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Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also wrote, produced, and directed. [1] It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career.
Music From "Mo' Better Blues" is a collaborative album by Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard. It was released in 1990 through Columbia/CBS Records as a soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1990 film Mo' Better Blues. Recording sessions took place at RCA Studios and Sound On Sound in New York.
July 6, 1990: Jetsons: The Movie: distribution only; produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions: July 27, 1990: Problem Child: co-production with Imagine Entertainment: August 3, 1990: Mo' Better Blues: co-production with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks: August 24, 1990: Darkman: co-production with Renaissance Pictures October 5, 1990: Henry & June
Williams had a brief stint in the music industry in 1990 with her appearance on the soundtrack to Mo' Better Blues, on the song "Harlem Blues". The single was popular, reaching No. 9 on the R&B charts on November 17, 1990. With the success of the single, Williams had been lined up with Sony to produce her own album. While she was trained in a ...
1990 Mo' Better Blues: Giant Lonely in America: Himself 1991 Jungle Fever: Cyrus 1992 Malcolm X: Shorty 1994 Crooklyn: Snuffy Drop Squad: Himself 1995 Lumière and Company: Short film Clockers: Chucky 1996 Girl 6: Jimmy 1999 Summer of Sam: John Jeffries 2000 Lisa Picard Is Famous: Himself 2006 Inside Man: Civilian Uncredited 2012 Red Hook ...
In 1990, Lee had his first collaboration with Denzel Washington in Mo' Better Blues. After the release of Mo' Better Blues, Lee was accused of antisemitism by the Anti-Defamation League and several film critics. They criticized the characters of the club owners Josh and Moe Flatbush, described as "Shylocks". Lee denied the charge, explaining ...
The Blues Brothers (1980) Streets of Fire (1984) Crossroads (1986): directed by Walter Hill, about a "deal with the devil", with a soundtrack by Ry Cooder and a guitar duel between Ralph Macchio and Steve Vai; Mo' Better Blues (1990) The Search for Robert Johnson (1991): documentary aiming to discover facts and myths about the infamous blues ...
Some of Williams roles included Pretty Tony in The Mack (1973), the limo driver in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Denzel Washington's father in Mo' Better Blues (1990) and Officer Allen in Edward Scissorhands (1990), and his other film credits include Uptight (1968), The Anderson Tapes (1971), Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name?