On the album, Johnson is joined by tubists Dave Bargeron, Joseph Daley, Nedra Johnson, Carl Kleinsteuber, Tom Malone, Earl McIntyre, Marcus Rojas, and Bob Stewart, guitarist Georg Wadenius, pianists Ray Chew, Paul Shaffer, and James Williams, double bassists Bob Cranshaw and Melissa Slocum, drummers Kenwood Dennard and Kenny Washington, and percussionist Victor See Yuen.

[1][2][3] In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "Imagine a group that consists of piano, bass, drums, and five to seven tubas...

was "a big step forward," and commented: "There was never any doubt that Johnson and his fellow-tubists had the vision and the chops to avoid a one-dimensional sound and approach.

"[5] Writing for All About Jazz, Jim Santella remarked: "the tuba has its place in music: the rhythm, the pulse, the bottom harmony.

But in the hands of 55-year-old Johnson and his five tuba-mates, plus rhythm section, the instrument becomes a melody-maker... Light on their feet, each of the tuba masters takes solo spots that swing hard show their individuality...