Running the voodoo down
Subtitle: the electric music of Miles Davis
By: By Phil Freeman.
Publisher: Backbeat Books; Distributed to the book trade in the US and Canada by Publishers Group West
Published: 2005
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Davis, Miles -- Criticism and interpretation; Jazz-rock (Music) -- History and criticism
Description: "Running the Voodoo Down digs deep into Miles Davis's electric music, reminding us that this period encompassed the entire second half of the trumpeter's career, from 1967 until his death in 1991. Running the Voodoo Down examines this quarter-century of music in detail and discusses its importance to Davis's career and to the whole of American music and culture. Freeman places Davis's controversial 1960s and '70s albums in a broader context than earlier critics have done, encouraging us to hear Miles's music alongside the work of Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and the trumpeter's own sidemen.

Running the Voodoo Down reactivates the long-running debate surrounding this important and frequently misunderstood music, and offers longtime jazz fans and new listeners alike unexpected insights into Davis's unique genius."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Electricity; title: It's about that time (1968-1970); title: What's going on; title: Miles, Jimi, and Sly; title: Miles and Teo; title: On the corner; title: Michael Henderson; title: Guitar; title: Rated X (1972-1975); title: Pop life; title: New blues (1981-1985); title: Big time; title: Post-Miles.