In 1991, the soundtrack received a nomination for a Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album, while the song "Again Never" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards. Music video was released for a single "Jazz Thing". Financially irresponsible Giant (Spike Lee) manages a jazz group, but his sax player, Shadow (Wesley Snipes), wants to replace him with a better businessman. The album peaked at number 63 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Link your DIRECTV account to Movies Anywhere to enjoy your digital collection in one place. It features contributions from film stars Cynda Williams, Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes, and American hip hop duo Gang Starr. Production was handled by Bill Lee, Delfeayo Marsalis, Raymond Jones and DJ Premier, with Spike Lee serving as executive producer. Recording sessions took place at RCA Studios and Sound On Sound in New York. It was released in 1990 through Columbia/ CBS Records as a soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1990 film Mo' Better Blues. Music From "Mo' Better Blues" is a collaborative album by Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard.