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Lots of records are touted as breakthroughs by the hype machines and spinmasters, but this one really is -- a marvelously playful and, above all, musical fusion of the old jazz verities and newer currents swirling around the 1990s. "Buckshot LeFonque" was a pseudonym for Cannonball Adderley in the 1950s, and you'll squint long and hard trying to find Branford's name on the jacket and cover except for the tiny note, "Produced by B. Marsalis." Maybe he was hedging his bets against the expected (and received) flak from the jazz purists, but the reality is that he has found a brilliant way to fuse hip-hop rhythms with mainstream jazz licks without compromising either idiom. The best number is a lovely setting of Maya Angelou's poem "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," with absolutely gorgeous soprano by Marsalis, some great Miles-tinged muted trumpet from Roy Hargrove, and Angelou reciting her words against the big electronic backbeat. The free-thinking Branford also injects real funk into Elton John's "Mona Lisas (And Mad Hatters)"; throws in a little reggae, rap, and lots of sampling; gets down and dirty with Kevin Eubanks' slide guitar on the truckin' cut "Some Cow Fonque"; and unifies most of the package with a couple of recurring, catchy riffs and touches of horseplay. The only misfire is a totally incongruous, totally dull soul ballad called "Ain't It Funny" (sung by Tammy Townsend) that sounds as if someone suddenly switched CDs on your changer. Nevertheless, regardless of what the neo-boppers might say, this is a more imaginative record than any of Branford's estimable straight jazz projects -- and a lot more fun.
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15 Total Tracks, 62:58 Total Length
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Credits
- Nils Lofgren - Guitar (Acoustic) // Nils Lofgren - Guitar (Acoustic) // Nils Lofgren - Guitar (Acoustic) // Nils Lofgren - Guitar // Nils Lofgren - Guitar // Nils Lofgren - Guitar // Albert Collins - Guitar (Acoustic) // Albert Collins - Guitar (Acoustic) // Albert Collins - Guitar (Acoustic) // Albert Collins - Guitar // Albert Collins - Guitar // Albert Collins - Guitar // Roy Hargrove - Trumpet // Kenny Kirkland - Piano // Kenny Kirkland - Keyboards // Rev. Richard White - Design Assistant // Rev. Richard White - Design Assistant // Rev. Richard White - Design Assistant // Steven Berkowitz - Executive Producer // Robert Hurst - Bass // Robert Hurst - Performer // Robert Hurst - Bass (Acoustic) // Jeff "Tain" Watts - Drums // Buckshot LeFonque - Main Performer // Maya Angelou - Vocals // David Barry - Guitar (Acoustic) // David Barry - Guitar // Mino Cinelu - Percussion // DJ Premier - Scratching // DJ Premier - Drums // DJ Premier - Programming // DJ Premier - Producer // DJ Premier - Drum Programming // DJ Premier - Beats // Kim Edwards-Brown - Vocals (Background) // Kevin Eubanks - Guitar (Acoustic) // Kevin Eubanks - Guitar // Kevin Eubanks - Slide Guitar // Matt Finders - Trombone // Chuck Findley - Trombone // Chuck Findley - Trumpet // Ray Fuller - Guitar (Acoustic) // Ray Fuller - Guitar // Ray Fuller - Guitar (Rhythm) // Kim Green - Cover Design // Kim Green - Cover Art // Bernie Grundman - Mastering // Bobette Jamison-Harrison - Vocals (Background) // Darryl Jones - Bass // Darryl Jones - Bass (Electric) // Larry Kimpel - Bass // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Alto) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Alto) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Alto) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Alto) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Alto) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Branford Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Branford Marsalis - Producer // Branford Marsalis - Producer // Branford Marsalis - Producer // Branford Marsalis - Producer // Branford Marsalis - Producer // Branford Marsalis - Drum Programming // Branford Marsalis - Drum Programming // Branford Marsalis - Drum Programming // Branford Marsalis - Drum Programming // Branford Marsalis - Drum Programming // Delfeayo Marsalis - Piano // Delfeayo Marsalis - Trombone // Delfeayo Marsalis - Liner Notes // Earl Martin - Assistant Engineer // Frank McComb - Vocals // Charles Morris - Drums // Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards // Greg Phillinganes - Moog Bass // Vicki Randle - Percussion // Patrick Smith - Engineer // Victor Wooten - Bass (Electric) // D'Jango - Technical Assistance // Mark Endert - Assistant Engineer // Marsalis - Sax (Soprano) // Marsalis - Sax (Tenor) // Jim De Barros - Design // Arnold Levine - Art Direction // Uptown - Vocals // Rob "Wacko" Hunter - Drums // Rob "Wacko" Hunter - Engineer // Rob "Wacko" Hunter - Mixing // Danny Clinch - Photography // Peter Hunstein - Sampling // Peter Hunstein - Sequencing // Benjamin Austin - Sampling // Benjamin Austin - Sequencing // Serlewowgel Solomon - Vocals // Serlewowgel Solomon - Vocals (Background) // Alexander Assefa - Vocals // Alexander Assefa - Vocals (Background) // Bernie Brundman - Mastering // Wynton II - Technical Assistance // Fikre Asmamaw - Vocals // Fikre Asmamaw - Vocals (Background) // Blackheart - Programming // Blackheart - Vocals // Blackheart - Producer // Dar Jones - Performer // Thianar Gomis - Production Assistant // Thianar Gomis - Assistant Producer // Simeon - Technical Assistance
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Composers
Claire Fischer -
Performers
John Coltrane // James Brown // Albert Collins played Guitar // Kenny Kirkland played Piano // Robert Hurst played Bass (Vocal) // Ruben Blades // Nils Lofgren played Guitar // Victor Wooten played Double Bass // Jeff "Tain" Watts played Drums // Larry Kimpel played Bass (Vocal) // Mino Cinelu played Percussion // Roy Hargrove played Trumpet // Branford Marsalis played Sax (Tenor) // Vicki Randle played Percussion // Delfeayo Marsalis played Trombone // Darryl Jones played Bass (Vocal) // Kevin Eubanks played Guitar // Chuck Findley played Trumpet // Béla Fleck // Greg Phillinganes played Keyboards // Branford Lefonque played Sax (Soprano) // Matt Finders played Trombone // Kelvin Eubanks played Guitar // David Barry played Guitar // Nino Cinelu played Percussion // Ray Fuller played Guitar // Rob Hunter played Drums // Chuck Morris played Drums -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Guitar //
- Percussion //
- Piano //
- Trombone //
- Trumpet //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums //
- Keyboards //
- Sax (Alto) //
- Sax (Soprano) //
- Sax (Tenor) //
- Double Bass
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