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Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis, released in February 1957 by Capitol Records. [nb 1] It compiles eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessions during 1949 and 1950.
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is a 2019 American documentary film about Miles Davis, directed by Stanley Nelson Jr.
Aug 23, 2019 · Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool: Directed by Stanley Nelson. With Miles Davis. The life story of the legendary musician Miles Davis.
Discover the man behind the legend. With full access to the Miles Davis Estate, the film features never-before-seen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and new interviews.
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, which earned a Grammy nomination in the “Best Music Film” category, premiereed nationwide Tuesday, February 25 at 9 p.m. on PBS in honor of Black History Month. A...
Feb 25, 2020 · Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool: Directed by Stanley Nelson. With Carl Lumbly, Miles Davis, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe. Musicians, scholars, family and friends reflect on the life of jazzer Miles Davis to reveal the man behind the legend.
Birth of the Cool was the most important stylistic step to follow after bebop—generating an entirely new wave of playing that influenced a new generation in the early 1950s. It started as a way of finding a way to meld the polyphony and other modern classical ideas (discordance, impressionism, unusual instrumentation) with the harmonic ...
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool tells the story of a truly singular talent and unpacks the man behind the horn. Miles Davis: Horn player, bandleader, innovator. Elegant, intellectual, vain. Callous, conflicted, controversial. Magnificent, mercurial.
Jan 10, 2020 · In Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson delves deep into the world of a beloved musical giant. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/2R7jHGy | #MilesDavisPBSThe...
Unpack the mythology of Miles Davis and learn the true story of a jazz legend with never-before-seen footage and celebrity interviews. Watch trailers & learn more.
