J Mood

J Mood
Studio album by Wynton Marsalis
Released	1986
Recorded	December 17–20, 1985
Genre	Post-bop Neo-bop
Length	42:35
Label	Columbia

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Village Voice	B+[2]

J Mood is a jazz album by Wynton Marsalis, released in 1985 by Columbia Records.

Critical reception

In a contemporary 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".^[3]

Track listing

1. "J Mood" (Wynton Marsalis) – 8:35
2. "Presence That Lament Brings" (Marcus Roberts) – 5:53
3. "Insane Asylum" (Donald Brown) – 6:34
4. "Skain's Domain" (Wynton Marsalis) – 6:30
5. "Melodique" (Wynton Marsalis) – 4:32
6. "After" (Ellis Marsalis) – 6:10
7. "Much Later" (Wynton Marsalis) – 4:36

Personnel

• Wynton Marsalis: trumpet
• Marcus Roberts ("J Master"): piano
• Robert Hurst III: bass
• Jeff "Tain" Watts: drums

References

1. J Mood at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1986). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (October 28) (New York). Retrieved October 25, 2014.
3. 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.