Durutti Column – The Return Of The Durutti Column
The second and most commercially successful album by Detroit session guitarist Dennis Coffey, Evolution is a psychedelic funk classic centering around an array of guitars (alto, baritone, tenor) played through various fuzz, wah-wah, and sustain pedals supported by masterclass performances from musicians in the Motown session orbit including bassist Bob Babbitt and percussionist Jack Ashford. Connected to Motown’s backing group the Funk Brothers, Coffey’s “Detroit Guitar Band” reaches a perfect fusion of funk groove, psychedelia, r&b swagger, and rock energy here that encapsulates the various musical movements around Detroit in the early ’70s. The album famously contains the track “Scorpio,” which has one of the most sampled drum breaks of all time used on Young MC’s “Bust a Move,” Fugees’ “The Score,” Public Enemy’s “Night of the Living Baseheads,” and countless other hits.
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Breaks / Fusion / Samples
Tracklist:
A1 Getting It On
A2 Whole Lot Of Love
A3 Summer Time Girl
A4 Scorpio
A5 Garden Of The Moon
B1 Impressions Of
B2 Sad Angel
B3 Big City Funk
B4 Wind Song
B5 Good Time Rhythm And Blues
Credits:
Arranged By – Coffey*, Theodore*
Bass Guitar – Bob Babbit*
Design [Album] – Maurer Productions
Guitar [Alto], Sitar – Dennis Coffey
Guitar [Baritone] – Joe Podorsek
Guitar [Tenor] – Ray Monette
Mixed By – Ray Hall
Percussion – Jack Ashford
Photography By – Ransier And Anderson
Producer, Design Concept – Theodore*
Recorded By – Jim Burzzese*
