Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Orchestra

The Profile

A large ensemble led by Otomo Yoshihide performing jazz, free-jazz and experimental, often combining orchestral arrangements with improvised and avant-garde textures.

The group recorded a tribute album, Plays Eric Dolphy's 'Out to Lunch', presented in the same track sequence as the original; that release is noted in the review as published in 2005 on Doubtmusic.

A nuanced, admiring but critical take on Otomo Yoshihide's large-ensemble tribute to Eric Dolphy. The reviewer praises the daring orchestration and cacophonous free-jazz energy while acknowledging roughness. The album keeps the original track sequence and was issued in 2005 on Doubtmusic. Overall: creative, confrontational, and intentionally abrasive.