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These high rollers would come and say

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

"That did it for me! That did it for me. "Bam!" "Oh, that's it, man." In February or...

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool • 2019

these high rollers would come and say: "That did it for me! That did it for me.
I just got my money's worth!" And they're ready to leave. [chuckles] Miles would say: "Bam!"
They'd say: "Oh, that's it, man." [music out] [Miles] In February or March 1956, I had to have a non-cancerous growth
on my larynx removed

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these high rollers would come and say:

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"That did it for me! That did it for me. I just got my money's worth!"

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And they're ready to leave. [chuckles]

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Miles would say: "Bam!" They'd say: "Oh, that's it, man."

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[music out]

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[Miles] In February or March 1956,

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I had to have a non-cancerous growth on my larynx removed.

Duration

22 seconds

Views

32

Timestamp in Movie

00:28:50

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.