Effective period / Period of releases: 1979 - 2005

Members: Richard Williams, Ricky Ford, Benny Green, John Handy, Alex Foster, Dannie Richmond, Billy Hart, Jimmy Knepper, Charlie Haden, Randy Brecker, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Reggie Johnson, Ted Curson, Joe Farrell, Hugh Lawson, Richard Davis (2), Don Pullen, James Newton (2), Ray Drummond, Jimmy Owens, Roland Hanna, Jack Walrath, John Hicks, Victor Lewis, Craig Handy, Frank Lacy, Alex Sipiagin, Boris Kozlov, Kenny Washington, George Adams, Mike Richmond, Aladár Pege, Seamus Blake, Kenny Rampton, Orrin Evans, Donald Edwards