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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

But it didn't work and sothey had to do it again that August

but it didn't work and so
they had to do it again that August

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but it didn't work and so they had to do it again that August.
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:08:48
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
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Movie Summary

Miles Davis: Horn player, bandleader, innovator. This documentary feature explores archival photos and home movies shot by Miles and his colleagues, his manuscripts and Miles' original paintings, to explore the man behind the music.
I was starting to drink more than I had in the past - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
I was starting to drink more than I had in the past
[Taylor Davis] It was a combination of jealousy, cocaine... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[Taylor Davis] It was a combination of jealousy, cocaine...
Percodan, Scotch and milk, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
Percodan, Scotch and milk,
This combination causes you to snap... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
This combination causes you to snap...
I was with Miles at Birdland one evening... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
I was with Miles at Birdland one evening...
And Quincy Jones was there. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
And Quincy Jones was there.
I just mentioned to Miles that Quincy Jones is handsome. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
I just mentioned to Miles that Quincy Jones is handsome.
It was the most unbelievable thing that ever happened to me - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
It was the most unbelievable thing that ever happened to me
And it wasn't going to be the last, unfortunately. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
And it wasn't going to be the last, unfortunately.
But... that's when it happened. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
But... that's when it happened.
Frances was the best wife that I ever had. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
Frances was the best wife that I ever had.
I realized how badly I'd treated her and that it was over. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
I realized how badly I'd treated her and that it was ov...
I know that now and I wish I had known that then. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
I know that now and I wish I had known that then.
Even after it was all over, four or five years later... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
Even after it was all over, four or five years later...
He would say: "See that suit that girl's wearing? - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
He would say: "See that suit that girl's wearing?
After I left, I heard Miles say that he really screwed up. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
After I left, I heard Miles say that he really screwed up.
He also said: "Whoever gets her is a lucky motherfucker." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
He also said: "Whoever gets her is a lucky motherfucker...
[Miles] In the last years that Trane was with my group, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Miles] In the last years that Trane was with my group,
When that happens, the magic is gone out of a band - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
When that happens, the magic is gone out of a band
I'd be lying if I said that it didn't make me sad, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
I'd be lying if I said that it didn't make me sad,