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01. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - Teotihuacan (Ou Encorre Le Tambourinaire Des Limbes)
02. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - Nadine Ô Sort / Colchique Dans Les Prés
03. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - ... !
04. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - Desert Angel
05. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - Culculine D'ancone
06. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - Le Tic-Tac Des Sapopitheques
07. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - Danse Finlandaise
08. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - ... ?
09. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - Le Passeur
10. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - Boa Constrictor: Le Boa Constrictor / Le Héron Chagriné / L'ours Qui Frappe Du Pied / Ligeïa's Alabaster Azalea
11. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - Fouchtra
12. COHELMEC ENSEMBLE - Anti-Blues Coarazien
ARTIST
TITLE
Next
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
FFL 020LP FFL 020LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/21/2017

Souffle Continu Records present the first vinyl reissue of Cohelmec Ensemble's Next. The Cohelmec Ensemble celebrate, above all, the pleasure of collective music-making. A group without a designated leader, they base their approach on reciprocal listening and equal responsibilities. This is reflected in their name, created from the first syllables of the founding member's names, which would remain unchanged in spite of the subsequent personnel changes: COH as in Jean Cohen (saxophones), EL as in Dominique Elbaz (piano) and MEC as in the brothers François and Jean-Louis Méchali (respectively, amongst others, bass and drums), Evan Chandlee joined them after they had already been playing together for a while, at the time they recorded their first album, 1971's Hippotigris Zebra Zebra (FFL 019LP). The follow-up (appropriately named Next) saw the original pianist leave, to be replaced by guitarist Joseph Dejean, who had already played with the Full Moon Ensemble, known for having accompanied Archie Shepp at the Antibes Jazz Festival in 1970. In spite of the personnel changes, the understanding and cohesion remain total within Cohelmec. They also maintain their trademark ambitious mix of written and improvised material. From this point of view, Next is even more audacious than its predecessor Hippotigris Zebra Zebra. Relatively brief tracks follow hot on the heels of one another, bolstered by a poly-instrumentality which stands out even more than in the past, giving the album the feel of a contrasting suite. There is a lot going on, leading to evocative atmospheres in which rigor and fantasy go happily hand in hand. Which is enough to say that this album should please fans of a style of free (chamber?) jazz which includes intelligent composed structures, a form in which French musicians have always demonstrated a personal approach, as in the example of Oeil Vision by Jef Gilson in 1964 (OI 012LP). Profoundly original and, it has to be said, seminal. Licensed from Cohelmec Ensemble. Deluxe reissue with high definition remastered audio; 12-page booklet on 200 gsm art paper. Includes liner notes and rare pictures; Gatefold LP with obi strip; Edition of 700.