J Mood
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|---|---|
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| 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.[3]
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".[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Wynton Marsalis except where noted
| No. | Title | 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.
- ^ "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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