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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

This young white guy had starteda new jazz label called Prestige and he was looking for...

This young white guy had started
a new jazz label called Prestige and he was looking for me
to make a record for him

Full Transcript

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This young white guy had started a new jazz label called Prestige
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and he was looking for me to make a record for him.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:21
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.
[music: "Paraphernalia"] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[music: "Paraphernalia"]
[newscaster 3] This afternoon, Disneyland, the world's most fabulous kingdom... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[newscaster 3] This afternoon, Disneyland, the world's ...
[Wein] I was in a club in New York and Miles is at the back of the club. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Wein] I was in a club in New York and Miles is at the back ...
He said: "Are you going to have a jazz festival up at Newport?" - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:20
He said: "Are you going to have a jazz festival up at N...
Listening in the audience were executives from Columbia Records. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
Listening in the audience were executives from Columbia Reco...
Columbia Records was the Tiffany of labels at the time. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
Columbia Records was the Tiffany of labels at the time.
So, if he had that opportunity, as he had at Newport, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
So, if he had that opportunity, as he had at Newport,
Miles put the bell of his horn right into the microphone... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
Miles put the bell of his horn right into the microphone...
And changed the whole world of jazz right there - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:12
And changed the whole world of jazz right there
Made bebop a music that could be accepted by everybody. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
Made bebop a music that could be accepted by everybody.
They could now put on Miles's music while they were making love. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
They could now put on Miles's music while they were mak...
[music fades to cheering] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
[music fades to cheering]
You know, it's easy to hide with a bunch of notes all over the place. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
You know, it's easy to hide with a bunch of notes all o...
Look what I can do. [sings gibberish] Look what I can do. [yawns] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
Look what I can do. [sings gibberish] Look what I can do. [y...
Most men are afraid to be vulnerable. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
Most men are afraid to be vulnerable.
I think Miles, on one hand, he comes out like this, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
I think Miles, on one hand, he comes out like this,
[Griffin] Miles's sound is unique from the first note. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
[Griffin] Miles's sound is unique from the first note.
There's a sense of pleasure, beauty. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
There's a sense of pleasure, beauty.
So directly, you know, to the heart, to your... you know, to your vitals. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
So directly, you know, to the heart, to your... you know, to...
I want to feel the way Miles sounds. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
I want to feel the way Miles sounds.