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==Music== {{Main|Mo' Better Blues (soundtrack)}} The [[Mo' Better Blues (soundtrack)|soundtrack to the film]] was played by βThe [[Branford Marsalis Quartet]] Featuring [[Terence Blanchard]]β; the title composition and most of the soundtrack were written and produced by Bill Lee. In 1991, the soundtrack album was nominated for a [[Soul Train Music Award]] for Best Jazz Album.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} [[Delfeayo Marsalis]], [[Branford Marsalis]]'s younger brother, reportedly aided Bill Lee in producing most of the filmβs recordings, although his name is not credited.<ref name="AFI" /> {{Infobox album | name = Music from Mo' Better Blues | type = Soundtrack | artist = [[Branford Marsalis Quartet]] and [[Terence Blanchard]] | cover = | released = July 31, 1990 | recorded = | studio = *[[RCA Studios New York#6th Ave|RCA]] (New York City) *[[Sound on Sound Studios|Sound on Sound]] (New York City) | genre = [[Jazz]] | length = {{Duration|m=37|s=35}} | label = [[Columbia Records]] | producer = {{hlist|[[Spike Lee]] ([[Executive producer|exec.]])|[[Bill Lee (musician)|Bill Lee]]|[[Delfeayo Marsalis]]|[[DJ Premier]]|Raymond Jones}} }} ===Track listing=== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Harlem Blues | note1 = featuring [[Cynda Williams]] | writer1 = [[W. C. Handy|William Christopher Handy]] | extra1 = Raymond Jones | length1 = 4:50 | title2 = Say Hey | writer2 = [[Branford Marsalis]] | extra2 = [[Delfeayo Marsalis]] | length2 = 3:18 | title3 = Knocked Out the Box | writer3 = B. Marsalis | extra3 = Delfeayo Marsalis | length3 = 1:35 | title4 = Again, Never | writer4 = [[Bill Lee (musician)|William James Edwards Lee III]] | extra4 = [[Bill Lee (musician)|Bill Lee]] | length4 = 3:54 | title5 = Mo' Better Blues | writer5 = Lee III | extra5 = Bill Lee | length5 = 3:39 | title6 = Pop Top 40 | note6 = featuring [[Denzel Washington]] and [[Wesley Snipes]] | writer6 = {{hlist|B. Marsalis|[[Spike Lee|Shelton Jackson Lee]]}} | extra6 = Delfeayo Marsalis | length6 = 5:40 | title7 = Beneath the Underdog | writer7 = B. Marsalis | extra7 = Delfeayo Marsalis | length7 = 5:07 | title8 = Jazz Thing | note8 = featuring [[Gang Starr]] | writer8 = {{hlist|[[Guru (rapper)|Keith Elam]]|[[DJ Premier|Christopher Martin]]|B. Marsalis|[[Lolis Eric Elie]]}} | extra8 = {{hlist|[[DJ Premier]]|[[Branford Marsalis]] <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}} | length8 = 4:50 | title9 = Harlem Blues (Acapulco Version) | note9 = featuring Cynda Williams | writer9 = Handy | extra9 = Raymond Jones | length9 = 4:48 | total_length = 37:35 }} ===Musicians=== *[[Branford Marsalis]] β Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone *[[Kenny Kirkland]] β Piano *[[Robert Hurst (musician)|Robert Hurst]] β Bass *[[Jeff "Tain" Watts]] β Drums *[[Terence Blanchard]] β Trumpet
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