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[Heath] It was the black man's era
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

It was the black man's era when he wanted to show his prideof what he was and Miles was...

[Heath] It was the black man's era when he wanted to show his pride
of what he was and Miles was Exhibit A

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[Heath] It was the black man's era
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when he wanted to show his pride of what he was and Miles was Exhibit A.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:33
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.
And he would look clean as he could, man. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
And he would look clean as he could, man.
When a new Miles album came out, man, we would walk around with the album, man. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
When a new Miles album came out, man, we would walk around w...
See, being into Miles was, in itself, a definition of being hip. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
See, being into Miles was, in itself, a definition of being ...
[White] Miles Davis wore slick clothes and drove fast cars - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
[White] Miles Davis wore slick clothes and drove fast cars
We didn't just want to play with Miles Davis. We wanted to be Miles Davis. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
We didn't just want to play with Miles Davis. We wanted...
[Heath] I'd say: "Miles, what are you doing with your children - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:12
[Heath] I'd say: "Miles, what are you doing with y...
[Griffin] Miles becomes representative of a kind of cool, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
[Griffin] Miles becomes representative of a kind of cool,
A kind of black man who takes no shit. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
A kind of black man who takes no shit.
[Miles] Being cool and hip and angry and sophisticated and ultra clean... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Miles] Being cool and hip and angry and sophisticated and u...
But I was playing the fuck out of my horn and had a great group - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
But I was playing the fuck out of my horn and had a great gr...
People were starting to talk about the Miles Davis mystique. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
People were starting to talk about the Miles Davis mystique.
[Kernodle] I think the darkness of Miles Davis' skin, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
[Kernodle] I think the darkness of Miles Davis' skin,
It was very different from anything that was projected - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
It was very different from anything that was projected
Miles turned that into something cool, something desirable. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
Miles turned that into something cool, something desirable.
[Miles] I was sharp as a tack every time I went out in public - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Miles] I was sharp as a tack every time I went out in publi...
A real black motherfucker like me, with this stunningly beautiful woman. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
A real black motherfucker like me, with this stunningly beau...
Miles would buy clothes for me, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
Miles would buy clothes for me,
And then, of course, getting in and out of a Ferrari. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
And then, of course, getting in and out of a Ferrari.
I mean, we were a hot couple, there's no two ways about it. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
I mean, we were a hot couple, there's no two ways about...
Miles and Frances on fire. [chuckles] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
Miles and Frances on fire. [chuckles]