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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Poster
Directed byStanley Nelson Jr.
Produced by
  • Stanley Nelson Jr.
  • Nicole London
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Narrated byCarl Lumbly[2]
Edited byLewis Erskine[1]
Release date
Running time
114 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is a 2019 American documentary film about Miles Davis, directed by Stanley Nelson Jr.[4][5][6][7]

Production

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The film was made for the PBS American Masters television series[8] and premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[9][10] It uses interviews that Nelson has done with people who knew Davis, and with scholars, as well as still photographs and film clips. The text of the voice-over narration (performed by Carl Lumbly) is entirely by Davis.[8]

Accolades

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The film won two Emmy Awards in 2021 for Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary and Outstanding Sound.[11] It was also nominated for Best Music Film at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2019, but lost to Beyoncé's Homecoming.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  2. ^ "Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool - the film". Jazz Journal. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ Kreps, Daniel (19 February 2020). "'Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool': PBS Shares New Trailer, Clip for Doc". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  4. ^ "'Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool' Review: A Complicated Artist". The New York Times. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. ^ Chiu, David. "'Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool' Documentary Explores The Life And Career Of A Musical Trailblazer". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  6. ^ "Review: Miles Davis biopic, Birth of the Cool". Jazzwise. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  7. ^ Allen, Nick. "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool movie review (2019)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  8. ^ a b "Review: "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool" and the Problem of the Archive". The New Yorker. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  9. ^ DeFore, John (28 January 2019). "'Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool': Sundance 2019 Film Review". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  10. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (31 January 2019). "Sundance Film Review: 'Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  11. ^ Grein, Paul (2021-09-30). "'Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool' Doc Wins 2 Emmy Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
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