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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

August 23, 2019 (GB) Documentary, History, Music • 115m

Overview

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

Writer

Top Billed

Carl Lumbly

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly

Miles Davis (voice)

Reginald Petty
Reginald Petty

Self - East St. Louis Resident

Quincy Troupe
Quincy Troupe

Self - Writer

Farah Griffin
Farah Griffin

Self - Writer

Lee Annie Bonner
Lee Annie Bonner

Self - Childhood Friend

Ashley Kahn
Ashley Kahn

Self - Writer

Benjamin Cawthra
Benjamin Cawthra

Self - Historian

Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath

Self - Musician

Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb

Self - Musician

Dan Morgenstern
Dan Morgenstern

Self - Writer

Greg Tate
Greg Tate

Self - Writer

Gerald Early
Gerald Early

Self - Writer

Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones

Self - Musician

Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter

Self - Musician

Tammy L. Kernodle
Tammy L. Kernodle

Self - Musicologist

Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco

Self - Singer

George Wein
George Wein

Self - Jazz Promoter

Eugene Redmond
Eugene Redmond

Self - East St. Louis Resident

Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana

Self - Musician

Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock

Self - Musician

Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller

Self - Musician

Cortez McCoy
Cortez McCoy

Self - Friend

Sandra McCoy
Sandra McCoy

Self - Friend

Jack Chambers
Jack Chambers

Self - Historian

Frances Davis
Frances Davis

Self - Dancer / 1st Wife

René Urtreger
René Urtreger

Self - Musician

Joshua Redman
Joshua Redman

Self - Musician

James Mtume
James Mtume

Self - Musician

Lenny White
Lenny White

Self - Musician

Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp

Self - Musician

Stanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch

Self - Writer

Cheryl Davis
Cheryl Davis

Self - Daughter

Ron Carter
Ron Carter

Self - Musician

Clive Davis
Clive Davis

Self - Columbia Records President

Erin Davis
Erin Davis

Self - Son

Mark Rothbaum
Mark Rothbaum

Self - Music Manager

Mike Stern
Mike Stern

Self - Musician

Mikel Elam
Mikel Elam

Self - Personal Assistant

Jo Gelbard
Jo Gelbard

Self - Painter

Wallace Roney
Wallace Roney

Self - Musician

Miles Davis
Miles Davis

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis

Self - Singer (archive footage)

Louis Malle
Louis Malle

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau

Self - Actress (archive footage)

John Coltrane
John Coltrane

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Gil Evans
Gil Evans

Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)

Tony Williams
Tony Williams

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Betty Davis
Betty Davis

Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)

Prince
Prince

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Crew
Adriano Bravo
Adriano Bravo

Sound Recordist

Steve Berkowitz
Steve Berkowitz

Music Consultant

Joe McGill
Joe McGill

Sound Recordist

Brian Bracken
Brian Bracken

Sound Editor

Gautam Choudhury
Gautam Choudhury

Sound Recordist

Brian Walker
Brian Walker

Sound Recordist

Jean-Paul Guirado
Jean-Paul Guirado

Sound Recordist

Pearl Lieberman
Pearl Lieberman

Archival Footage Research

Benny Mouthon
Benny Mouthon

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bill Streeter
Bill Streeter

Sound Recordist

Cara Fitts
Cara Fitts

Archival Footage Research

Javier Chorrillos
Javier Chorrillos

Assistant Editor

Caleb Mose
Caleb Mose

Sound Recordist

Redd Reynolds
Redd Reynolds

Sound Recordist

Benny Mouthon
Benny Mouthon

Supervising Sound Editor

Adam Barker
Adam Barker

Executive Producer

Babatunde Salaam
Babatunde Salaam

Production Assistant

Jarobi Moorhead
Jarobi Moorhead

Production Assistant

Lauren Wimbush
Lauren Wimbush

Associate Producer

Terry Shand
Terry Shand

Executive Producer

Junko Tsunashima
Junko Tsunashima

Supervising Producer

Geoff Kempin
Geoff Kempin

Executive Producer

Peter Worsely
Peter Worsely

Supervising Producer

Michael Kantor
Michael Kantor

Executive Producer

Melissa Morton Hicks
Melissa Morton Hicks

Production Manager

Mead Hunt
Mead Hunt

Director of Photography

Marc Gerke
Marc Gerke

Director of Photography

Eric Coleman
Eric Coleman

Director of Photography

Antonio Rossi
Antonio Rossi

Director of Photography

Jerry Henry
Jerry Henry

Director of Photography

Henry Adebonojo
Henry Adebonojo

Director of Photography

Hervé Cohen
Hervé Cohen

Director of Photography

Clare Major
Clare Major

Director of Photography



Reviews

SWITCH.

⭐ 8/10

June 4, 2019

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

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Ersatz

⭐ 1/10

May 28, 2026

This is Weird. I thought if someone had a proven history of beating up women that people shouldn't get on their knees and worship them? But I suppose it's okay to glorify him because he was black. All is forgiven if that's the case? 🤔

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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