Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) Cast & Crew
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Directed by Stanley Nelson.
Cast
- Carl Lumbly as Miles Davis (voice)
- Reginald Petty as Self - East St. Louis Resident
- Quincy Troupe as Self - Writer
- Farah Griffin as Self - Writer
- Lee Annie Bonner as Self - Childhood Friend
- Ashley Kahn as Self - Writer
- Benjamin Cawthra as Self - Historian
- Jimmy Heath as Self - Musician
- Jimmy Cobb as Self - Musician
- Dan Morgenstern as Self - Writer
- Greg Tate as Self - Writer
- Gerald Early as Self - Writer
- Quincy Jones as Self - Musician
- Wayne Shorter as Self - Musician
- Tammy L. Kernodle as Self - Musicologist
- Juliette Gréco as Self - Singer
- Vincent Bessières as Self - Writer
- George Wein as Self - Jazz Promoter
- Eugene Redmond as Self - East St. Louis Resident
- Carlos Santana as Self - Musician
- Herbie Hancock as Self - Musician
- Marcus Miller as Self - Musician
- Cortez McCoy as Self - Friend
- Sandra McCoy as Self - Friend
- Jack Chambers as Self - Historian
- Frances Davis as Self - Dancer / 1st Wife
- René Urtreger as Self - Musician
- Joshua Redman as Self - Musician
- James Mtume as Self - Musician
- Lenny White as Self - Musician
- Vince Wilburn Jr. as Self - Nephew
- Archie Shepp as Self - Musician
- Stanley Crouch as Self - Writer
- Cheryl Davis as Self - Daughter
- Ron Carter as Self - Musician
- Clive Davis as Self - Columbia Records President
- Marguerite Cantú as Self - Friend
- Erin Davis as Self - Son
- Mark Rothbaum as Self - Music Manager
- Mike Stern as Self - Musician
Crew
- Stanley Nelson — Director
- Stanley Nelson — Producer
- Nicole London — Producer
- Mead Hunt — Director of Photography
- Marc Gerke — Director of Photography
- Eric Coleman — Director of Photography
- Antonio Rossi — Director of Photography
- Jerry Henry — Director of Photography
- Henry Adebonojo — Director of Photography
- Hervé Cohen — Director of Photography
- Clare Major — Director of Photography
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