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Buckshot LeFonque was a musical group project led by Branford Marsalis. The name Buckshot La Funke was a pseudonym used by jazz saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley for contractual reasons on the album Here Comes Louis Smith (1958).
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.
Most recently, the heralded saxophonist teamed with Gangstarr's DJ Premier to create the Columbia debut album BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE, perhaps his most undefinable work yet... unless one considers virtuoso performances and sure-footed composition categories all their own.
In 1994, Marsalis formed the group Buckshot LeFonque (named after a pseudonym once used by Cannonball Adderley), a jazz group with elements of rock and hip-hop. That year, they released their first album, Buckshot LeFonque, which was mostly produced by DJ Premier.
Buckshot LeFonque was a musical group project of Branford Marsalis. The name Buckshot LeFonque was a pseudonym used by jazz saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley for contractual reasons on the album Here Comes Louis Smith (1958).
Jul 15, 1994 · Buckshot LeFonque was derived from a pseudonym used by tenor saxophonist Cannonball Adderley when he took R&B jobs for quick cash. The gimmick betrays a project of iffy conviction.
Nov 1, 1994 · In case you’re wondering, the name Buckshot LeFonque didn’t come out of thin air; it was a pseudonym that another open-minded saxophonist, Cannonball Adderley, used in the 1950s. Perhaps...
