J Mood

J Mood
J Mood
Studio album by Wynton Marsalis
Released	October 14, 1986
Recorded	December 17–20, 1985
Studio	RCA Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:35
Label	Columbia
Producer	George Butler, Steven Epstein
Wynton Marsalis chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]
The Village Voice	B+^[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"J Mood"		8:35
2.	"Presence That Lament Brings"	Marcus Roberts	5:53
3.	"Insane Asylum"	Donald Brown	6:34
4.	"Skain's Domain"		6:30
5.	"Melodique"		4:32
6.	"After"	Ellis Marsalis Jr.	6:10
7.	"Much Later"		4:36

Personnel

Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
Marcus Roberts – piano
Robert Hurst III – double bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts – drums

References

^ J Mood at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (1986). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. No. October 28. New York. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 950. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ "J Mood - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^ 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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[1] J Mood at AllMusic

[2] Christgau, Robert (1986). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. No. October 28. New York. Retrieved October 25, 2014.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 950. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[AM_awards-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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