The album's title is a reference to, Scott La Faro's "Jade Visions," first featured on Sunday at the Village Vanguard; both La Faro and Johnson came to prominence as the bassist in Bill Evans' Trio.

[1] All About Jazz's critic John Kelman stated, "Some would argue that it's impossible to call a recording classic until sufficient time has passed to determine its true staying power.

"[8] Mike Shanly in his review for JazzTimes wrote, "In fact, Elias could almost be the de facto leader of the session.

"[9] Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News noted "When you hear the gorgeous, summer-afternoon trance tune that gives the disc its title, you'll know how very much about beauty Johnson learned as the bassist for both Bill Evans and Stan Getz, once upon a time... A gorgeous disc.

"[3] BBC music critic Peter Marsh wrote: "But it's the ballads (and especially Elias's poised, emotionally charged soloing) that stay in the memory long after the CD's finished.