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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

And he sent mea first-class ticket and sent me to his tailorto get a tuxedo made

[music: "Footprints"] [Shorter] And he sent me
a first-class ticket and sent me to his tailor
to get a tuxedo made

Full Transcript

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[music: "Footprints"]
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[Shorter] And he sent me a first-class ticket
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and sent me to his tailor to get a tuxedo made.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:07
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.
[indistinct voice] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[indistinct voice]
[Khan] Miles's great quintet of the 1960s - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:13
[Khan] Miles's great quintet of the 1960s
And anyone could take the music where they wanted to. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
And anyone could take the music where they wanted to.
[Kernodle] He consistently surrounded himself - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
[Kernodle] He consistently surrounded himself
He allowed them to develop their musical identity in that band. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
He allowed them to develop their musical identity in that ba...
And he continued to just keep regenerating - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
And he continued to just keep regenerating
At the time I joined Miles's band, I was 23 years old. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
At the time I joined Miles's band, I was 23 years old.
[Miles] Creativity and genius in any kind of artistic expression - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
[Miles] Creativity and genius in any kind of artistic expres...
Our job was to mix these components, these changes, this tempo, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:11
Our job was to mix these components, these changes, this tem...
Miles wanted us to live on the stage in front of the people, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
Miles wanted us to live on the stage in front of the people,
In other words, don't lean on what you know. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
In other words, don't lean on what you know.
[Hancock] Miles even told us: - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:14
[Hancock] Miles even told us:
You just play." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
You just play."
[music out] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[music out]
[Miles] You know what I mean? Herbie, can we do it like that? - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
[Miles] You know what I mean? Herbie, can we do it like that...
[hums melody] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[hums melody]
[Miles] Wait a minute, Teo, I don't even know what to play there. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
[Miles] Wait a minute, Teo, I don't even know what to p...
Once, he does a take where the horn players all play the melody... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
Once, he does a take where the horn players all play the mel...
Correctly, without any major kind of flub. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
Correctly, without any major kind of flub.
[Shorter] I had this book I have with me - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Shorter] I had this book I have with me