Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also directed. It follows a period in the life of a fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Denzel Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in him both jeopardising his relationships and playing career. The film focuses on themes of friendship, loyalty, honesty, cause-and-effect and ultimately salvation. It features the music of the Branford Marsalis quartet plus Terence Blanchard on trumpet. Image File history File links source: http://perso. ... Bill Lee (born July 23, 1928 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American musician. ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... A drama film is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962, in Orlando, Florida) is an American actor, martial artist and film producer. ... Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with social and political issues. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Branford Marsalis. ... Terence Blanchard (b. ...

Cast

• Denzel Washington — Bleek Gilliam
• Spike Lee — Giant
• Wesley Snipes — Shadow Henderson
• Giancarlo Esposito — Left Hand Lacey
• Robin Harris — Butterbean Jones
• Joie Lee — Indigo Downes
• Bill Nunn — Bottom Hammer
• John Turturro — Moe Flatbush
• Dick Anthony Williams — Big Stop Williams
• Cynda Williams — Clarke Bentancourt
• Nicholas Turturro — Josh Flatbush
• Jeff 'Tain' Watts — Rhythm Jones
• Samuel L. Jackson — Madlock
• Leonard L. Thomas — Rod
• Charlie Murphy — Eggy

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Trivia

• It was referenced to in the Simpson's episode A Star is Burns. In a film festival, instead of Mo' Better Blues, it was Moe Better Booze.
• Trumpeter Terence Blanchard, who played on the soundtrack, later suffered from embouchure problems similar to those of the main character of the film.
• The scene between Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes where they are discussing the current state of African American culture is excerpted, and plays a major part of the first track in the hiphop group The Roots' album Things Fall Apart.

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External links

• Mo' Better Blues at the Internet Movie Database

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