Running the Voodoo Down : The Electric Music of Miles Davis, Paperback by Freeman, Phil, ISBN 0879308281, ISBN-13 9780879308285, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

In this group of related essays, Freeman examines the second half of Miles Davis' career--a time when he began experimenting with electric instruments on his albums, beginning at the end of the sixties to his death in 1991. Taking a chronological approach, he considers specific albums such as In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew, On the Corner, The Man with the Horn, and Tutu, and compares Davis to Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. He discusses guitarists and others he played with, his presence in popular culture, and the influence he had on contemporary musicians. A discography of music related to th is included. Freeman writes about jazz, metal, and other types of music for a variety of magazines and is the author of New York is Now! The New Wave of Free Jazz. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()