Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
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Carl Lumbly
as Miles Davis (voice)
as Miles Davis (voice)
Reginald Petty
as Self - East St. Louis Resident
as Self - East St. Louis Resident
Quincy Troupe
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Farah Griffin
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Lee Annie Bonner
as Self - Childhood Friend
as Self - Childhood Friend
Ashley Kahn
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Benjamin Cawthra
as Self - Historian
as Self - Historian
Jimmy Heath
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Jimmy Cobb
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Dan Morgenstern
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Greg Tate
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Gerald Early
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Quincy Jones
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Tammy L. Kernodle
as Self - Musicologist
as Self - Musicologist
Juliette Gréco
as Self - Singer
as Self - Singer
Vincent Bessières
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
George Wein
as Self - Jazz Promoter
as Self - Jazz Promoter
Eugene Redmond
as Self - East St. Louis Resident
as Self - East St. Louis Resident
Carlos Santana
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Herbie Hancock
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Marcus Miller
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Cortez McCoy
as Self - Friend
as Self - Friend
Sandra McCoy
as Self - Friend
as Self - Friend
Jack Chambers
as Self - Historian
as Self - Historian
Frances Davis
as Self - Dancer / 1st Wife
as Self - Dancer / 1st Wife
René Urtreger
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Joshua Redman
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
James Mtume
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Lenny White
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Vince Wilburn Jr.
as Self - Nephew
as Self - Nephew
Archie Shepp
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Stanley Crouch
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Cheryl Davis
as Self - Daughter
as Self - Daughter
Ron Carter
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Clive Davis
as Self - Columbia Records President
as Self - Columbia Records President
Marguerite Cantú
as Self - Friend
as Self - Friend
Erin Davis
as Self - Son
as Self - Son
Mark Rothbaum
as Self - Music Manager
as Self - Music Manager
Mike Stern
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Mikel Elam
as Self - Personal Assistant
as Self - Personal Assistant
Jo Gelbard
as Self - Painter
as Self - Painter
Wallace Roney
as Self - Musician
as Self - Musician
Miles Davis
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Charlie Parker
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Thelonious Monk
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Johnny Mathis
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Louis Malle
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
John Coltrane
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Gil Evans
as Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)
as Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)
Tony Williams
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Betty Davis
as Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
as Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Prince
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Yusuf Kapadia
Editor
Editor
Natasha Mottola
Editor
Editor
Steve Berkowitz
Music Consultant
Music Consultant
Don Wyllie
Colorist
Colorist
Javier Chorrillos
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Benny Mouthon
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Benny Mouthon
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Bracken
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Gautam Choudhury
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Caleb Mose
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Adriano Bravo
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Brian Walker
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Jean-Paul Guirado
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Joe McGill
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Redd Reynolds
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Bill Streeter
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Pearl Lieberman
Archival Footage Research
Archival Footage Research
Cara Fitts
Archival Footage Research
Archival Footage Research
Adam Barker
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Stanley Nelson
Director
Director
Lewis Erskine
Editor
Editor
Stanley Nelson
Producer
Producer
Nicole London
Producer
Producer
Lauren Wimbush
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Babatunde Salaam
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Jarobi Moorhead
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Peter Worsely
Supervising Producer
Supervising Producer
Junko Tsunashima
Supervising Producer
Supervising Producer
Terry Shand
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Geoff Kempin
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Michael Kantor
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Melissa Morton Hicks
Production Manager
Production Manager
Henry Adebonojo
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Marc Gerke
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Clare Major
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Hervé Cohen
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Eric Coleman
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Antonio Rossi
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Mead Hunt
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Jerry Henry
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
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