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Music for Zen Meditation is a 1964 album by jazz clarinetist Tony Scott.[2]

Music for Zen Meditation
Studio album by Tony Scott
Released	1964
Recorded	February 1964
Genre	Jazz, New-age
Length	44:28
Label	Verve
Producer	Richard Seidel
Tony Scott chronology
Music for Zen Meditation (1964) Tony Scott (1967)

Professional ratings

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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

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

1. "Is All Not One?" (Tony Scott, Hōzan Yamamoto, Shinichi Yuize) – 3:15
2. "The Murmuring Sound of the Mountain Stream" (Scott, Yuize) – 8:05
3. "A Quivering Leaf, Ask the Winds" (Yamamoto)– 2:30
4. "After the Snow, the Fragrance" (Scott, Yuize) – 7:00
5. "To Drift Like Clouds" (Yamamoto, Yuize) – 1:38
6. "Za-Zen (Meditation)" (Scott, Yamamoto) – 2:05
7. "Prajna-Paramita-Hridaya Sutra (Sutra Chant)" (Scott, Yuize) – 7:10
8. "Sanzen (Moment of Truth)" (Scott, Yuize) – 6:45
9. "Satori (Enlightenment)" (Scott, Yuize) – 5:25

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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

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