Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

27/1/2019 1h 55m 7.2/10

Overview

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

Director

Stanley Nelson

Top Billed Cast

Ashley Kahn

Self - Writer

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Miles Davis (voice)

Reginald Petty

Self - East St. Louis Resident

Farah Griffin

Self - Writer

Quincy Troupe

Self - Writer

Lee Annie Bonner

Self - Childhood Friend

Reviews

SWITCH.

SWITCH.

6/4/2019

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 Davis that music fans thought they knew. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-the-man-behind-the-jazz-legend Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.

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