Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

You don't know Miles

7.120191h 55mReleased
Documentary
History
Music

Overview

An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).

StatusReleased
Release Date2019-08-23
Runtime1h 55m
LanguagesEnglishFrançais
CountriesUnited KingdomUnited States of America

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SWITCH.

Jun 4, 2019

8/10

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 Da

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Ersatz

May 28, 2026

1/10

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? 🤔