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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

To see him at 65 years old trying to recreate his 25-year-old self was just amazing, man

To see him at 65 years old trying to recreate his 25-year-old self was just amazing, man

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To see him at 65 years old
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trying to recreate his 25-year-old self
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was just amazing, man.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:46:22
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.
My love, my brother, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
My love, my brother,
It just makes my soul smile. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
It just makes my soul smile.
And I knew that that was a hard piece - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
And I knew that that was a hard piece
[music: "The Pan Piper"] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
[music: "The Pan Piper"]
So, when it was time for us to do it, I remember jumping in. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
So, when it was time for us to do it, I remember jumping in.
I remember him telling me: "Listen, if I ever went back to that old stuff, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:11
I remember him telling me: "Listen, if I ever went back...
He said: "When God punishes you, it's not that you..." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:09
He said: "When God punishes you, it's not that you...
You get everything that you want and there's no time left." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
You get everything that you want and there's no time le...
-[music out] -[crowd cheers] - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
-[music out] -[crowd cheers]
[Gelbard] Miles went into the hospital, Labor Day weekend of 1991. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[Gelbard] Miles went into the hospital, Labor Day weekend of...
And I looked at him and he looked funny, like, still. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
And I looked at him and he looked funny, like, still.
And then I looked up and a doctor came in to the door - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:08
And then I looked up and a doctor came in to the door
And then he beeped something and then another doctor came in - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
And then he beeped something and then another doctor came in
And I was still sitting on the bed and he was blank. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
And I was still sitting on the bed and he was blank.
I mean, he was breathing. I knew he didn't die. I mean, I didn't know... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
I mean, he was breathing. I knew he didn't die. I mean,...
It was horrifying. And they're working on him - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:12
It was horrifying. And they're working on him
And they didn't even notice that I was on the bed, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
And they didn't even notice that I was on the bed,
We're in the elevator and... you know, and they said: "He had a stroke." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
We're in the elevator and... you know, and they said: &...
[Santana] Deborah, my ex-wife, called me and she says: - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:12
[Santana] Deborah, my ex-wife, called me and she says:
[Cantu] I think Miles was definitely, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[Cantu] I think Miles was definitely,