To the best of my knowledge, only two musicians formed jazz orchestras they labeled a "dream band." One was trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on the East Coast at Birdland in 1956 and the other was vibraphonist Terry Gibbs on the West Coast at Hollywood clubs from 1958 to 1959. Actually, dream band would be an understatement.
The musicians and soloists were the…
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