Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
You don't know Miles
2019 | 115m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Stanley Nelson |
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| Writer: | |
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| An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991). | |
| Release Date: | Aug 23, 2019 |
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| Director: | Stanley Nelson |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Music, History, Documentary |
| Keywords | drug abuse, jazz, jazz singer or musician, biography, racism, bebop, trumpet player, abusive husband, miles davis, portrait of an artist |
| Production Companies | Eagle Rock Entertainment, American Masters Pictures, Firelight Media, BBC Music |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
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| Stanley Nelson | Director |
| Steve Berkowitz | Music Consultant |
| Don Wyllie | Colorist |
| Javier Chorrillos | Assistant Editor |
| Benny Mouthon | Supervising Sound Editor, 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 |
| Babatunde Salaam | Production Assistant |
| Jarobi Moorhead | Production Assistant |
| Melissa Morton Hicks | Production Manager |
| 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 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stanley Nelson | Producer |
| Adam Barker | Executive Producer |
| Nicole London | Producer |
| Lauren Wimbush | Associate Producer |
| Peter Worsely | Supervising Producer |
| Junko Tsunashima | Supervising Producer |
| Terry Shand | Executive Producer |
| Geoff Kempin | Executive Producer |
| Michael Kantor | Executive Producer |
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maketheSWITCH
8.0
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 Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-the-man-behind-the-jazz-legend Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
Jun 23, 2021