Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz EnsembleOtomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Ensemble
(Tzadik, TZ 7238) (U.S.) (CD)
Music by Asa-chang and Kazumi (1), Naoko Eto (2, 5), Otomo Yoshihide (3), A.M. Villafane (4), Jim O'Rourke (6), and Seiichi Yamamoto (7)
Words by Phew (1-3, 5-7), and Jun Togawa (4)
Score by Hiroaki Mizutani (1, 5)
Horn arrangement by Naruyoshi Kikuchi (1) and Naoko Eto (5)
Sax arrangement by Hiroaki Mizutani (6)
Lo-fi steps, sea and wind sounds from Hiroshi Ando's film Blue
Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet
Kenta Tsugami: alto sax (1-3, 5-7), soprano sax (4)
Naruyoshi Kikuchi: soprano sax (1, 2, 4), tenor sax (3, 5-7)
Otomo Yoshihide: electric guitar (1-3, 5-7) prepared acoustic guitar (4), acoustic guitar (6)
Mizutani Hiroaki: contrabass
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums (1, 2, 5-7), trumpet (2, 3, 6), percussion (3), bahran (4)
Sachiko M: sine waves (2, 3, 5-7)
Tatsuki Masuko: DX7 (1-3, 5-7), SH101 (1-3, 5-7), effects (1-3, 5-7), hot touch noises (3, 5-7)
Guest vocalists
Jun Togawa: vocal (1, 6), vocal with crystal microphone (7)
Phew: 2-7
Recorded and mixed by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound in Tokyo, September and November 2001
Additional recording and editing by Otomo Yoshihide at A102 Studio in Tokyo, October-November 2001 (6)
Produced by Otomo Yoshihide
Mastered by Scott Hull at Classic Sound in New York
Design: Heung-Heung Chin
Released in March 2002