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2019

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).

Credits

Director

Stanley Nelson

Producers

Adam Barker , Stanley Nelson , Nicole London

Cinematographers

Henry Adebonojo , Marc Gerke , Clare Major , Hervé Cohen , Eric Coleman , Antonio Rossi , Mead Hunt , Jerry Henry

Editors

Yusuf Kapadia , Natasha Mottola , Lewis Erskine

Cast

Carl Lumbly , Reginald Petty , Quincy Troupe , Farah Griffin , Lee Annie Bonner , Ashley Kahn , Benjamin Cawthra , Jimmy Heath , Jimmy Cobb , Dan Morgenstern

Studios

Firelight Media , BBC Music , Eagle Rock Entertainment , American Masters Pictures

Genres

Music Documentary History

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) movie poster
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) movie poster
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) movie poster
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) movie poster
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) movie poster

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