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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

"Here's a list of demandsthat I would like you to meet

[Khan] George Avakian says: "Here's a list of demands
that I would like you to meet

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[Khan] George Avakian says:
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"Here's a list of demands that I would like you to meet.
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6 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:58
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.
You got to be clean and you got to have a consistent band." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
You got to be clean and you got to have a consistent band.&q...
[Chambers] He had a new quintet - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Chambers] He had a new quintet
And he took that quintet into the studios of Rudy Van Gelder... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
And he took that quintet into the studios of Rudy Van Gelder...
And he called tune, after tune, after tune, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
And he called tune, after tune, after tune,
He basically took the handcuffs off the musicians and said: - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
He basically took the handcuffs off the musicians and said:
I'm just going to let the music live, let it breathe - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
I'm just going to let the music live, let it breathe
[Chambers] Miles thought he was just dispatching his obligation - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
[Chambers] Miles thought he was just dispatching his obligat...
[music continues] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
[music continues]
I first met Miles Davis, I was performing with the Katherine Dunham Company. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
I first met Miles Davis, I was performing with the Katherine...
It was the introduction to so many different people - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
It was the introduction to so many different people
I mean, I was in Paris. I was in Berlin. I was everywhere. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
I mean, I was in Paris. I was in Berlin. I was everywhere.
Oh, God, trying to think of all the different gentlemen. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
Oh, God, trying to think of all the different gentlemen.
Well, as a dancer, I mean, I was spectacular on that stage - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
Well, as a dancer, I mean, I was spectacular on that stage
Who I did know about was Johnny Mathis. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
Who I did know about was Johnny Mathis.
♪ Chances are 'cause I wear a silly grin ♪ - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:20
♪ Chances are 'cause I wear a silly grin ♪
And he was smitten right away, but so was everybody else. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
And he was smitten right away, but so was everybody else.
♪ Chances are... ♪ - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
♪ Chances are... ♪
♪ Awfully good ♪ - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:13
♪ Awfully good ♪
On my way to rehearsal one day, Miles is coming down the street... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
On my way to rehearsal one day, Miles is coming down the str...
And we looked at each other and he looked at me and he said: - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:13
And we looked at each other and he looked at me and he said: