Along with the fabulous music throughout, the movie even included a clip of miles working on one of his paintings, as if the cue us in on the films approach. The miles davis story tv movie 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Not many gigs, just barely surviving, yet slowly making a name for himself. Jazz is a 2001 television documentary miniseries, directed by ken burns. Find where to watch the miles davis story and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. This british documentary shows the complex layers of legendary jazz trumpeter miles davis, who was a major innovator in postbop, cool jazz, hardbop and fusion. The story traces the pilgrimage of john anderson played by colin friels, an average guy with a passion for jazz, from his home in outback western australia to the jazz clubs of paris, to meet his idol, jazz trumpeter billy cross played by. The top five uses of miles davis songs in movies or tv.
Its chronological and thematic episodes provided a history of jazz, emphasizing innovative composers and musicians and american history. Davis, impersonated to a fault by don cheadle who also directed the film, is. The most penetrating and poignant portraits of davis come from musicians who played with and were influenced by him, including shirley horn, herbie hancock, joe zawinul, and keith jarrett. 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. Featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, miles davis. An ingenious portrayal of both miles music and painting style. British producerdirector mike dibb provides classic performances, archival footage, and interviews with numerous musicians who worked with davis, including clark terry, herbie hancock, and shirley horn. Miles davis the miles davis story releases discogs.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the miles davis story near you. Along with louis armstrong, duke ellington, and charlie parker, he is regarded as one of the four most important and influential musicians in jazz history. This is a movie the jazz icon would want to star in. Through rare footage and interviews, we learn of daviss middleclass upbringing and his early days with bop legends dizzy gillespie and charlie parker. Theres so much that can be said about the legendary mile davis that it simply defies words. The miles davis story tv movie 2001 release info imdb. If youre into jazz then miles davis is most likely one of the foremost names that you know and. A different kind of blue 2004 uploaded 0414 2012, size 999. At the very end of miles ahead, the recently released film about miles davis, we are finally in jazz heaven. The miles davis story tv movie 2001 the miles davis. Miles davis, famous jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, was born 26 may 1926 in alton. Shop online for miles davis merchandise, tshirts, clothing, apparel, posters and accessories.
It was broadcast on pbs in 2001, and was released on dvd and vhs on january 2, 2001 by the same company. All the miles davis story movie posters,high res movie posters image for the miles davis story. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Miles ahead is a 2015 american biographical drama film directed by don cheadle in his feature directorial debut, which cheadle cowrote with steven baigelman, stephen j. Trumpeterbandleader miles davis 192691 was a catalyst for the major innovations in postbop, cool jazz, hardbop. This profile captues the magnificent and mercurial artist one of the most identifiable and misunderstood pop icons of the 20th century through. They had previously worked together on incident at ravens gate. Miles davis miles in prison from the miles davis story. Miles davis, american jazz musician, a great trumpeter who as bandleader and composer was one of the major influences on the art.
Rivele, and christopher wilkinson, which interprets the life and compositions of jazz musician miles davis. The music of miles davis provides the background for many of the scenes and it is performed in many scenes. Find films and movies featuring miles davis on allmovie. Thats how cowriter, star and director don cheadle explained the project at the cincinnati premiere of. Birth of the cool, a wellmade account of both the mans. Birth of the cool tells the story of a truly singular talent and unpacks the man behind the horn. Miles davis a new quintet from the miles davis story. First aired on bbc channel 4, the miles davis story is a twohour documentary investigating the life of the infamous jazz legend. 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 gil evans to his controversial 1970s albums and beyond. A great story i heard about miles davis a good friend of my jazz professor was a young i think he said like 20, white jazz bass player trying to make his name in the boston area. This documentary feature explores archival photos and home movies shot by miles and his colleagues, his manuscripts and miles original paintings, to explore the man behind the music.
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