Buckshot LeFonque (album)
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| 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 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Entertainment Weekly | C- |
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.
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 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."
All tracks written by Branford Marsalis, except where indicated.
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