Beneath the Underdog

Branford Marsalis Quartet · 1990 · Composition de Branford Marsalis, l'une des plus longues plages du disque

Context

Track from Music from Mo' Better Blues (Columbia, 1990), the soundtrack of Spike Lee's film, performed by the Branford Marsalis quartet with Terence Blanchard. According to the page consulted, the record reached number one on the US Traditional Jazz Albums chart.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Neoclassicism, Young Lions, Jazz in film and on screen. Among the origins and influences of Neoclassicism, Young Lions: Hard bop, Modal.

By the same artist

• Mo' Better Blues (1990)
• Say Hey (1990)
• Knocked Out the Box (1990)
• Again, Never (1990)
• Housed from Edward (1989)
• Random Abstract (Tain's Rampage) (1989)

Sources

• EN: Mo' Better Blues (soundtrack)

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