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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Teo, you knowI can't play this shit, man

[music out] [Miles] Teo, you know
I can't play this shit, man

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[Miles] Teo, you know I can't play this shit, man.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:29
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.
[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
I'd wrote stuff down a little bit and he said: "You got any music?" - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:12
I'd wrote stuff down a little bit and he said: "Yo...
[Shorter] And then we just... no rehearsal, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Shorter] And then we just... no rehearsal,
And the next time we went to the recording studio, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
And the next time we went to the recording studio,
In 1969, historically, a man had walked on the moon... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
In 1969, historically, a man had walked on the moon...
And the United States is still in this bloody... Vietnam War. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
And the United States is still in this bloody... Vietnam War...
[Miles] 1969 was the year rock and funk were selling like hotcakes. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Miles] 1969 was the year rock and funk were selling like ho...
People were packing stadiums to hear and see stars in person, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
People were packing stadiums to hear and see stars in person...
We played to a lot of half-empty clubs in 1969. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
We played to a lot of half-empty clubs in 1969.
The music of Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and James Brown... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
The music of Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and James Brown...
It made Miles aware that you could play one concert and hit a lot of people. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
It made Miles aware that you could play one concert and hit ...
You could make more money playing one concert for 45 minutes - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
You could make more money playing one concert for 45 minutes
[Cobb] One reason he got the electric band - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Cobb] One reason he got the electric band
Sly was telling him how much money he made. Miles said: "What? What?" - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
Sly was telling him how much money he made. Miles said: &quo...
[upbeat rock music] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
[upbeat rock music]