Top Billed 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)
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Review 1DiscussionA review by SWITCH.
Written by SWITCH. on Tue Jun 04 2019
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Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
-
Revenue
-
Keywords
- drug abuse
- jazz
- jazz singer or musician
- biography
- racism
- bebop
- trumpet player
- abusive husband
- portrait of an artist