Music for Zen Meditation is a 1964 album by jazz clarinetist Tony Scott.
The album is considered to be the first new-age record. Music for Zen Meditation is mostly improvised by Scott, Shinichi Yuize (koto) and Hōzan Yamamoto (shakuhachi).
Sampling 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.Four Tet's 'Parks' sample of Tony Scott (Jazz Musician)'s 'After the Snow, the Fragrance'|WhoSampled
Track listing "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 Amazon.com
Performance Tony Scott - clarinet Shinichi Yuize - koto Hōzan Yamamoto - shakuhachi
See also Meditation music 1964 in music Instrumental music
References
External links Official playlist on Tony Scott's YouTube channel