An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
| Tagline | You don't know Miles |
| Release Date: | Aug 23, 2019 |
| Genres: | Documentary, History, Music |
| Production Company: | Firelight Media, BBC Music, Eagle Rock Entertainment, American Masters Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Casts: | Carl Lumbly, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe, Farah Griffin, Lee Annie Bonner, Ashley Kahn, Benjamin Cawthra, Jimmy Heath, Jimmy Cobb, Dan Morgenstern, Greg Tate |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
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... www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-miles-davis-birth-of-the-cool-the-man-behind-the-jazz-legend Head to www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.
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? 🤔
