Joe Cool's Blues

Joe Cool's Blues is an album by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his father Ellis Marsalis that was released in 1995. The album reached a peak position of No. 3 on Billboards Top Jazz Albums chart.

The album consists of a series of songs inspired by the Peanuts comic strip and television specials. Half of the songs are cover versions of pieces by Vince Guaraldi, who composed for the Peanuts franchise from 1965 until his death in 1976; the remainder are original compositions by Wynton Marsalis.

Track listing

Personnel

Wynton Marsalis Septet

• Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
• Eric Reed – piano
• Wessell Anderson – soprano and alto saxophones
• Victor Goines – tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Wycliffe Gordon – trombone
• Ben Wolfe – double bass, bass guitar
• Herlin Riley – drums

Ellis Marsalis Trio

• Ellis Marsalis – piano
• Reginald Veal – bass
• Martin Butler – drums

Additional personnel

• Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone ("Little Birdie")
• Chuck Findley – trumpet ("Little Birdie")
• Tom Peterson – baritone saxophone ("Little Birdie")
• Germaine Bazzle – vocals ("Little Birdie")
• George Butler – executive producer
• Delfeayo Marsalis – trombone ("Little Birdie"), producer, mixing, mastering
• Stanley Crouch – liner notes

References