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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Aug 23, 2019 | IMDB 7.2

115 min Watch Now

Documentary, History, Music

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 Lumbly, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe, Farah Griffin, Lee Annie Bonner, Ashley Kahn, Benjamin Cawthra, Jimmy Heath, Jimmy Cobb, Dan Morgenstern

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