2019DocumentaryHistoryMusic1h 55m

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

You don't know Miles

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

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SWITCH.

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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, informative and heartbreaking look at the Miles Davis that music fans thought they knew. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-the-man-behind-the-jazz-legend Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.

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StatusReleased
Original Languageen

Keywords

drug abusejazzjazz singer or musicianbiographyracismbeboptrumpet playerabusive husbandmiles davisportrait of an artist

Production

Firelight Media
Firelight Media
BBC Music
BBC Music
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Eagle Rock Entertainment
American Masters Pictures
American Masters Pictures