J Mood


J Mood is an album by Wynton Marsalis that won the Grammy Award for Grammy [Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group|Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group] in 1987.

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". The [Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings] lists the album as part of its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings.

Personnel