J Mood

by Wynton Marsalis

J Mood cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: US
  • Length: 36:50

Artists on this release: Robert Hurst, Marcus Roberts, Jeff 'Tain' Watts

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This album showcased a new level of maturity and emotional depth in Wynton Marsalis's playing. Stripping back to a quartet format, the record focuses on mood and melody, particularly on the blues. It was a key step in Marsalis's journey, moving beyond the pure technical fire of his earlier work to embrace a deeper sense of space, romanticism, and the entire history of the jazz tradition. The album won a Grammy Award.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. J Mood (8:55)
  2. Presence (6:15)
  3. Insane Asylum (9:10)
  4. Skylark (7:30)
  5. Melodique (5:00)

Credits

  • Wynton Marsalis - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
  • Robert Hurst - bass
  • Mark Larson - design [album]
  • Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
  • Dennis Ferrante - engineer [assistant]
  • Tim Geelan - engineer [chief], engineer [remix engineer]
  • George Butler - executive-producer
  • Romare Bearden - illustration [cover illustration]
  • Edward C. Arrendell - management
  • Vlado Meller - mastered by
  • Robb Johnson - photography by
  • Marcus Roberts - piano, written-by
  • Steve Epstein - producer
  • Donald Brown - written-by
  • Ellis Marsalis - written-by

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