Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
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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
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SWITCH.
@maketheSWITCHJune 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, …
Ersatz
@ErsatzGoodMay 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? 🤔
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