
Mo' Better Blues ( 1990 )
Overview
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
Top Cast

Denzel Washington
Bleek Gilliam

Spike Lee
Giant

Wesley Snipes
Shadow Henderson (Sax)

Giancarlo Esposito
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)

John Turturro
Moe Flatbush

Nicholas Turturro
Josh Flatbush

Robin Harris
Butterbean Jones

Joie Lee
Indigo

Charlie Murphy
Eggy

Cynda Williams
Clarke Bentancourt

Flavor Flav
Impatient Movie Patron

Bill Nunn
Bottom Hammer

Dick Anthony Williams
Big Stop Williams

Samuel L. Jackson
Madlock

Tracy Camilla Johns
Club Patron

Coati Mundi
Roberto

Scot Anthony Robinson
Cooley

Abbey Lincoln
Lillian Gilliam

Rubén Blades
Petey

Diahann Carroll
Jazz Club Singer (uncredited)

Leonard L. Thomas
Rod
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