Buckshot LeFonque (album)

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 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."

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