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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Name: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Director: Stanley Nelson
Genre: Documentary, History, Music
Released: 2019
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe, Farah Griffin, Lee Annie Bonner

An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).

2019 · Directed by Stanley Nelson · 115 min · Documentary · History · Music · 8 frames

Tagline

You don't know Miles

Crew

Cinematography: Mead Hunt, Marc Gerke, Eric Coleman, Antonio Rossi
Edited by: Yusuf Kapadia, Natasha Mottola, Lewis Erskine
Produced by: Stanley Nelson, Nicole London

Cast

Carl Lumbly as Miles Davis (voice)
Reginald Petty as Self - East St. Louis Resident
Quincy Troupe as Self - Writer
Farah Griffin as Self - Writer
Lee Annie Bonner as Self - Childhood Friend
Ashley Kahn as Self - Writer
Benjamin Cawthra as Self - Historian
Jimmy Heath as Self - Musician
Jimmy Cobb as Self - Musician
Dan Morgenstern as Self - Writer

Production

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English, French
Studios: Firelight Media, BBC Music, Eagle Rock Entertainment, American Masters Pictures
Themes: drug abuse, jazz, jazz singer or musician, biography, racism, music history, bebop, trumpet player, abusive husband, miles davis

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