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[Symphony Sid] Right now, ladies and gentlemen
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Right now, ladies and gentlemen, we bring you something newin modern music

[Symphony Sid]
Right now, ladies and gentlemen, we bring you something new
in modern music

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[Symphony Sid] Right now, ladies and gentlemen,
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we bring you something new in modern music.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:13
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
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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.
"Impressions in Modern Music" - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
"Impressions in Modern Music"
[Tate] I think the intention was to create a listening music, concert music, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
[Tate] I think the intention was to create a listening music...
Well, it's mainly about trying to create new colors, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
Well, it's mainly about trying to create new colors,
And I think he was conscious of the fact that to move the music forward, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
And I think he was conscious of the fact that to move the mu...
[newscaster] The heart of European civilization is beating strong again. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[newscaster] The heart of European civilization is beating s...
It was a very unique time in France's life. Very. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
It was a very unique time in France's life. Very.
[crowds cheering] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[crowds cheering]
There were two bombs, the atomic bomb and the Liberation. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
There were two bombs, the atomic bomb and the Liberation.
After the war, France was different, Europe was different - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
After the war, France was different, Europe was different
You're now listening to the Tadd Dameron and Miles Davis Quintet. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
You're now listening to the Tadd Dameron and Miles Davi...
[music: "Rifftide"] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[music: "Rifftide"]
I loved being in Paris and loved the way I was treated. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
I loved being in Paris and loved the way I was treated.
[Troupe] He said that the food even tasted better in France. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[Troupe] He said that the food even tasted better in France.
The smell in the air was even more beautiful in Paris. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
The smell in the air was even more beautiful in Paris.
That moment, for him, was something that was galvanizing. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
That moment, for him, was something that was galvanizing.
I never had time for any kind of romance until I met Juliette Gréco. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
I never had time for any kind of romance until I met Juliett...
♪ Sous le ciel de Paris Marchent des amoureux ♪ - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:12
♪ Sous le ciel de Paris Marchent des amoureux ♪
It was really beautiful, aesthetically beautiful. He was beautiful. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
It was really beautiful, aesthetically beautiful. He was bea...
My English was bad. It still is, but at this time, it was really, really bad. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
My English was bad. It still is, but at this time, it was re...
♪ L'hymne d'un peuple épris De sa vieille cité ♪ - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:15
♪ L'hymne d'un peuple épris De sa vieille cité ♪...