Choose from miles davis sheet music for such popular songs as so what, all blues, and nardis. With full access to the miles davis estate, the film features neverbeforeseen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and new interviews. I use the term biopic loosely for this movie because its a biopic that is as unconventional as its. With george clinton, marcus miller, jimmy heath, benny rietveld. Miles davis news, breaking stories, videos and commentary.
Miles ahead is a wildly entertaining and moving exploration of one of 20th. Birth of the cool miles davis film sundance 2019 youtube. Hot docs has received filmmaker permission to upload this trailer to the hotdocsfest youtube channel. Louis malles elevator to the gallows, and its historic. Miles ahead trailer stars don cheadle as jazz legend miles davis feb 2, 2016. Miles davis is the one jazz figure of the postwar era who had, and still has, the largerthanlife quality of a pop star. Don cheadle on becoming miles davis the new york times. With full access to the miles davis estate, the film features neverbeforeseen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and. Other jazz artists, of course, became legends charlie parker, john coltran. Hes regarded as one of the most innovative, influential and. With jimmy cobb, shirley horn, frances davis, clark terry. In the first 20 minutes of the terrific new documentary miles davis. When i heard that miles ahead, the biopic about miles davis starring and directed by don cheadle, would be set in the late nineteenseventies, when davis had stopped performing in public. Miles davis birth of the cool theatrical trailer youtube.
Cheadle veered away from giving a complete overview of davis life. When miles davis crashed his lamborghini, i was there in 1972, miles davis wrecked his cokefilled miura and broke both his legs. The chronological arc of miles davis life, thats been done, he said. Bags groove 1957 in the end, miles davis would fascinate jazz, rock and classical fans alike. Don cheadle stars and makes his directorial debut in miles ahead, a biopic based on the life of legendary musician. But in the 1940s he had been a teenage trumpet hopeful partnering charlie parker and. Miles davis assaulted by police from the miles davis story.
An exploration of the life and music of miles davis. Louis, move to new york, enroll at juilliard, join charlie. Miles davis, famous jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, was born 26 may 1926 in alton, illinois. Paul international film festival for tickets and info. Birth of the cool, playing in premieres at the 2019 sundance film festival. The miles davis story is a remarkable, indepth look at one of the most influential figures in jazz, from the birth of the cool to his collaborations with legendary pianist. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Don cheadle directed and stars in miles ahead as the jazz trumpeter miles davis, a project he had been involved in for years. When miles davis crashed his lamborghini, i was there. Birth of the cool creates a sealedoff sense of observation. Released april 1st, 2016, miles ahead stars don cheadle, ewan mcgregor, emayatzy corinealdi, keith stanfield the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of 64 out of. Miles dewey davis was born on may 26, 1926, to an affluent african american family in alton, illinois. Miles ahead is a biopic starring don cheadle as famous social music trumpeter miles davis.
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