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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Because there was this euphoria,this post-war euphoria

[crowds cheering] Because there was this euphoria,
this post-war euphoria

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Because there was this euphoria, this post-war euphoria,
Duration
6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:14:41
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.
There were two bombs, the atomic bomb and the Liberation. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
There were two bombs, the atomic bomb and the Liberation.
After the war, France was different, Europe was different - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
After the war, France was different, Europe was different
You're now listening to the Tadd Dameron and Miles Davis Quintet. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
You're now listening to the Tadd Dameron and Miles Davi...
[music: "Rifftide"] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[music: "Rifftide"]
I loved being in Paris and loved the way I was treated. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
I loved being in Paris and loved the way I was treated.
[Troupe] He said that the food even tasted better in France. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[Troupe] He said that the food even tasted better in France.
The smell in the air was even more beautiful in Paris. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
The smell in the air was even more beautiful in Paris.
That moment, for him, was something that was galvanizing. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
That moment, for him, was something that was galvanizing.
I never had time for any kind of romance until I met Juliette Gréco. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
I never had time for any kind of romance until I met Juliett...
♪ Sous le ciel de Paris Marchent des amoureux ♪ - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:12
♪ Sous le ciel de Paris Marchent des amoureux ♪
It was really beautiful, aesthetically beautiful. He was beautiful. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
It was really beautiful, aesthetically beautiful. He was bea...
My English was bad. It still is, but at this time, it was really, really bad. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
My English was bad. It still is, but at this time, it was re...
♪ L'hymne d'un peuple épris De sa vieille cité ♪ - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:15
♪ L'hymne d'un peuple épris De sa vieille cité ♪...
I cared a lot for Irene, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
I cared a lot for Irene,
[Griffin] She brings him into a circle - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
[Griffin] She brings him into a circle
Jazz was really seen as the height of artistry at that time - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
Jazz was really seen as the height of artistry at that time
[Khan] He meets Pablo Picasso, Jean-Paul Sartre. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[Khan] He meets Pablo Picasso, Jean-Paul Sartre.
He's treated as an equal by some of the most creative giants of the day. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
He's treated as an equal by some of the most creative g...
[Griffin] Paris for Miles is kind of opening up of possibility and potential, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:15
[Griffin] Paris for Miles is kind of opening up of possibili...
And, in fact, it might be something that contributes to your ability to ascend. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
And, in fact, it might be something that contributes to your...