Dreams (band)

American jazz-rock group

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Dreams

Genres| Jazz-rock
Labels| Columbia
Past members|

* John Abercrombie
* Michael Brecker
* Randy Brecker
* Billy Cobham
* Don Grolnick
* Jeff Kent
* Will Lee
* Douglas Lubahn
* Bob Mann
* Barry Rogers
* Ford Winnek
* Eddie Vernon

Dreams was an American jazz-rock group, which was one of the original prominent bands of the genre in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The band was formed by Jeff Kent and Doug Lubahn, who wrote and arranged their songs. It began as a trio and evolved into a horn-based band over time. They were later joined by Will Lee, Don Grolnick, Bob Mann, and Eddie Vernon.

Dreams selected as their producer, composer and sound engineer, Fred Weinberg, whose work includes albums for Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, La Lupe, Mongo Santamaria, Celia Cruz, Illustration (Alan Lorber's group), and Little Anthony. Phil Ramone, another highly respected producer and studio owner, for whom Weinberg worked at the time at a studio named A & R in New York City, gave his blessings to Weinberg to record and mix the Dreams LP with former Atlantic A-1 engineer Jim Reeves at CBS Studios in New York City. During the Dreams sessions the recording sessions were moved by CBS execs to their CBS Chicago Studios because the CBS 52nd street studios became booked for several weeks by Paul Simon, and because Dreams had a deadline for their LP release. The album received a full page ad[1] and a favorable review in Billboard Magazine.[2]

Dreams' second and final album Imagine My Surprise was produced in Memphis by Steve Cropper. Cropper wanted to "help the audience to better understand the group" so in his production he put "funkier, more commercial rhythms behind [the band]" while trying to "keep jazz up front at the same time."[3]

While Dreams did not achieve the commercial success of either Chicago or Blood Sweat & Tears, they served as a launchpad for eventually prominent jazz fusion artists Billy Cobham, Don Grolnick, and Randy & Michael Brecker (later known as the Brecker Brothers). Other prominent band members included guitarist John Abercrombie, trombonist Barry Rogers, guitarist Bob Mann (who later joined Mountain) and bassist Will Lee.

One of the principal differences between Dreams and most other brass-infused bands was Dream's emphasis on spontaneity. The horn section would "work up spontaneous arrangements by jamming, always leaving them wide open to interpretations from night to night."[4]

## Discography

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* Dreams (Columbia, 1970)
* Imagine My Surprise (Columbia, 1971)

## References

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1. ^ "Introducing Dreams on Columbia Records". Billboard. November 7, 1970. p. 11. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
2. ^ "Dreams". Billboard. November 21, 1970. p. 78. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
3. ^ Glassenberg, Bob (September 11, 1971). "Studio Track". Billboard. p. 4. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
4. ^ Milkowski, Bill (1992). Liner notes, Dreams. Columbia Records.

## External links

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* AllMusicGuide

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John Abercrombie

Years listed represent year of recording(s), not initial release.

Studio albums|

* Timeless (1974)
* Sargasso Sea (with Ralph Towner, 1976)
* Characters (1977)
* Arcade (1978)
* Abercrombie Quartet (1979)
* Straight Flight (1979)
* M (1980)
* Five Years Later (1981)
* Upon a Time (1982)
* Solar (with John Scofield, 1983)
* Night (1984)
* Current Events (1985)
* Witchcraft (1986)
* Emerald City (with Richie Beirach, 1987)
* Getting There (1987)
* Animato (1989)
* Natural Living (with Andy LaVerne, 1989)
* Nosmo King (with Andy LaVerne, 1991)
* November (1992)
* While We're Young (1992)
* Now It Can Be Played (with Andy LaVerne, 1992)
* Speak of the Devil (1993)
* Open Land (1998)
* Cat 'n' Mouse (2000)
* Class Trip (2003)
* Structures (2006)
* The Third Quartet (2006)
* Wait Till You See Her (2008)
* Within a Song (2011)
* 39 Steps (2013)
* Up and Coming (2016)

Live albums|

* John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine (1988)
* Tactics (with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum, 1996)
* The Hudson Project (with Bob Mintzer, Peter Erskine, and John Patitucci, 1998)

Related articles|

* Stark Reality
* Dreams
* Gateway

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Michael Brecker

Discography

As leader|

* Cityscape (1982)
* Michael Brecker (1987)
* Don't Try This at Home (1988)
* Now You See It… (Now You Don't) (1990)
* Tales from the Hudson (1996)
* Two Blocks from the Edge (1998)
* Time Is of the Essence (1999)
* Nearness of You (2001)
* Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall (2002)
* Wide Angles (2003)
* Pilgrimage (2007)

Steps Ahead|

* Steps Ahead (1983) Modern Times (1984)

Brecker Brothers|

* The Brecker Bros. (1975)
* Back to Back (1976)
* Don't Stop the Music (1977)
* Heavy Metal Be-Bop (1978)
* Detente (1980)
* Straphangin' (1981)
* Return of the Brecker Brothers (1992)
* Out of the Loop (1994)
* The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1 (1990)
* The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 2 (1991)

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* Dreams
* Players Association

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Randy Brecker

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Score (1969)
* Amanda (with Eliane Elias, 1985)
* Into the Sun (1995)
* 34th N Lex (2002)
* Randy in Brasil (2006)
* Night in Calisia (2011)

Live albums|

* Some Skunk Funk (with Michael Brecker, 2003)

Related articles|

* Brecker Brothers
* Blood, Sweat & Tears
* The Eleventh House
* Parliament
* Dreams
* GRP All-Star Big Band

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

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