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Dennis Coffey shifts gears with Instant Coffey, belying the record's title with his most ambitious outing to date. If anything, the album is at times too labored for its own good. The 11-minute opener, "Sonata," suffers from its epic pretensions and overwrought string arrangement, although its sinuously funky bridge calls to mind the kinetic energy of Coffey's strongest efforts. "Chicano" likewise benefits from the kind of mind-warping wah-wah guitar Coffey first introduced as a session player on Temptations classics like "Cloud Nine" and "Ball of Confusion," while a superb reading of Lalo Schifrin's "Theme from 'Enter the Dragon'" emphasizes Coffey's skills as an arranger, giving the composition some serious oomph with a thick, richly textured bassline. Best of all is "Outrageous (The Mind Excursion)," a wave of Funkadelic-inspired cosmic slop.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Melvin Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence McDonald, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Watts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOE SAMPLE, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bud Shank, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Hyde, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Cipriano, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Green, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Maebe, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Langinger, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent DeRosa, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Bryant, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Coffey, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Jamerson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mike Theodore, Producer - King Errisson, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Findley, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Clayton, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Hildebrand, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Melvoin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Melvin Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence McDonald, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Watts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOE SAMPLE, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bud Shank, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Hyde, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Cipriano, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Green, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Maebe, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Langinger, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent DeRosa, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Bryant, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Coffey, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Jamerson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mike Theodore, Producer - King Errisson, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Findley, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Clayton, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Hildebrand, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Melvoin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Melvin Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence McDonald, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Lalo Schifrin, Composer - Ernie Watts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOE SAMPLE, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bud Shank, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Hyde, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Cipriano, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Green, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Maebe, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Langinger, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent DeRosa, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Bryant, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Coffey, Producer, MainArtist - James Jamerson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mike Theodore, Producer - King Errisson, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Findley, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Clayton, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Hildebrand, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Melvoin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dennis Coffey, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mike Theodore, Producer
℗ 1974 Sussex Records
Melvin Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence McDonald, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Watts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOE SAMPLE, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bud Shank, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Hyde, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Cipriano, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Green, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Maebe, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Langinger, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent DeRosa, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Bryant, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Coffey, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Jamerson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mike Theodore, Producer - King Errisson, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Findley, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Clayton, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Hildebrand, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Melvoin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Melvin Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence McDonald, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Watts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOE SAMPLE, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bud Shank, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Hyde, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Cipriano, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Green, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Maebe, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Langinger, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent DeRosa, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Bryant, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Coffey, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Jamerson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mike Theodore, Producer - King Errisson, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Findley, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Clayton, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Hildebrand, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Melvoin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Melvin Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence McDonald, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Watts, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOE SAMPLE, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bud Shank, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sykes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dick Hyde, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Cipriano, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Green, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Maebe, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Langinger, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent DeRosa, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Bryant, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Coffey, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Jamerson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mike Theodore, Producer - King Errisson, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Findley, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Clayton, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Hildebrand, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Melvoin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Dennis Coffey shifts gears with Instant Coffey, belying the record's title with his most ambitious outing to date. If anything, the album is at times too labored for its own good. The 11-minute opener, "Sonata," suffers from its epic pretensions and overwrought string arrangement, although its sinuously funky bridge calls to mind the kinetic energy of Coffey's strongest efforts. "Chicano" likewise benefits from the kind of mind-warping wah-wah guitar Coffey first introduced as a session player on Temptations classics like "Cloud Nine" and "Ball of Confusion," while a superb reading of Lalo Schifrin's "Theme from 'Enter the Dragon'" emphasizes Coffey's skills as an arranger, giving the composition some serious oomph with a thick, richly textured bassline. Best of all is "Outrageous (The Mind Excursion)," a wave of Funkadelic-inspired cosmic slop.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:35
- Main artists: Dennis Coffey
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Clarence Avant Catalog
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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