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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Eventually, there was no band.There was no Miles Davis band

Eventually, there was no band.
There was no Miles Davis band

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Eventually, there was no band. There was no Miles Davis band.
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Timestamp in Movie
01:33:22
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.
[Miles] I was spiritually tired of all the bullshit I'd been going through - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
[Miles] I was spiritually tired of all the bullshit I'd...
I knew that I needed a rest and so I took one. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
I knew that I needed a rest and so I took one.
I put down the thing I love most in life, my music. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
I put down the thing I love most in life, my music.
And the more I stayed away, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
And the more I stayed away,
[Rothbaum] His apartment building was his cave... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Rothbaum] His apartment building was his cave...
And there were days, weeks, he wouldn't go out. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
And there were days, weeks, he wouldn't go out.
[Wilburn] When I was 15 or 16, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Wilburn] When I was 15 or 16,
I remember it being dark, always dark in the house. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
I remember it being dark, always dark in the house.
I just remember... you know, cigarettes, beer bottles and cocaine. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
I just remember... you know, cigarettes, beer bottles and co...
[Erin Davis] I remember going to visit him a couple of times. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
[Erin Davis] I remember going to visit him a couple of times...
He was in there by himself, just dealing with pain and not playing. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
He was in there by himself, just dealing with pain and not p...
I know, for him, not playing is... is just like not having water anymore. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
I know, for him, not playing is... is just like not having w...
And I wanted him to get back to... to, uh, you know, to my uncle, my superhero. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
And I wanted him to get back to... to, uh, you know, to my u...
[Rothbaum] I remember going up to Harlem - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[Rothbaum] I remember going up to Harlem
She'd be sitting next to me - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:14
She'd be sitting next to me
There would be cocaine smudges on his face - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
There would be cocaine smudges on his face
He would kind of nudge me over, and he'd say: "You fucked her." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:16
He would kind of nudge me over, and he'd say: "You...
I said: "All right. I fucked her on the hood. Can we go?" - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
I said: "All right. I fucked her on the hood. Can we go...
He needed money and we'd lend him some money, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
He needed money and we'd lend him some money,
Whatever the case, we left there one day and I said to Marie... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
Whatever the case, we left there one day and I said to Marie...