Cohelmec Ensemble

• DELUXE DOUBLE 180 GR. LIMITED EDITION

• Includes 12-page booklet printed on 200gsm art paper including liner notes & rare pictures.

For their third, and what would turn out to be final, album the Cohelmec Ensemble chose to save for posterity their live performance work, on which their reputation was based. A concert recording was made, notable for the inclusion of trumpeter Jean-François Canape, and the group lost none of its subtlety in moving from studio to stage. On the contrary the situation galvanised them on to higher energy levels, without leaving behind the typically complex structures, to which were added potent, flowing improvisations, longer than usual, confirming the high standard of free jazz being played in France in the 1970s. This was demonstrated not only by the Cohelmec Ensemble but also, in similar or quiet different registers (who cares), by formations such Perception, Dharma Quintet, Free Jazz Workshop, Machi Oul or Armonicord.

• 2 VINYL GATEFOLD EDITION

PERSONNEL:

• Jean-François Canape - trumpet, flute
• Jean Cohen - tenor, alto & soprano sax
• Joseph Dejean - guitar
• François Mechali - bass
• Jean-Louis Mechali - drums, percussion

Concert recorded on October 5, 1974.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Les Cloches De Montoinou

• SIDE B
• 01. La Croix Fry 1
• 02. Teotihuacan 1
• 03. Teotihuacan 2

• SIDE C
• 01. Saturations
• 02. The Alpaca Cassok

• SIDE D
• 01. "Éparpiller Sa Mémoire Dans Une Fureur D'Aveux"
• 02. Cohelmec 21 H 50
• 03. La Croix Fry 2
• 04. Fouchtra