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Overview: An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).

Cast:

Carl Lumbly
Miles Davis (voice)

Reginald Petty
Self - East St. Louis Resident

Quincy Troupe
Self - Writer

Farah Griffin
Self - Writer

Lee Annie Bonner
Self - Childhood Friend

Ashley Kahn
Self - Writer

Benjamin Cawthra
Self - Historian

Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician

Jimmy Cobb
Self - Musician

Dan Morgenstern
Self - Writer

Greg Tate
Self - Writer

Gerald Early
Self - Writer

Quincy Jones
Self - Musician

Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician

Tammy L. Kernodle
Self - Musicologist

Juliette Gréco
Self - Singer

Vincent Bessières
Self - Writer

George Wein
Self - Jazz Promoter

Eugene Redmond
Self - East St. Louis Resident

Carlos Santana
Self - Musician

Herbie Hancock
Self - Musician

Marcus Miller
Self - Musician

Cortez McCoy
Self - Friend

Sandra McCoy
Self - Friend

Jack Chambers
Self - Historian

Frances Davis
Self - Dancer / 1st Wife

René Urtreger
Self - Musician

Joshua Redman
Self - Musician

James Mtume
Self - Musician

Lenny White
Self - Musician

Vince Wilburn Jr.
Self - Nephew

Archie Shepp
Self - Musician

Stanley Crouch
Self - Writer

Cheryl Davis
Self - Daughter

Ron Carter
Self - Musician

Clive Davis
Self - Columbia Records President

Marguerite Cantú
Self - Friend

Erin Davis
Self - Son

Mark Rothbaum
Self - Music Manager

Mike Stern
Self - Musician

Mikel Elam
Self - Personal Assistant

Jo Gelbard
Self - Painter

Wallace Roney
Self - Musician

Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Charlie Parker
Self - Musician (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie
Self - Musician (archive footage)

Thelonious Monk
Self - Musician (archive footage)

Johnny Mathis
Self - Singer (archive footage)

Louis Malle
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau
Self - Actress (archive footage)

John Coltrane
Self - Musician (archive footage)

Gil Evans
Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)

Tony Williams
Self - Musician (archive footage)

Betty Davis
Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)

Prince
Self - Musician (archive footage)