Music From Mo' Better Blues (1990 Film) [Soundtrack]

Wesley Snipes, Denzel Washington, Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 1990)
• Original Release Date: July 31, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000027DO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,449 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a Jazz Thing baby..., August 29, 2000

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Tamara (Washington , DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music From Mo' Better Blues (1990 Film) (Audio CD)

The first time I saw this movie, all I really paid attention to was Denzel. The second time I saw it, I was mesmerized by a scene in the film featuring John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme." From that day forth, I became a diehard Coltrane fan, although I was only 11. I was determined to play "Mo' Better Blues" on my clarinet while in the High School Band, and today, I still hold this soundtrack very dear as one of the best. Although my personal jazz style is stuck in the fifties and sixties, this album is an excellent representation of the great jazz music made in the nineties.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Cadillac of soundtracks, March 20, 2001

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This review is from: Music From Mo' Better Blues (1990 Film) (Audio CD)

Sexy, steamy music. Passionately true to the film, and a delightful homage to jazz music. Harlem Blues will put you in the middle of a jazz club on a warm summer night. Should be called Mo BEST Blues. Love it!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Movie Soundtrack I Own, October 26, 2000

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supastar (brooklyn) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Music From Mo' Better Blues (1990 Film) (Audio CD)

Say Hey and Beneath the Underdog are the truest jazz jams (they sound familiar, maybe the're remakes of some famous older cats), and Mo Better Blues is a simple, but excellent combo fo trumpet and sax. Again Never is a ballad, also moving, and the spoken work by Wesley Snipes and Denzel Washington about love songs is great. Furthermore, Gangstarr's Jazz Thing from this album is excellent, switching up grooves in the middle of the song to excellent effect, and Harlem Blues is just straight beautiful. Why is Cynda Williams not heard more? The only weakness is that its a short album, but that's not really a weakness, you'll want to just keep flipping the tape or keep the cd on repeat. It's strange how a ballad can merge into party jazz, and then get into some hiphop and then finish with a ballad so seamlessly.