Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
You don't know Miles
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
7.52K3.7Director
Stanley Nelson
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Carl Lumbly
Miles Davis (voice)
Reginald Petty
East St. Louis Resident
Quincy Troupe
Writer
Farah Griffin
Writer
Lee Annie Bonner
Childhood Friend
Ashley Kahn
Writer
Benjamin Cawthra
Historian
Jimmy Heath
Musician
Jimmy Cobb
Musician
Dan Morgenstern
Writer
Greg Tate
Writer
Gerald Early
Writer
Quincy Jones
Musician
Wayne Shorter
Musician
Tammy L. Kernodle
Musicologist
Juliette Gréco
Singer
Vincent Bessières
Writer
George Wein
Jazz Promoter
Eugene Redmond
East St. Louis Resident
Carlos Santana
Musician
Herbie Hancock
Musician
Marcus Miller
Musician
Cortez McCoy
Friend
Sandra McCoy
Friend
Jack Chambers
Historian
Frances Davis
Dancer / 1st Wife
René Urtreger
Musician
Joshua Redman
Musician
James Mtume
Musician
Lenny White
Musician
Vince Wilburn Jr.
Nephew
Archie Shepp
Musician
Stanley Crouch
Writer
Cheryl Davis
Daughter
Ron Carter
Musician
Clive Davis
Columbia Records President
Marguerite Cantú
Friend
Erin Davis
Son
Mark Rothbaum
Music Manager
Mike Stern
Musician
Mikel Elam
Personal Assistant
Jo Gelbard
Painter
Wallace Roney
Musician
Miles Davis
Musician (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Anchorman (archive footage)
Charlie Parker
Musician (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Musician (archive footage)
Thelonious Monk
Musician (archive footage)
Johnny Mathis
Singer (archive footage)
Louis Malle
Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau
Actress (archive footage)
John Coltrane
Musician (archive footage)
Gil Evans
Music Arranger (archive footage)
Tony Williams
Musician (archive footage)
Betty Davis
Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Prince
Musician (archive footage)
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