MUSIC ON VINYL LP MOV-LP-344: BUCKSHOT LEFONQUE Music Evolution 2011 HOLLAND NEW

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Background -

Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American saxophonist, composer and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque. 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). After playing with Sting, Miles Davis and other artists, Marsalis founded this band to create a new sound by merging classical jazz with rock, pop, R&B and hip-hop influences.

Music Evolution is the second album of Branford Marsalis's jazz/hip-hop/rock group Buckshot LeFonque. Featuring guest appearances from David Sanborn, Guru and Laurence Fishburne, the album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. The album is notable in Branford's discography for marking his first collaboration with pianist Joey Calderazzo and bassist Eric Revis, both of whom would go on to record in his quartet in the 2000s and 2010s.

In his AllMusic review, Leo Stanley calls the album a "stronger, more confident record" than the first Buckshot LeFonque album but criticizes it as uneven, noting that it "(finds) a vibrant, exciting common ground between hard bop and hip-hop" despite the "occasional lapse into aimless fusion.” Writing in JazzTimes, Josef Woodard said the album "suggests a free-form radio show with an accent on African-American culture lineage." People Magazine praised the album as "a sonic explosion that, even when it falters, is infused with the joy of playing."

While he releases his straight-ahead jazz projects under his own name, Branford Marsalis pursues his fusion experiments under the group name of Buckshot LeFonque, even though he's the only consistent member from track to track. Marsalis and such jazz colleagues as trumpeter Russell Gunn, keyboardist Joey Calderazzo, saxophonist David Sanborn and bassist Ben Wolfe seem to be having great fun as they run changes over the funk beat of "James Brown," the hip-hop loops of "Try These On," the Latin-jazz heat of "Jungle Groove" and the harder-than-hard-bop on the untitled, hidden bonus track. The album stumbles, however, when it tries to come to terms with words, as it does on eight of the 13 full-length numbers. There's some marvellous music in the background of these songs--the rhythmic punch of hip-hop linked to the harmonic imagination of be-bop-but it's hard to get past the awkward wordplay dominating the foreground. --Geoffrey Himes

On MUSIC EVOLUTION, Buckshot LeFonque saxophonist and bandleader Branford Marsalis has produced another slick combination of hip-hop and jazz, heavy on the slick, light on the hip-hop, tasty on the jazz. On the title cut, the band maintains the Marsalis family tradition of educating listeners, pointing out the historical lineage of the music. The funk quotient is satisfied by "James Brown (Part I & II)," while the ballad "Another Day" contains vocal nods to Stevie Wonder and a bass line and soprano sax filigree similar to Stings's "Englishman In New York."The Stevie Wonder influence crops up again on "Better Than I Am," which recalls Wonder's "All In Love Is Fair." "Weary With Toil" has echoes of Marcus Miller's moody synthesiser work with Miles Davis circa TUTU. And "Phoenix" is a big pop ballad a la Whitney or Celine. From rap to R&B to jazzy funk, Buckshot LeFonque's got it all, though sometimes one wishes that a great instrumentalist like Branford Marsalis would just do what he does best and play his saxophone. Check out his great blowing on the unlisted instrumental that closes the album.

• LP made by MUSIC ON VINYL (MOV) / SONY / COLUMBIA Records, in the NETHERLANDS / HOLLAND / DUTCH
  

• LP released in 2011

• LP is recorded in STEREO

• Record Catalog Number: MOV LP 344

• OUT OF PRINT

• This is a 180 GRAM LP PRESSING

• UPC # 8713748982157

This listing is for a rare, out of print LP title - a BRAND NEW, NEVER OPENED, NEVER PLAYED and in MINT condition LP PRESSED and ISSUED by MUSIC ON VINYL - MOV / SONY / COLUMBIA Records of a highly collectible title from their catalog - a superb title featuring -

Buckshot Lefonque / Branford Marsalis

LP Title -

Music Evolution

Performers include -

Branford Marsalis – Saxophones
DJ Apollo - Wheels O' Steel
Rocky Bryant - Percussion
Reginald Veal - Acoustic Bass
L. Carl Burnett - Guitar
Joey Calderazzo - Piano
Russell Gunn - Trumpet
Mino Cinelu - Percussion
David Sanborn - Alto Saxophone
Reggie Washington - Bass
John Touchy - Trombone
Will Lee - Bass
Frank McComb - Keyboards, Vocals
Sue Pray - Viola
Julien Barber - Viola
Barry Finclair - Violin
John Pintavalle - Violin
Donna Tecco - Violin
Richard Locker - Cello
Carol Webb Sotomme - Concert Master
50 Styles: The Unknown Soldier - Vocals
Laurence Fishburne - Spoken Word
Ben Wolfe - Acoustic Bass
Delfeayo Marsalis - Trombone
Eric Revis - Acoustic Bass

Track Listing -

All songs written and composed by Branford Marsalis, except where indicated.
1. Here We Go
2. Music Evolution
3. Wasineveritis
4. James Brown (Part1&2)
5. Another Day
6. Try These on
7. A Buckshot Rebuttal
8. My Way (Doin't It)
9. Better Than I Am
10. Paris Is Burning
11. Jungle Groove
12. Weary with Toil
13. Black Monday
14. Phoenix
15. Samba Hop
16. ... And We Out

CONDITION Details:

The LP jacket is in mint condition! The jacket is brand new and never opened (see pictures with this listing as they are of the actual item). 

The LP is in mint condition! The LP is brand new and never opened. Comes in a resealable plastic outer sleeve.

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