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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

115 minutes EN Documentary , History , Music
You don't know Miles
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
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

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Sound Recordist
Music Consultant
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Production companies: Firelight Media, BBC Music, Eagle Rock Entertainment, American Masters Pictures
Production countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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