J Mood
J Mood | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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 | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Village Voice | B+[2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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 | Length |
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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 (October 28). New York. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
Categories:
- 1986 albums
- Columbia Records albums
- Wynton Marsalis albums
- Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Albums produced by George Butler (record producer)
- 1980s jazz album stubs