer. If you don't instantly reach for the play-it-again button, you are immediately in for another musical treat as Je Bois sustains both the mood and quality here. Bodil's voice is at its softest and most poignant here with the background piano in peaceful empathy. Les Feuilles Mortes holds the mood bringing a late-night jazz feel and Le Déserteur with its gentle guitar accompaniment allows the singer to fully express herself.

The last four tracks return to the more dramatic, forceful style of the earlier tracks and show the versatility and vocal skills of the artist. The title track itself is a gem, as is the beautiful Gottingen which has Bodil accompanying herself on guitar as with Le Deserteur. Hymne à l'amour is an excellent interpretation of a French standard where Bodil's voice gives full dramatic impact to Edith Piaf's song. Mademoiselle chante le blues is another winner and demonstrates further the versatility of the artist.

All in all a varied and delightful album. I like the choice of songs and the thought that has gone into them in arrangement and instrumentation. The track order is such that the mood and tempo changes, when they come, allow the listener to get into the album as a whole.
Whether you are an Edith Piaf fan or a Jacques Brel one, this album of French chansons is highly recommended. Bodil's rich voice lends itself to all musical styles from dramatic to romantic to introspective.
Excellent sleeve notes and photography...which brings us back to where we came in, the Sea.

Quotation from the WONDERFUL Peter Sarstedt, 20 Oct. 06:

You and your fellow musicians can be justly proud of 'C'est extra !'. It is great, wonderful songs sympathetically arranged. You have a marvellous expressive voice. 'Le plat pays' is a particular favourite of a Belgian friend of mine, we play the Jacques version all the time in his car.

Quotation from delightful Canadian fan, Sandi, 2006:

What a mix!---typical "French songs from movies" sounds and smooth jazz. And,
oh, you make Les feuilles mortes *so* sad. Yes-yes, I know it's sad, but you
put it more like how I feel it when I hear the words. That is to say, you take
it to that other level of meaning that *could* have been expressed by others
that I have heard sing it, but they just didn't do it. (Only a few days prior
to reading about your CD, I completed a compilation CDr with 18 versions [Joe Pass, Nana Mouskouri, Ferrante & Teicher, Keith Jarrett Trio, Eartha Kitt, Duke Ellington, Diana Krall, Ben Webster, Doris Day, Edith Piaf, Metheny, Jamal & Burton, Eva Cassidy, Chico Cézar, Nat King Cole, Earl Klugh, Patricia Kaas, Laura Fygi, Stephane Grapelli] of Les feuilles mortes on it---one of 2 that I had planned to make: so, I have a recent idea with how many different inflections that song can be sung. Only yours has hit that place inside where I *feel* the song. Sorry for the rant, but it *IS* one of my favourites.)"