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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

When I was 15 or 16, I would go and stay in New Yorkduring that dark period

[Wilburn] When I was 15 or 16, I would go and stay in New York
during that dark period

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[Wilburn] When I was 15 or 16,
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I would go and stay in New York during that dark period.
Duration
6 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:13
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.
I remember it being dark, always dark in the house. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
I remember it being dark, always dark in the house.
I just remember... you know, cigarettes, beer bottles and cocaine. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
I just remember... you know, cigarettes, beer bottles and co...
[Erin Davis] I remember going to visit him a couple of times. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
[Erin Davis] I remember going to visit him a couple of times...
He was in there by himself, just dealing with pain and not playing. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
He was in there by himself, just dealing with pain and not p...
I know, for him, not playing is... is just like not having water anymore. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
I know, for him, not playing is... is just like not having w...
And I wanted him to get back to... to, uh, you know, to my uncle, my superhero. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
And I wanted him to get back to... to, uh, you know, to my u...
[Rothbaum] I remember going up to Harlem - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
[Rothbaum] I remember going up to Harlem
She'd be sitting next to me - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:14
She'd be sitting next to me
There would be cocaine smudges on his face - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
There would be cocaine smudges on his face
He would kind of nudge me over, and he'd say: "You fucked her." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:16
He would kind of nudge me over, and he'd say: "You...
I said: "All right. I fucked her on the hood. Can we go?" - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:10
I said: "All right. I fucked her on the hood. Can we go...
He needed money and we'd lend him some money, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
He needed money and we'd lend him some money,
Whatever the case, we left there one day and I said to Marie... - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
Whatever the case, we left there one day and I said to Marie...
I said, "I think that's the end. There's no way he can come back from this." - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:16
I said, "I think that's the end. There's no w...
She had been dropping by throughout all of this, - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
She had been dropping by throughout all of this,
[Early] He was in terrifically bad health in those years. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:04
[Early] He was in terrifically bad health in those years.
It was thought by many people, he was in such bad shape - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:05
It was thought by many people, he was in such bad shape
[Kernodle] Cicely inspires him to see once again - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:07
[Kernodle] Cicely inspires him to see once again
That his creativity... his creative voice, he has not reached his creative peak. - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
That his creativity... his creative voice, he has not reache...
She kind of protected me and started seeing - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 00:06
She kind of protected me and started seeing