<p>In this episode we discuss Spike Lee's Mo Better Blues. <br><br>Wikipedia says:<br><br><i><strong>Mo' Better Blues</strong></i> is a 1990 American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_film">musical</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy-drama">comedy-drama</a> film starring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denzel_Washington">Denzel Washington</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Snipes">Wesley Snipes</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee">Spike Lee</a>, who also wrote, produced, and directed.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo%27_Better_Blues#cite_note-1">[1]</a> It follows a period in the life of fictional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz">jazz</a> trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career. The film focuses on themes of friendship, loyalty, honesty, cause-and-effect, and ultimately salvation. It features the music of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branford_Marsalis">Branford Marsalis</a> quartet and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Blanchard">Terence Blanchard</a> on trumpet. The film was released five months after the death of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Harris">Robin Harris</a> and is dedicated to his memory, being his final acting role.<br><br><br> </p>
