Buckshot LeFonque (album)

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Buckshot LeFonque
Studio album by
Buckshot LeFonque (Branford Marsalis)
ReleasedAugust 1994
Recorded1994
Genre
Length41:47
LabelSony Music album cover illustration by Mary Flock Lempa
ProducerBranford Marsalis, DJ Premier, Blackheart
Branford Marsalis chronology
Bloomington
(1993)		 Buckshot LeFonque
(1994)		 Loved Ones
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[2]

Buckshot LeFonque is the 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 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 tracks are written by Branford Marsalis, except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ladies & Gentlemen, Presenting..."Branford Marsalis, Chris E. Martin1:14
2."The Blackwidow Blues" 6:10
3."I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"Maya Angelou, Marsalis8:05
4."Mona Lisas (And Mad Hatters)"Elton John, Bernie Taupin4:49
5."Wonders and Signs"Marsalis, Chris E. Martin5:34
6."Ain't It Funny" 6:45
7."Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?)" 5:12
8."Some Shit @ 78 BPM (The Scratch Opera)"Martin2:10
9."Hotter Than Hot"Martin4:20
10."Breakfast @ Denny's"Marsalis, Martin6:25
11."Shoot the Piano Player" 0:10
12."No Pain, No Gain"Marsalis, Martin, Victor Wooten5:27
13."Sorry, Elton" 0:26
14."...And We Out" 2:08

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[4] 99

References

  1. Ginell, Richard S. "Buckshot LeFonque". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. Hajdu, David (July 15, 1994). "Buckshot LeFonque". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. "Picks and Pans: Buckshot LeFonque Review". People. July 11, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 45.