Production Credits Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool to life.
The Cast
50 Members
Carl LumblyMiles Davis (voice)
Reginald PettySelf - East St. Louis Resident
Quincy TroupeSelf - Writer
Farah GriffinSelf - Writer
Lee Annie BonnerSelf - Childhood Friend
Ashley KahnSelf - Writer
Benjamin CawthraSelf - Historian
Jimmy HeathSelf - Musician
Jimmy CobbSelf - Musician
Dan MorgensternSelf - Writer
Greg TateSelf - Writer
Gerald EarlySelf - Writer
Quincy JonesSelf - Musician
Wayne ShorterSelf - Musician
Tammy L. KernodleSelf - Musicologist
Juliette GrécoSelf - Singer
Vincent BessièresSelf - Writer
George WeinSelf - Jazz Promoter
Eugene RedmondSelf - East St. Louis Resident
Carlos SantanaSelf - Musician
Herbie HancockSelf - Musician
Marcus MillerSelf - Musician
Cortez McCoySelf - Friend
Sandra McCoySelf - Friend
Jack ChambersSelf - Historian
Frances DavisSelf - Dancer / 1st Wife
René UrtregerSelf - Musician
Joshua RedmanSelf - Musician
James MtumeSelf - Musician
Lenny WhiteSelf - Musician
Vince Wilburn Jr.Self - Nephew
Archie SheppSelf - Musician
Stanley CrouchSelf - Writer
Cheryl DavisSelf - Daughter
Ron CarterSelf - Musician
Clive DavisSelf - Columbia Records President
Marguerite CantúSelf - Friend
Erin DavisSelf - Son
Mark RothbaumSelf - Music Manager
Mike SternSelf - Musician
Mikel ElamSelf - Personal Assistant
Jo GelbardSelf - Painter
Wallace RoneySelf - Musician
Miles DavisSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Walter CronkiteSelf - Anchorman (archive footage)
Charlie ParkerSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Dizzy GillespieSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Thelonious MonkSelf - Musician (archive footage)
Johnny MathisSelf - Singer (archive footage)
Louis MalleSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Yusuf KapadiaEditor
Natasha MottolaEditor
Adam BarkerExecutive Producer
Stanley NelsonDirector
Lewis ErskineEditor
Stanley NelsonProducer
Michael KantorExecutive Producer
Nicole LondonProducer
Geoff KempinExecutive Producer
Terry ShandExecutive Producer
Mead HuntDirector of Photography
Antonio RossiDirector of Photography
Henry AdebonojoDirector of Photography
Clare MajorDirector of Photography
Hervé CohenDirector of Photography
Jerry HenryDirector of Photography
Marc GerkeDirector of Photography
Eric ColemanDirector of Photography