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That his creativity... his creative voice, he has not reached his creative peak
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

That his creativity... his creative voice,he has not reached his creative peak

that his creativity... his creative voice,
he has not reached his creative peak

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that his creativity... his creative voice, he has not reached his creative peak.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:37:19
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.
She kind of protected me and started seeing - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
She kind of protected me and started seeing
She would feed me health foods, a lot of vegetables - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
She would feed me health foods, a lot of vegetables
He was running up and down the beach and trying to be a vegetarian... [laughs] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
He was running up and down the beach and trying to be a vege...
Miles would say: "Come by the house. Pick me up, man. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
Miles would say: "Come by the house. Pick me up, man.
Just let me smell the smells and then get me a hot link sandwich." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:14
Just let me smell the smells and then get me a hot link sand...
To kick drugs, to play again, to handle the public... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
To kick drugs, to play again, to handle the public...
To handle the touring, to handle the critics... to live. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
To handle the touring, to handle the critics... to live.
[Miles] From 1975 until early 1980, I didn't pick up my horn. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Miles] From 1975 until early 1980, I didn't pick up my...
For over four years I didn't pick it up... once. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
For over four years I didn't pick it up... once.
[Wein] He kept bringing tapes to my office - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
[Wein] He kept bringing tapes to my office
I said: "I'll pay you $70,000 to do two concerts at Avery Fisher Hall." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:11
I said: "I'll pay you $70,000 to do two concerts a...
And I wrote out a check for $35,000 and gave it to him. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
And I wrote out a check for $35,000 and gave it to him.
[Miles] I bought a brand-new, canary yellow 308 GTSi Ferrari sports coupe, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
[Miles] I bought a brand-new, canary yellow 308 GTSi Ferrari...
[distant cheering] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[distant cheering]
He bought that car just to show up at that gig. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
He bought that car just to show up at that gig.
And yeah, man, you know, I bought a new shirt. [laughs] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
And yeah, man, you know, I bought a new shirt. [laughs]
And he had this whole new sound with all the young musicians. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
And he had this whole new sound with all the young musicians...
[Stern] He was seven years out and all of a sudden he came back. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
[Stern] He was seven years out and all of a sudden he came b...
This cat could've stopped completely and said: "I've done enough." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
This cat could've stopped completely and said: "I&...
[music out] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[music out]