Buckshot LeFonque (album)

Buckshot LeFonque
Studio album by Buckshot LeFonque (Branford Marsalis)
Released August 1994
Recorded 1994
Genre Jazz / R&B
Length 41:47
Label Sony Music
Producer Branford Marsalis / DJ Premier / Blackheart
Buckshot LeFonque (Branford Marsalis) chronology
Bloomington
(1993)
Buckshot LeFonque
(1994)
Loved Ones
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC- [2]

Buckshot LeFonque is the eponymous debut album of Branford Marsalis's jazz/hip-hop/rock group. Creating a new hybrid sound, It peaked at number 38 on the Heatseekers Billboard chart and number 94 on the R&B Albums chart.[1]

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."[1] 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."[2] And People Magazine 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."[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Branford Marsalis, except where indicated. 

No. Title Length
1. "Ladies & Gentlemen, Presenting..." (Branford Marsalis, Chris E. Martin) 1:14
2. "The Blackwidow Blues"   6:10
3. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (Maya Angelou, Branford Marsalis) 8:05
4. "Mona Lisas (And Mad Hatters)" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) 4:49
5. "Wonders and Signs" (Branford Marsalis, Chris E. Martin) 5:34
6. "Ain't It Funny"   6:45
7. "Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?)"   5:12
8. "Some Shit @ 78 BPM (The Scratch Opera)" (Chris E. Martin) 2:10
9. "Hotter Than Hot" (Chris E. Martin) 4:20
10. "Breakfast @ Denny's" (Branford Marsalis, Chris E. Martin) 6:25
11. "Shoot the Piano Player"   0:10
12. "No Pain, No Gain" (Branford Marsalis, Chris E. Martin, Victor Wooten) 5:27
13. "Sorry, Elton"   0:26
14. "...And We Out"   2:08

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ginell, Richard S. "Buckshot LeFonque". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  2. 1 2 Hajdu, David (1994-07-15). "Buckshot LeFonque". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  3. "Picks and Pans: Buckshot LeFonque Review". 1994-07-11. Retrieved 2014-10-21.

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