August 23, 2019
115 minutes
DocumentaryHistoryMusic
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
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Cast
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))
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