As the title suggests, Johnson lead a "dream band"—a specialized large ensemble featuring an all-star lineup of brass heavyweights.
The group consisted of multiple French horns, euphoniums, tubas, and a harp, notably omitting saxophones and woodwinds. J.J.Johnson - The Brass Orchestra
The album is described by reviewers from JazzTimes as exploring the "aquatic majesty" of large ensembles, moving seamlessly between varying jazz idioms: As the title suggests, Johnson lead a "dream
Johnson revisited his "Third Stream" experiments from the 1950s and '60s, blending jazz improvisation with formal classical structures. As the title suggests
The album includes rigorous compositions like the angular Bartók tribute " Canonn for Bela " and the joyous " If I Hit the Lottery ". Critical Reception