Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
7.2
92 reviews
Documentary/History
1h 55m
2019
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
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An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
- DirectorStanley Nelson
- Release23 August 2019
- Genre
- Duration1h 55m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate7.292 reviews
- Productions
Firelight Media, BBC Music, Eagle Rock Entertainment, American Masters Pictures
Cast
Carl Lumbly
Miles Davis (voice)
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Gerald Early
Self - Writer
Quincy Jones
Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician
Juliette Gréco
Self - Singer
Carlos Santana
Self - Musician
Herbie Hancock
Self - Musician
Marcus Miller
Self - Musician
Frances Davis
Self - Dancer / 1st Wife
Joshua Redman
Self - Musician
James Mtume
Self - Musician
Archie Shepp
Self - Musician
Stanley Crouch
Self - Writer
Ron Carter
Self - Musician
Clive Davis
Self - Columbia Records President
Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Thelonious Monk
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Johnny Mathis
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Louis Malle
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau
Self - Actress (archive footage)
John Coltrane
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Tony Williams
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Betty Davis
Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Prince
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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