Genres
Documentary , History , Music
Duration
115 min
Director
Stanley Nelson
Rating
7.2
Release Date
August 23, 2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Original title: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool cast
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Carl Lumbly
Character:
Miles Davis (voice)
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Reginald Petty
Character:
Self - East St. Louis Resident
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Quincy Troupe
Character:
Self - Writer
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Farah Griffin
Character:
Self - Writer
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Lee Annie Bonner
Character:
Self - Childhood Friend
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Ashley Kahn
Character:
Self - Writer
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Benjamin Cawthra
Character:
Self - Historian
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Jimmy Heath
Character:
Self - Musician
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Jimmy Cobb
Character:
Self - Musician
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Dan Morgenstern
Character:
Self - Writer
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Greg Tate
Character:
Self - Writer
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Gerald Early
Character:
Self - Writer
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Quincy Jones
Character:
Self - Musician
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Wayne Shorter
Character:
Self - Musician
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Tammy L. Kernodle
Character:
Self - Musicologist
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Juliette Gréco
Character:
Self - Singer
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Vincent Bessières
Character:
Self - Writer
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George Wein
Character:
Self - Jazz Promoter
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Eugene Redmond
Character:
Self - East St. Louis Resident
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Carlos Santana
Character:
Self - Musician
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Herbie Hancock
Character:
Self - Musician
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Marcus Miller
Character:
Self - Musician
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Cortez McCoy
Character:
Self - Friend
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Sandra McCoy
Character:
Self - Friend
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Jack Chambers
Character:
Self - Historian
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Frances Davis
Character:
Self - Dancer / 1st Wife
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René Urtreger
Character:
Self - Musician
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Joshua Redman
Character:
Self - Musician
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James Mtume
Character:
Self - Musician
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Lenny White
Character:
Self - Musician
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Vince Wilburn Jr.
Character:
Self - Nephew
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Archie Shepp
Character:
Self - Musician
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Stanley Crouch
Character:
Self - Writer
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Cheryl Davis
Character:
Self - Daughter
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Ron Carter
Character:
Self - Musician
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Clive Davis
Character:
Self - Columbia Records President
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Marguerite Cantú
Character:
Self - Friend
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Erin Davis
Character:
Self - Son
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Mark Rothbaum
Character:
Self - Music Manager
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Mike Stern
Character:
Self - Musician
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Mikel Elam
Character:
Self - Personal Assistant
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Jo Gelbard
Character:
Self - Painter
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Wallace Roney
Character:
Self - Musician
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Miles Davis
Character:
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Walter Cronkite
Character:
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
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Charlie Parker
Character:
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Dizzy Gillespie
Character:
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Thelonious Monk
Character:
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Johnny Mathis
Character:
Self - Singer (archive footage)
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Louis Malle
Character:
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Jeanne Moreau
Character:
Self - Actress (archive footage)
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John Coltrane
Character:
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Gil Evans
Character:
Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)
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Tony Williams
Character:
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Betty Davis
Character:
Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
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Prince
Character:
Self - Musician (archive footage)
