An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).

Carl Lumbly
as Miles Davis (voice)

Reginald Petty
as Self - East St. Louis Resident

Quincy Troupe
as Self - Writer

Farah Griffin
as Self - Writer

Lee Annie Bonner
as Self - Childhood Friend

Ashley Kahn
as Self - Writer

Benjamin Cawthra
as Self - Historian

Jimmy Heath
as Self - Musician

Jimmy Cobb
as Self - Musician

Dan Morgenstern
as Self - Writer
SWITCH.
Stanley Nelson combines the man and his music to give us an intimate portrait of how one mind shaped popular culture, armed only with a well-manipulated trumpet and some smooth musical notes. ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ humanises a musical genius and ends up giving us an engrossing, hilarious, ...
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This is Weird. I thought if someone had a proven history of beating up women that people shouldn't get on their knees and worship them? But I suppose it's okay to glorify him because he was black. All is forgiven if that's the case? 🤔...