Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
August 23, 2019
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Cast (56)
Carl Lumbly
Miles Davis (voice)
Reginald Petty
Self - East St. Louis Resident
Quincy Troupe
Self - Writer
Farah Griffin
Self - Writer
Lee Annie Bonner
Self - Childhood Friend
Ashley Kahn
Self - Writer
Benjamin Cawthra
Self - Historian
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Jimmy Cobb
Self - Musician
Dan Morgenstern
Self - Writer
Greg Tate
Self - Writer
Gerald Early
Self - Writer
Quincy Jones
Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician
Tammy L. Kernodle
Self - Musicologist
Juliette Gréco
Self - Singer
Vincent Bessières
Self - Writer
George Wein
Self - Jazz Promoter
Eugene Redmond
Self - East St. Louis Resident
Carlos Santana
Self - Musician
Herbie Hancock
Self - Musician
Marcus Miller
Self - Musician
Cortez McCoy
Self - Friend
Sandra McCoy
Self - Friend
Jack Chambers
Self - Historian
Frances Davis
Self - Dancer / 1st Wife
René Urtreger
Self - Musician
Joshua Redman
Self - Musician
James Mtume
Self - Musician
Lenny White
Self - Musician
Vince Wilburn Jr.
Self - Nephew
Archie Shepp
Self - Musician
Stanley Crouch
Self - Writer
Cheryl Davis
Self - Daughter
Ron Carter
Self - Musician
Clive Davis
Self - Columbia Records President
Marguerite Cantú
Self - Friend
Erin Davis
Self - Son
Mark Rothbaum
Self - Music Manager
Mike Stern
Self - Musician
Mikel Elam
Self - Personal Assistant
Jo Gelbard
Self - Painter
Wallace Roney
Self - Musician
Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Charlie Parker
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Thelonious Monk
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Johnny Mathis
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Louis Malle
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau
Self - Actress (archive footage)
John Coltrane
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Gil Evans
Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)
Tony Williams
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Betty Davis
Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Prince
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Crew (40)
Directing
Stanley Nelson
Director
Writing
No data availableProduction
Stanley Nelson
Producer
Michael Kantor
Executive Producer
Terry Shand
Executive Producer
Adam Barker
Executive Producer
Junko Tsunashima
Supervising Producer
Peter Worsely
Supervising Producer
Geoff Kempin
Executive Producer
Lauren Wimbush
Associate Producer
Melissa Morton Hicks
Production Manager
Jarobi Moorhead
Production Assistant
Nicole London
Producer
Babatunde Salaam
Production Assistant
Sound
Joe McGill
Sound Recordist
Benny Mouthon
Supervising Sound Editor
Benny Mouthon
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Berkowitz
Music Consultant
Adriano Bravo
Sound Recordist
Brian Walker
Sound Recordist
Redd Reynolds
Sound Recordist
Jean-Paul Guirado
Sound Recordist
Brian Bracken
Sound Editor
Gautam Choudhury
Sound Recordist
Bill Streeter
Sound Recordist
Caleb Mose
Sound Recordist
Art
No data availableCamera
Jerry Henry
Director of Photography
Marc Gerke
Director of Photography
Mead Hunt
Director of Photography
Clare Major
Director of Photography
Eric Coleman
Director of Photography
Henry Adebonojo
Director of Photography
Antonio Rossi
Director of Photography
Hervé Cohen
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew
No data availableEditing
Natasha Mottola
Editor
Pearl Lieberman
Archival Footage Research
Javier Chorrillos
Assistant Editor
Yusuf Kapadia
Editor
Cara Fitts
Archival Footage Research
Don Wyllie
Colorist
Lewis Erskine
Editor