Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Stanley Nelson2019-08-23
You don't know Miles
7.3
115 min
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Carl Lumbly | Miles Davis (voice) | Unowned |
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Reginald Petty | Self - East St. Louis Resident | Unowned |
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Quincy Troupe | Self - Writer | Unowned |
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Farah Griffin | Self - Writer | Unowned |
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Lee Annie Bonner | Self - Childhood Friend | Unowned |
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Ashley Kahn | Self - Writer | Unowned |
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Benjamin Cawthra | Self - Historian | Unowned |
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Jimmy Heath | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Jimmy Cobb | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Dan Morgenstern | Self - Writer | Unowned |
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Greg Tate | Self - Writer | Unowned |
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Gerald Early | Self - Writer | Unowned |
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Quincy Jones | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Wayne Shorter | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Tammy L. Kernodle | Self - Musicologist | Unowned |
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Juliette Gréco | Self - Singer | Unowned |
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Vincent Bessières | Self - Writer | Unowned |
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George Wein | Self - Jazz Promoter | Unowned |
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Eugene Redmond | Self - East St. Louis Resident | Unowned |
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Carlos Santana | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Herbie Hancock | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Marcus Miller | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Cortez McCoy | Self - Friend | Unowned |
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Sandra McCoy | Self - Friend | Unowned |
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Jack Chambers | Self - Historian | Unowned |
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Frances Davis | Self - Dancer / 1st Wife | Unowned |
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René Urtreger | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Joshua Redman | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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James Mtume | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Lenny White | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Vince Wilburn Jr. | Self - Nephew | Unowned |
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Archie Shepp | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Stanley Crouch | Self - Writer | Unowned |
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Cheryl Davis | Self - Daughter | Unowned |
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Ron Carter | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Clive Davis | Self - Columbia Records President | Unowned |
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Marguerite Cantú | Self - Friend | Unowned |
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Erin Davis | Self - Son | Unowned |
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Mark Rothbaum | Self - Music Manager | Unowned |
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Mike Stern | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Mikel Elam | Self - Personal Assistant | Unowned |
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Jo Gelbard | Self - Painter | Unowned |
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Wallace Roney | Self - Musician | Unowned |
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Miles Davis | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Walter Cronkite | Self - Anchorman (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Charlie Parker | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Dizzy Gillespie | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Thelonious Monk | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Johnny Mathis | Self - Singer (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Louis Malle | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Jeanne Moreau | Self - Actress (archive footage) | Unowned |
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John Coltrane | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Gil Evans | Self - Music Arranger (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Tony Williams | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Betty Davis | Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Prince | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Unowned |