One of the most celebrated jazz records ever, Miles Davis’ 'Birth Of The Cool' is getting a reissue this year in honor of his centennial.

The legacy in American popular culture of the great jazzman Miles Davis looms almost as large as his contribution to music. Stanley Nelson’s documentary aims to examine that cultural legacy. The birth ...

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) -- The man who made a new documentary about Miles Davis calls the late jazz trumpeter, "the coolest man who ever lived," and producer/director Stanley Nelson says ...

Miles Davis’ music was a soundtrack to the black experience in America, even as he struggled with relationships, addiction, and health. “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” is a documentary that tells ...

The Stanley Nelson-directed documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, which delves into the larger-than-life story of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in ...

Would it be proper to describe Mad Men as ”cool”? Well, yes and no, but before answering that question, let’s ponder the often misunderstood properties of cool. Suggested Reading Here’s a Full ...

Miles Dewey Davis III’s first memory was a blue-hot flame on the family stove. “I felt fear, real fear,” he recalled in his 1989 autobiography. He was also exhilarated. That blue, he said, presented ...

*Prestige Records signed Miles Davis to a one-year deal in January 1951,, but the trumpeter would continue to record for the label into 1956. But Davis was still linked contractually to Prestige, who ...

Like many music documentaries, this profile of groundbreaking trumpet player and bandleader Miles Davis feels constrained by its conventional length, and devotes too little time to too many subjects.