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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.
Films dealing with blues history or prominently featuring blues music as a theme include: St. Louis Blues (1929): the only short movie with Bessie Smith; Blues in the Night (1941) Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) A Face in the Crowd (1957) Sounder (1972) Lady Sings The Blues (1972): about Billie Holiday
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.
“Mo” has revealed a new set of guest stars along with its Season 2 trailer. Comedians Hannibal Burress, Matt Rife, Liza Koshy and Ralph Barbosa plus rapper Slim Thug are all a part of the ...
The title of the episode is a reference to the film Mo' Better Blues, the second one after "Moe Baby Blues," as well as the blues song "Death Letter Blues." The Itchy and Scratchy cartoon in the episode is a reference to the black and white French film A Trip to the Moon, and includes the song "Maple Leaf Rag" by ragtime composer Scott Joplin.
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The movie tracks the development of his compositions, from the achingly beautiful pop riffs of the ‘50s to the improvisatory avant-garde prayers of the ‘60s." [7] Mark Feeney from The Boston Globe gave it two and a half stars and wrote: "Chasing Trane has two great virtues. One is Denzel Washington reading excerpts from Coltrane’s writings.