on the shakuhachi (traditional bamboo flute).
Though the tracks sound like classical Japanese compositions, they are almost entirely , rooted in the Zen concept of "beginner's mind"—a state of openness and exploration. The Track: "A Quivering Leaf, Ask The Winds" Tony Scott – Zen - Ask The Wind - Discogs Music for Zen Meditation - A Quivering Leaf, Ask The Winds
Tony Scott's 1964 album, , is widely recognized by musicologists as the first true New Age record . Recorded in Tokyo, it represents a pioneering fusion of Western jazz sensibility and traditional Japanese music, predating the ambient and spiritual jazz movements by decades. Context and Creation on the shakuhachi (traditional bamboo flute)