J Mood

J Mood
Studio album by
Wynton Marsalis
ReleasedOctober 14, 1986 (1986-10-14)
RecordedDecember 17–20, 1985
StudiosRCA, New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:35
LabelColumbia
ProducersGeorge Butler, Steven Epstein
Wynton Marsalis chronology
Tomasi, Jolivet: Trumpet Concertos
(1986)		 J Mood
(1986)		 Carnaval
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarStar
The Village VoiceB+

J Mood is an album by Wynton Marsalis that won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group in 1987.

Critical reception

In a review for Playboy, Robert Christgau said that Marsalis is "chief among the younger players who eschew expressionistic excess in favor of technical command and respect for history", and that J Mood "isn't as staid as you might think, holding subtle pleasures to spare for those with time to spare". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings lists the album as part of its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wynton Marsalis except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."J Mood" 8:35
2."Presence That Lament Brings"Marcus Roberts5:53
3."Insane Asylum"Donald Brown6:34
4."Skain's Domain" 6:30
5."Melodique" 4:32
6."After"Ellis Marsalis Jr.6:10
7."Much Later" 4:36

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ J Mood at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 950. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1986). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. No. October 28. New York. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "J Mood - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1987). "Budd Johnson/Phil Woods, Frank Morgan, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Chico Freeman, Leaders, Abdullah Ibrahim, Don Pullen/George Adams". Playboy (February). Retrieved October 24, 2014.