Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Release: 2019-08-23
·Runtime: 115m
·★ 7.2
Documentary
History
Music
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Firelight Media
BBC Music
Eagle Rock Entertainment
American Masters Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Stanley Crouch
as Self - Writer
Marcus Miller
as Self - Musician
Gerald Early
as Self - Writer
Wayne Shorter
as Self - Musician
Carl Lumbly
as Miles Davis (voice)
Miles Davis
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Johnny Mathis
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
James Mtume
as Self - Musician
Tony Williams
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Betty Davis
as Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Carlos Santana
as Self - Musician
Archie Shepp
as Self - Musician
Ron Carter
as Self - Musician
Clive Davis
as Self - Columbia Records President
Dizzy Gillespie
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Prince
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Frances Davis
as Self - Dancer / 1st Wife
Joshua Redman
as Self - Musician
Jimmy Heath
as Self - Musician
Juliette Gréco
as Self - Singer
Walter Cronkite
as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Thelonious Monk
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Louis Malle
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
John Coltrane
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Quincy Jones
as Self - Musician
Herbie Hancock
as Self - Musician
