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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
7.177
115 min
Release
2019-08-23
Genres
Cast
Carl Lumbly
as Miles Davis (voice)
Reginald Petty
as Self - East St. Louis ResidentQuincy Troupe
as Self - WriterFarah Griffin
as Self - WriterLee Annie Bonner
as Self - Childhood FriendAshley Kahn
as Self - WriterBenjamin Cawthra
as Self - Historian
Jimmy Heath
as Self - MusicianJimmy Cobb
as Self - MusicianDan Morgenstern
as Self - WriterGreg Tate
as Self - Writer
Gerald Early
as Self - Writer
Quincy Jones
as Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter
as Self - MusicianTammy L. Kernodle
as Self - Musicologist
Juliette Gréco
as Self - SingerVincent Bessières
as Self - WriterGeorge Wein
as Self - Jazz PromoterEugene Redmond
as Self - East St. Louis Resident
Carlos Santana
as Self - Musician
Herbie Hancock
as Self - Musician
Marcus Miller
as Self - MusicianCortez McCoy
as Self - FriendSandra McCoy
as Self - FriendJack Chambers
as Self - Historian
Frances Davis
as Self - Dancer / 1st WifeRené Urtreger
as Self - Musician
Joshua Redman
as Self - Musician
James Mtume
as Self - MusicianLenny White
as Self - MusicianVince Wilburn Jr.
as Self - Nephew
Archie Shepp
as Self - Musician
Stanley Crouch
as Self - WriterCheryl Davis
as Self - Daughter
Ron Carter
as Self - Musician
Clive Davis
as Self - Columbia Records PresidentMarguerite Cantú
as Self - FriendErin Davis
as Self - SonMark Rothbaum
as Self - Music ManagerMike Stern
as Self - MusicianMikel Elam
as Self - Personal AssistantJo Gelbard
as Self - PainterWallace Roney
as Self - Musician
Miles Davis
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)Charlie Parker
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Thelonious Monk
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Johnny Mathis
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Louis Malle
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
John Coltrane
as Self - Musician (archive footage)Gil Evans
as Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)
Tony Williams
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Betty Davis
as Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Prince
as Self - Musician (archive footage)Director
REVIEWS
maketheSWITCH
Stanley Nelson combines the man and his music to give us an intimate portrait of how one mind shaped popular culture, armed only with a well-manipulated trumpet and some smooth musical notes. ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ humanises a musical genius and ends up giving us an engrossing, hilarious, informative and heartbreaking look at the Miles Davis that music fans thought they knew. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-the-man-behind-the-jazz-legend Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
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