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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Two marathon sessions,three hours or more of recorded music

[music continues] Two marathon sessions,
three hours or more of recorded music

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Two marathon sessions, three hours or more of recorded music.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:29
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.
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:
[Cawthra] Frances Taylor was really a muse, an inspiration. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Cawthra] Frances Taylor was really a muse, an inspiration.
She was the most inspirational person he had partnered with, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
She was the most inspirational person he had partnered with,
She was someone who gave him stability and love at a time when he produced - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
She was someone who gave him stability and love at a time wh...
[Taylor Davis] He had to go off to Paris and he left me the music. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Taylor Davis] He had to go off to Paris and he left me the ...
I fell in love with his sound. It got to me. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
I fell in love with his sound. It got to me.
In 1956, when Miles arrived in Europe, we were supposed to have a rehearsal - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:11
In 1956, when Miles arrived in Europe, we were supposed to h...
And he didn't say: "Hello." He was not smiling at all. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
And he didn't say: "Hello." He was not smilin...
And without saying one word, he just started to play. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
And without saying one word, he just started to play.