MILES DAVIS - THE MILES DAVIS STORY (2002)

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• Release Year: 2001
• Genre: Documentary, Music
• Plot: The Miles Davis story a definitive look at the man and his music. ; ; A film by mike Gibb for Channel 4 television.; ; 'Essential viewing'; 'An absorbing and revealing exploration of a brilliant musician'; 10 years after his death in 1991 legendary composer Miles Davis remains the best-known and most influential jazz musician of the last 50 years. The Miles Davis story explores the music and the man behind the public image, from Miles' middle-class upbringing in racially segregated East St. Louis to the last years when he traveled the world like a rockstar. Miles Davis's career intersected with every major development in jazz since the 1940s, and this critically acclaimed volume covers each and every key of that: Miles teaming up with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie when he was a 19-year-old student at the Juilliard school of music; his influential Birth of the Cool recordings in 1949; Kind of Blue and his classic collaborations with Gil Evans; his landmark 1950s quintet featuring John Coltrane and his 60s quintet featuring Herbie Hancock and Wayne shorter; the Making of Bitches Brew and the groundbreaking development of fusion and funk.; ; The Miles Davis story interweaves rare interviews with Miles himself with the insights and memories of his family, friends and many of the great musicians who played with him during his long career.; ; The film features Miles Davis's biographer Ian Carr alongside other great contributors including Miles fellow St. Louis trumpeter and first great mentor Clark Terry; record producer Bob Weinstock and George Avakian; kind of blue drummer Jimmy Cobb; singer/pianist Shirley Horn; Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter from the Miles Davis 1960s quintet; and later collaborations with Dave Holland, Jack Dejohnette, Joe Zawinul, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Dave Liebman and Marcus Miller.; ; Finally, the Miles Davis story showcases many of Davis's most influential and timeless recordings, among them 'So What,' 'Walkin,' 'Miles Ahead,' 'All Blues,' 'Blues Green,' 'Milestones,' 'In A Silent Way,' 'Bitches Brew,' 'Tutu,' and 'Time After Time.'
• Cast: Frances Davis, Ian Carr, Vincent Wilburn Jr., Irene Cawthon, Cheryl Davis, Jean-Pierre LeLoir, Bob Weinstock, Pierre Michelot, René Urtreger, Jeanne de Mirbeck, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Lydia de Johnette, Joseph Zawinul, Don Alias, Marcus Miller, John Scofield, Erin Davis, Miles Davis, Mike Dibb, Bill Evans, Gil Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Keith Jarrett, Spike Lee, Louis Malle, Charlie Parker, Wayne Shorter
• Director: Mike Dibb
• Runtime: 2:05
• Company: Chanell Four Television
• Media Format: Movie