go and listen "O Pionieers!" or "Honey i blow up the kid" "Boy who could fly" "homeward bound"
i think it is rather unfair to name a so talented and unique composer "a poor mans "something" ", if i only had a bit of such a musical gifts, i would proud of.
Finally pulled the trigger on this. Saw it going for stupid money very recently on eBay and was scared it went out of print. A quick check on Intrada's site showed they still had it - in print - for a reasonable price.
I see this quite often. I don't get why people are willing to pay twice as much to get CDs scores that are still available. It just takes a little investigation.