Mo' Better Blues(1990)
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.
Movie: Mo' Better Blues
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Bleek Gilliam
Giant
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Moe Flatbush
Josh Flatbush
Butterbean Jones
Indigo
Eggy
Clarke Bentancourt
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