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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles could play one note.I've seen him play one note and some of these high rollersthat...

Miles could play one note.
I've seen him play one note and some of these high rollers
that came to the club

Full Transcript

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Miles could play one note. I've seen him play one note
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and some of these high rollers that came to the club...
Duration
8 seconds
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29
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:43
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.
These high rollers would come and say: - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:22
These high rollers would come and say:
I wasn't even supposed to talk for at least ten days. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
I wasn't even supposed to talk for at least ten days.
The second week, he couldn't keep his mouth shut. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
The second week, he couldn't keep his mouth shut.
He got that rasp and it never healed. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
He got that rasp and it never healed.
At that time, nobody knew that Miles had had an operation - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
At that time, nobody knew that Miles had had an operation
He came on the stage and began to announce, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:13
He came on the stage and began to announce,
Miles turned around and looked at the audience. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
Miles turned around and looked at the audience.
He had this very strange look on his face and he left. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
He had this very strange look on his face and he left.
[Miles] I could communicate with the band just by giving them a certain look. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[Miles] I could communicate with the band just by giving the...
That's what I'm doing when I have my back turned to the audience. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
That's what I'm doing when I have my back turned t...
I can't be concerned with talking and bullshitting while I'm playing... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
I can't be concerned with talking and bullshitting whil...
Because the music is talking to them when everything's right. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
Because the music is talking to them when everything's ...
George Avakian, the jazz producer for Columbia Records, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
George Avakian, the jazz producer for Columbia Records,
I told him that I wanted to go with Columbia - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
I told him that I wanted to go with Columbia
[Khan] George Avakian says: - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Khan] George Avakian says:
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: