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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

"M-I-L-E-S... M-I-L-E-S. Miles." That's me. Who are you?" Kind of Blue has just come...

"M-I-L-E-S... M-I-L-E-S. Miles." That's me. Who are you?" Kind of Blue has just come out.
He is the talk of the town

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"M-I-L-E-S... M-I-L-E-S. Miles."
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That's me. Who are you?"
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Kind of Blue has just come out. He is the talk of the town.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:32
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
N/A

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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 is at the top of the marquee, top of his popularity. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
And he is at the top of the marquee, top of his popularity.
[Cobb] The guy said: "I don't care. You just can't stand there." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:11
[Cobb] The guy said: "I don't care. You just can&#...
Miles, at that point, was in such good shape - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
Miles, at that point, was in such good shape
[Miles] From out of nowhere, this white detective runs in - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Miles] From out of nowhere, this white detective runs in
[Taylor Davis] I received a telephone call - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Taylor Davis] I received a telephone call
[Miles] I would've expected this kind of bullshit back in East St. Louis, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:11
[Miles] I would've expected this kind of bullshit back ...
It was racial. The whole thing was racial. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
It was racial. The whole thing was racial.
The whole city was racist, the whole world, I guess, you know, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
The whole city was racist, the whole world, I guess, you kno...
[Griffin] It is a reminder that no level of accomplishment, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:18
[Griffin] It is a reminder that no level of accomplishment,
Damn, you know, like, there is no way out of this thing. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
Damn, you know, like, there is no way out of this thing.
Made me much more bitter and cynical than I might have been. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
Made me much more bitter and cynical than I might have been.
[Miller] He used to flash back. We'd be talking and randomly he'd just go: - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
[Miller] He used to flash back. We'd be talking and ran...
Man, that stuff don't go away, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
Man, that stuff don't go away,
That stuff that happens to you when you're young, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
That stuff that happens to you when you're young,
[Khan] Miles Ahead was the first collaboration - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
[Khan] Miles Ahead was the first collaboration
It's one of the reasons why Miles even went over to Columbia Records - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
It's one of the reasons why Miles even went over to Col...
[Miles] Gil and I were something special together musically. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
[Miles] Gil and I were something special together musically.
I loved working with Gil because he was so meticulous and creative... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
I loved working with Gil because he was so meticulous and cr...
We worked together at the piano always saying: - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
We worked together at the piano always saying:
[Khan] When Miles Ahead comes out, there's this young white female model - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:11
[Khan] When Miles Ahead comes out, there's this young w...