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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Name: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Director: Stanley Nelson
Genre: Documentary, History, Music
Released: 2019-08-23
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe, Farah Griffin, Lee Annie Bonner

DocumentaryHistoryMusic

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

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Carl LumblyReginald PettyQuincy TroupeFarah GriffinLee Annie BonnerAshley KahnBenjamin CawthraJimmy HeathJimmy CobbDan MorgensternGreg TateGerald Early

Director

Stanley Nelson

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