Buckshot LeFonque is the debut album of Branford Marsalis's jazz/hip-hop/rock group of the same name. Creating a new hybrid sound, it peaked at number 38 on the Heatseekers Billboard chart and number 94 on the R&B Albums chart.
In his AllMusic review, Richard Ginell calls the album "a breakthrough... a marvelously playful and, above all, musical fusion of the old jazz verities and newer currents swirling around the 1990s." David Hajdu's Entertainment Weekly review was more harsh, saying, "The gimmick betrays a project of iffy conviction" and calling the project "old-fashioned," "uninspired," and "all too serious." And People wrote, "Buckshot Lefonque goes from being a cool idea to be-coming cool music only when Branford and crew let hip hop's noise erupt."
Track listing
Personnel
Branford Marsalis – Saxophones Roy Hargrove – Trumpet David Barry – Guitar DJ Premier – Drum Programming and scratching Matt Finders – Trombone Mino Cinelu – Percussion Delfeayo Marsalis – Trombone, Piano Kenny Kirkland – Piano Robert Hurst – Bass Vicki Randle – Percussion Maya Angelou – Vocal Kevin Eubanks – Guitar Ray Fuller – Guitar Nils Lofgren – Guitar Frank McComb – Vocal Greg Phillinganes – Keyboards, Moog Bass Jeff "Tain" Watts – Drums Blackheart – Vocal Darryl Jones – Bass Tammy Townsend – Vocal Larry Kimpel – Bass Chuck Morris – Drums Albert Collins – Guitar Victor Wooten – Bass
Charts Chart (1994) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) 99
References
External links Branford Marsalis' website