Music for Zen Meditation is a 1964 album by jazz clarinetist Tony Scott.[2]
| Music for Zen Meditation | ||||
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | February 1964 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, New-age | |||
| Length | 44:28 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Richard Seidel | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album is considered to be the first new-age record.[3] Music for Zen Meditation is mostly improvised by Scott, Shinichi Yuize (koto) and Hōzan Yamamoto (shakuhachi).
Sampling edit
The fourth track entitled "After the Snow, the Fragrance" has been sampled by electronic artist Four Tet for his track entitled "Parks", which appeared on his 2001 release, Pause.[4]
Track listing edit
- "Is All Not One?" (Tony Scott, Hōzan Yamamoto, Shinichi Yuize) – 3:15
- "The Murmuring Sound of the Mountain Stream" (Scott, Yuize) – 8:05
- "A Quivering Leaf, Ask the Winds" (Yamamoto)– 2:30
- "After the Snow, the Fragrance" (Scott, Yuize) – 7:00
- "To Drift Like Clouds" (Yamamoto, Yuize) – 1:38
- "Za-Zen (Meditation)" (Scott, Yamamoto) – 2:05
- "Prajna-Paramita-Hridaya Sutra (Sutra Chant)" (Scott, Yuize) – 7:10
- "Sanzen (Moment of Truth)" (Scott, Yuize) – 6:45
- "Satori (Enlightenment)" (Scott, Yuize) – 5:25
Performance edit
- Tony Scott - clarinet
- Shinichi Yuize - koto
- Hōzan Yamamoto - shakuhachi
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Music for Zen Meditation at AllMusic
- ^ "Roots of Space". Hearts of Space. Season 7. Episode 200. 1989-07-14.
- ^ Four Tet's 'Parks' sample of Tony Scott (Jazz Musician)'s 'After the Snow, the Fragrance'|WhoSampled
- ^ Amazon.com