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Music From Mo' Better Blues (1990 Film)

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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.

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!

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.

This has to be one my favorite all time cd's, and my favorite all time soundtrack. If you've seen the movie, then listened to the soundtrack, you can still feel the emotion that each song was trying to evoke in the film. The way Branford Marsalis' sax blends with Cynda Williams in Harlem Blues is effortless as the two seem to melt together.

THIS MOVIE AND CD WAS THE FIRST PIECE OF EXPRESSION THAT OPENED ME UP TO THE WORLD OF JAZZ MUSIC. I NOW REFLECT ON 9 YEARS OF JAZZ MUSIC THAT ALL BEGAN WITH 'MO BETTER BLUES' AND I AM TRULY GRATEFUL. THE MOVIE ACCOMPANIED BY ITS MUSIC HAVE TRULY TOUCHED MY LIFE.

This is a very nice soundtrack but it receives 5 stars just for Harlem Blues done by Cynda Williams I wish that I could give it more than 5 I would give it 100 if I could. But Cynda does an excellent job on " Harlem Blues" this is a real treat to hear !!!! If you like Jazz then I would reccomend that you buy this album!!!!

This is an awesome soundtrack, it is fun and enjoyable to listen to. The best songs on this cd are all of them

If you don't get this CD for anything else, treat yourself to the sheer pleasure of listening to Branford Marsalis playing "MO BETTER BLUES"!!!!! This is one of my all-time favorites. I listen to it over and over...haven't even had the desire to listen to any other cuts on this CD yet.

I knew I enjoyed the music from this movie while I was watching it. But it helps to just pop it into my cd player after a long day. The tunes are a great mix of the mellow blues to soothe the heart and mind and the blues that move you to tap your toes too! It's a great sound track!

I had been looking for this soundtrack for quite some time and therefore
was extremely delighted when I found a copy on Amazone.com. The wait was
worth every note. The quality, sound and music are at the top of the heap.
Gloria Grant