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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
1h 55min
DOCUMENTARY
HISTORY
MUSIC
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
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Original Title
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Critics & Audience Score
5.9
Total Votes
91
Release Year
2019
Runtime (Duration)
1h 55min
Official Website
https://www.milesdavismovie.comCasting
Actors

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

Herbie Hancock
Self - Musician

Marcus Miller
Self - Musician
Cortez McCoy
Self - Friend
Sandra McCoy
Self - Friend
Jack Chambers
Self - Historian

Frances Davis
Self - Dancer / 1st Wife
René Urtreger
Self - Musician

Joshua Redman
Self - Musician

James Mtume
Self - Musician
Lenny White
Self - Musician
Vince Wilburn Jr.
Self - Nephew

Archie Shepp
Self - Musician

Stanley Crouch
Self - Writer
Cheryl Davis
Self - Daughter

Ron Carter
Self - Musician

Clive Davis
Self - Columbia Records President
Marguerite Cantú
Self - Friend
Erin Davis
Self - Son
Mark Rothbaum
Self - Music Manager
Mike Stern
Self - Musician
Mikel Elam
Self - Personal Assistant
Jo Gelbard
Self - Painter
Wallace Roney
Self - Musician

Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Charlie Parker
Self - Musician (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)
Gil Evans
Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)

Tony Williams
Self - Musician (archive footage)

Betty Davis
Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)

Prince
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Crew

Stanley Nelson
DIRECTOR
Adam Barker
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Terry Shand
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Geoff Kempin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Michael Kantor
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Stanley Nelson
PRODUCER
Nicole London
PRODUCER
Henry Adebonojo
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Marc Gerke
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Clare Major
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Hervé Cohen
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Eric Coleman
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Antonio Rossi
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Mead Hunt
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Jerry Henry
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Yusuf Kapadia
EDITOR
Natasha Mottola
EDITOR
Steve Berkowitz
MUSIC CONSULTANT
Don Wyllie
COLORIST
Javier Chorrillos
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Benny Mouthon
SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR
Benny Mouthon
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Brian Bracken
SOUND EDITOR
Gautam Choudhury
SOUND RECORDIST
Caleb Mose
SOUND RECORDIST
Adriano Bravo
SOUND RECORDIST
Brian Walker
SOUND RECORDIST
Jean-Paul Guirado
SOUND RECORDIST
Joe McGill
SOUND RECORDIST
Redd Reynolds
SOUND RECORDIST
Bill Streeter
SOUND RECORDIST
Pearl Lieberman
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE RESEARCH
Cara Fitts
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE RESEARCH
Lewis Erskine
EDITOR
Lauren Wimbush
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Babatunde Salaam
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Jarobi Moorhead
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Peter Worsely
SUPERVISING PRODUCER
Junko Tsunashima
SUPERVISING PRODUCER
Melissa Morton Hicks
PRODUCTION MANAGER