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Branford Marsalis: Mo' Better Blues

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Label: Sony Music
Released: 1990.07.31
Time:
 37:20
Category: Jazz
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.branfordmarsalis.com
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Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Harlem Blues (W.C. Handy) - 4:50
[2] Say Hey (Branford Marsalis) - 3:18
[3] Knocked Out the Box (Branford Marsalis) - 1:35
[4] Again, Never (Bill Lee) - 3:54
[5] Mo' Better Blues (Bill Lee) - 3:40
[6] Pop Top 40 (Spike Lee / Branford Marsalis ) 5:40
[7] Beneath the Underdog (Branford Marsalis) - 5:07
[8] Jazz Thing (Keith Elam / Lolis Eric Elie / Branford Marsalis / Chris E. Martin) - 4:48
[9] Harlem Blues [Acapulco version] (W.C. Handy) - 4:46

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Branford Marsalis - Saxophones, Producer
Kenny Kirkland - Piano
Robert Hurst - Bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts - Drums

Terence Blanchard - Trumpet

Cynda Williams - Vocals on [1,9]
Denzel Washington - Vocals on [6]
Wesley Snipes - Vocals on [6]
Gang Starr - Vocals on [8]
Kenny Kirkland - Piano on [8]
Robert Hurst - Upright Bass on [8]

Tawatha Agee - Background Vocals
B. David Witworth - Background Vocals
Mark Ledford - Background Vocals
Claire Fisher - Conductor, String Arrangements
The G-Man - Choir/Chorus
Tommy Hill - Choir/Chorus
Kiwi - Choir/Chorus

Raymond Jones - Adaptation, Producer
DJ Premier - Producer
Bill Lee - Producer
Delfeayo Marsalis - Producer
Spike Lee - Executive Producer
Rob "Wacko" Hunter - Engineer, Mixing
Patrick Smith - Engineer, Mixing
Larry DeCarmine - Engineer
Larry Ferguson - Mixing
Peter Hunstein - Programming, Sampling, Sequencing
Ken Kochman - Design
Tony Barbosa - Photography
William Claxston - Photography
David Lee - Photography

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Recorded at RCA Studios and Sound On Sound, New York, NY
Mixed at RCA Studios, Power Station and Sound On Sound, New York, NY

The soundtrack to the film was composed and played by Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard. In 1991, the soundtrack was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album, but lost to saxophonist Najee for "Tokyo Blue".



Although the Spike Lee film Mo' Better Blues had a somewhat absurd ending, its depiction of the jazz life had its accurate moments and the music was generally quite rewarding. A few of the selections on this soundtrack CD are throwaways or filler, but there is also some fine playing by a modern hard bop quintet consisting of trumpeter Terence Blanchard, Branford Marsalis on tenor and soprano, pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Robert Hurst, and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. It's sure to be a collector's item someday.

Scott Yanow - All Music Guide
 

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