Paul Tingen is a Dutch-born music writer. Tingen wrote ''Miles Beyond: The Electric Explorations of Miles Davis, 1967–1991'', published in 2001. He has a monthly column in ''
Sound on Sound
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'' magazine, and he writes music articles for other publications.
Education
Tingen studied guitar and recording at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague and completed a music degree at Goldsmiths' College in London.
Author
Tingen first gained notice as a
rock critic
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, based in Scotland.
Tingen researched and wrote ''Miles Beyond, The Electric Explorations of Miles Davis, 1967–1991'' published by Watson-Guptill in 2001. It includes testimonies of many famous musicians who worked with Davis, including
Herbie Hancock,
Chick Corea,
Dave Holland
David “Dave” Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years.
His extensive discography r ...
,
Jack DeJohnette,
Marcus Miller and
John Scofield
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, as well as members of Davis' 1973-1975 band, including
Michael Henderson
Michael Earl Henderson (July 7, 1951 – July 19, 2022) was an American bass guitarist and vocalist. He was known for his work with Miles Davis in the early 1970s and on early fusion albums such as '' Jack Johnson'', '' Live-Evil'', and '' Ag ...
,
Reggie Lucas
Reginald Grant Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018)[Pete Cosey
Peter Palus Cosey (October 9, 1943 – May 30, 2012) was an American guitarist who played with Miles Davis' band between 1973 and 1975. His fiercely flanged and distorted guitar invited comparisons to Jimi Hendrix. Cosey kept a low profile for ...]
.
All About Jazz
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wrote that Tingen's book serves as the definitive guide to Davis' controversial electric period.
Kirkus Reviews wrote that Tingen's book was "a valuable revisionist look" at Miles' electric period, though it was "unlikely to convince hard-core jazz fans" to listen more closely to these albums.
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Personal life
Tingen is a member of the Order of Interbeing
The Order of Interbeing ( vi, Tiếp Hiện, anglicised Tiep Hien, french: Ordre de l'Interêtre) is an international Buddhist community of monks, nuns and laypeople in the Plum Village Tradition founded between 1964 and 1966 by Vietnamese Buddhi ...
, the core order of Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh Thích is a name that Vietnamese monks and nuns take as their Buddhist surname to show affinity with the Buddha.
Notable Vietnamese monks with the name include:
* Thích Huyền Quang (1919–2008), dissident and activist
* Thích Quảng Độ ( ...
, and has facilitated meditation classes in this tradition. In 1996 he founded the Heart of London Sangha.
Tingen recorded one solo CD, ''May The Road Rise To Meet You'' (1997), and has performed live on the guitar.
References
External links
Official Tingen website
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)