Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
An immersive portrait of Miles Davis's eventful life and groundbreaking artistic career, chronicling the journey of the visionary American jazz trumpeter (1926–1991).
Director(s)
Louis Malle
Stanley Nelson
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SWITCH.
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.
Ersatz
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? 🤔
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool FAQs
The directors of Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool are Louis Malle and Stanley Nelson.
The cast of Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool includes Carl Lumbly as Miles Davis (voice), Jeanne Moreau as Self - Actress (archive footage), Carlos Santana as Self - Musician, Prince as Self - Musician (archive footage), Clive Davis as Self - Columbia Records President, Ron Carter as Self - Musician, Joshua Redman as Self - Musician, Juliette Gréco as Self - Singer, Sandra McCoy as Self - Friend, Walter Cronkite as Self - Anchorman (archive footage), Miles Davis as Self - Musician (archive footage), Betty Davis as Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage), and more.
The duration of Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is 1h 55 mins.
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool was released on 23 Aug 2019.
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is listed under Documentary, History, and Music on Fanbiz.
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 4.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "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..."
