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"American Masters" Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (TV Episode 2019) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Stanley Nelson

Cast (in credits order)  

Carl Lumbly ... Miles Davis (voice)
Miles Davis ... Self (archive footage)
Reginald Petty Reginald Petty ... Self
Quincy Troupe Quincy Troupe ... Self
Farah Griffin Farah Griffin ... Self - co-author of 'Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever'
Lee Annie Bonner Lee Annie Bonner ... Self - Miles Davis' childhood friend
Ashley Kahn Ashley Kahn ... Self
Benjamin Cawthra Benjamin Cawthra ... Self
Billy Eckstine Billy Eckstine ... Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite ... Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Heath ... Self
Jimmy Cobb ... Self
Dan Morgenstern Dan Morgenstern ... Self
Charlie Parker ... Self (archive footage)
Greg Tate ... Self
Gerald Early ... Self
Quincy Jones ... Self
Wayne Shorter ... Self
Tammy L. Kernodle ... Self
Juliette Gréco ... Self
Vincent Bessières Vincent Bessières ... Self - author of 'We want Miles: Miles Davis, le jazz face à sa légende'
George Wein George Wein ... Self
Eugene Redmond Eugene Redmond ... Self
Thelonious Monk ... Self (archive footage)
Carlos Santana ... Self
Herbie Hancock ... Self
Marcus Miller Marcus Miller ... Self
Cortez McCoy Cortez McCoy ... Self
Sandra McCoy Sandra McCoy ... Self
Jack Chambers Jack Chambers ... Self
Frances Taylor Frances Taylor ... Self
Johnny Mathis ... Self (archive footage)
René Urtreger René Urtreger ... Self
Joshua Redman ... Self
John Coltrane ... Self (archive footage)
James Mtume James Mtume ... Self
Lenny White Lenny White ... Self
Vince Wilburn Jr. Vince Wilburn Jr. ... Self (as Vincent Wilburn Jr.)
Archie Shepp ... Self
Stanley Crouch ... Self
Gil Evans Gil Evans ... Self (archive footage)
Cheryl Davis Cheryl Davis ... Self
Ron Carter ... Self
Sly and the Family Stone ... Themselves (archive footage)
Clive Davis ... Self
Betty Davis Betty Davis ... Self (archive footage)
Marguerite Cantú Marguerite Cantú ... Self
Mark Rothbaum Mark Rothbaum ... Self
Erin Davis Erin Davis ... Self
Mike Stern Mike Stern ... Self
Mikel Elam Mikel Elam ... Self - traveling assistant to Miles Davis
Jo Gelbard Jo Gelbard ... Self
Prince ... Self (archive footage)
Wallace Roney ... Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Allen ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Boggs ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Brown ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rory Calhoun ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Carlos John Carlos ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fidel Castro ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sammy Davis Jr. ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dizzy Gillespie ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bryant Gumbel ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arsenio Hall ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Harrison ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jimi Hendrix ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Johnson ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Burt Lancaster ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Lennon ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Letterman ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul McCartney ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hugh O'Brian ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yoko Ono ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis Presley ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Rose ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tommie Smith ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ringo Starr ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Adam Barker ... executive producer: for BBC TWO
Vincent Bessières ... consulting producer
Cheryl Davis ... executive producer: for Miles Davis Properties, LLC
Erin Davis ... executive producer: for Miles Davis Properties, LLC
Ashley Kahn ... consulting producer
Michael Kantor ... executive producer
Geoff Kempin ... executive producer
Nicole London ... producer
Maya Lussier-Séguin ... location producer
Blair McCoy ... consulting producer
Cortez McCoy ... consulting producer
Stanley Nelson ... producer
Andrea Ortega-Williams ... development producer
Darryl Porter ... executive producer: for Miles Davis Properties, LLC
Terry Shand ... executive producer
Marcia Smith ... consulting producer
Vince Wilburn Jr. ... executive producer: for Miles Davis Properties, LLC (as Vince Wilburn) / producer
Lauren Wimbush ... associate producer
Peter Worsley ... supervising producer
Jan Younghusband ... commissioning editor: for BBC Music

Music by 

Marcus Miller ... composer

Cinematography by 

Henry Adebonojo
Herve Cohen
Eric Coleman
Marc Gerke
Jerry Henry
Mead Hunt
Clare Major
Antonio Rossi

Editing by 

Lewis Erskine
Yusuf Kapadia
Natasha Mottola

Production Management 

Melissa Morton Hicks ... production manager

Sound Department 

Brian Bracken ... sound editor
Adriano Bravo ... sound recordist
Gautam Choudhury ... sound recordist
Jean-Paul Guirado ... sound recordist
Joe McGill ... sound recordist
Caleb Mose ... sound recordist
Benny Mouthon ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Redd Reynolds ... sound recordist
Bill Streeter ... sound recordist
Brian Walker ... sound recordist
Eric Stern ... narration recordist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Greg Brutus ... assistant camera
Aram Busuioc ... assistant camera
Yessica Curiel Montoya ... assistant camera (as Yessica Curiel-Montoya)
Marcus Goldbas ... assistant camera (as Marcus Goldblas)
Serena Hodges ... assistant camera
Joel Juarez ... assistant camera (as Joel Juárez)
Jeremy Knittel ... assistant camera
Deana Mitchell ... assistant camera
John Pope ... assistant camera
Eric Richardson ... assistant camera
Ainslie Streeter ... assistant camera

Editorial Department 

Javier Chorrillos ... assistant editor
Sheila Lynch ... post facility supervisor
Keith Shapiro ... post facility supervisor
Bahron Thomas ... conform editor
Don Wyllie ... colorist / on-line editor

Music Department 

Steve Berkowitz ... music consultant
Gabi Huckins ... music clearance
Vince Wilburn Jr. ... Soundtrack Executive Producer / music producer

Additional Crew 

Maria Arango ... production intern
Alexandra Boothe ... production assistant
Stanley Cai ... production intern
Kaedi Dalley ... production intern
Lisa E. Davis ... legal services (as Lisa Davis)
Jess de la Merced ... production assistant
Sophia Feldman ... production assistant
Lucas Fenton ... production assistant
Richard T. Fields ... production assistant
Cara Fitts ... archival researcher
Setshi Ford ... production intern
Noah Friend ... marketing post production assistant
Charlotte Godfrey ... legal and clearances
Les Haber ... creative consultant
Holden Harris ... production intern
Ben Jastremski ... production intern
Alonnie Johnson ... production intern
Nick Klingerman ... production assistant
Alexa Lamantea ... production coordinator
Elliott Levy ... production intern
Pearl Lieberman ... archival research
Dylan Lowther ... production intern
Portia Lundie ... production intern
Myrtle McElroy ... production intern
Destynee McMichael ... production assistant
Jarobi Moorhead ... production assistant
Shaheen Nazerali ... production assistant
Elgin Nelson ... production intern
Nola Nelson ... production intern
Jeffrie Nunez ... production intern
Shirley Nwangwa ... production intern
Fernando Ramirez ... legal services
Daniella Rodriguez ... production intern
Leanny Rodriguez ... production intern
Babatunde Salaam ... production assistant
Julia Sorto ... production intern
Nyeda Stewart ... production intern (as Nyeda Sam)
Leslie Strain ... transcriber
Kiele Turner ... production assistant
Maritza Vargas ... production assistant
Rochelle Winn ... legal and clearances
Yaaki ... production intern (as Rashad Crews)
Luckie Youngblood ... production intern
Hao Zhang ... assistant

See also

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