J Mood
Studio album by
Wynton Marsalis
ReleasedOctober 14, 1986 (1986-10-14)
RecordedDecember 17–20, 1985
StudioRCA Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:35
LabelColumbia
ProducerGeorge Butler, Steven Epstein
Wynton Marsalis chronology
Tomasi, Jolivet: Trumpet Concertos
(1986) 		J Mood
(1986) 		Carnaval
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Village VoiceB+[2]

J Mood is an album by Wynton Marsalis that won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group in 1987.[4]

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".[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings lists the album as part of its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.[3]

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. ^ Christgau, Robert (1986). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. No. October 28. New York. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 950. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "J Mood - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 March 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.
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