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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).

20191h 55mNRDocumentary, History, Music

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About Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Directors
Stanley Nelson
Cast
Carl Lumbly, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe, Farah Griffin, Lee Annie Bonner, Ashley Kahn
Genres
Documentary, History, Music
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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