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He allowed them to develop their musical identity in that band
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

He allowed them to developtheir musical identity in that band

He allowed them to develop
their musical identity in that band

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He allowed them to develop their musical identity in that band.
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01:15:11
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Jun 16, 2025
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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.
And he continued to just keep regenerating - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
And he continued to just keep regenerating
At the time I joined Miles's band, I was 23 years old. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
At the time I joined Miles's band, I was 23 years old.
[Miles] Creativity and genius in any kind of artistic expression - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
[Miles] Creativity and genius in any kind of artistic expres...
Our job was to mix these components, these changes, this tempo, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:11
Our job was to mix these components, these changes, this tem...
Miles wanted us to live on the stage in front of the people, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
Miles wanted us to live on the stage in front of the people,
In other words, don't lean on what you know. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
In other words, don't lean on what you know.
[Hancock] Miles even told us: - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:14
[Hancock] Miles even told us:
You just play." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
You just play."
[music out] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[music out]
[Miles] You know what I mean? Herbie, can we do it like that? - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
[Miles] You know what I mean? Herbie, can we do it like that...
[hums melody] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[hums melody]
[Miles] Wait a minute, Teo, I don't even know what to play there. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
[Miles] Wait a minute, Teo, I don't even know what to p...
Once, he does a take where the horn players all play the melody... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
Once, he does a take where the horn players all play the mel...
Correctly, without any major kind of flub. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
Correctly, without any major kind of flub.
[Shorter] I had this book I have with me - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Shorter] I had this book I have with me
I'd wrote stuff down a little bit and he said: "You got any music?" - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:12
I'd wrote stuff down a little bit and he said: "Yo...
[Shorter] And then we just... no rehearsal, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Shorter] And then we just... no rehearsal,
And the next time we went to the recording studio, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
And the next time we went to the recording studio,
In 1969, historically, a man had walked on the moon... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
In 1969, historically, a man had walked on the moon...
And the United States is still in this bloody... Vietnam War. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
And the United States is still in this bloody... Vietnam War...