Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
You don't know Miles
2019•1h 55m•7.1/10
DocumentaryHistoryMusic
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.1/10(96)
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Production
Firelight Media, BBC Music, Eagle Rock Entertainment, American Masters Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Trailers & Videos
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Cast
Carl Lumbly
Miles Davis (voice)
Reginald Petty
Self - East St. Louis Resident
Quincy Troupe
Self - Writer
Farah Griffin
Self - Writer
Lee Annie Bonner
Self - Childhood Friend
Ashley Kahn
Self - Writer
Benjamin Cawthra
Self - Historian
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Jimmy Cobb
Self - Musician
Dan Morgenstern
Self - Writer
Greg Tate
Self - Writer
Gerald Early
Self - Writer
Quincy Jones
Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician
Tammy L. Kernodle
Self - Musicologist
Juliette Gréco
Self - Singer
Vincent Bessières
Self - Writer
George Wein
Self - Jazz Promoter
Eugene Redmond
Self - East St. Louis Resident
Carlos Santana
Self - Musician
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