Cohelmec Ensemble - Next LP

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 andJean-Louis Mechali (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'sHippotigris Zebra Zebra (FFL 019LP). The follow-up (appropriately namedNext) 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 A