Effective period / Period of releases: 1955 - 1996

Members: Oliver Nelson, Frank Wess, Quincy Jones, Lee Morgan, Art Blakey, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Mann, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Jerome Richardson, Sahib Shihab, James Moody, Bob Cranshaw, Milt Jackson, Nat Adderley, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Gloria Agostini, Jerry Dodgion, Wayne Andre, Charles Mingus, Clark Terry, Roland Kirk, Jimmy Johnson (2), Billy Taylor, J.J. Johnson, Pat Patrick, Rolf Ericson, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Cleveland, Ray Brown, Phil Woods, Les Spann, Curtis Fuller, Milt Hinton, Sam Woodyard, Harry Edison, Paul Chambers (3), Danny Bank, Urbie Green, Osie Johnson, Nick Travis, Pepper Adams, Lucky Thompson, Don Lamond, Zoot Sims, Art Davis, Hank Jones, Kai Winding, Jack Nimitz, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Thad Jones, Bill English, Eric Dixon, Julius Watkins, Paul Faulise, Snooky Young, Joe Wilder, Britt Woodman, Earl Chapin, Frank Rehak, Billy Byers, Stu Martin, Charlie Persip, Ray Alonge, Harvey Phillips, Bobby Scott, Jim Buffington, Rod Levitt, Joe Newman, Melba Liston, Jimmy Maxwell, Jimmy Crawford, Budd Johnson, Buddy Catlett, Benny Bailey, Sam Taylor (2), Paul Cohen, Al De Risi, Jimmy Nottingham, Patti Bown, Gene Quill, Moe Wechsler, Joe Harris (3), Jerome Kail, Thomas Mitchell, Åke Persson, John Bello, Clyde Reasinger, Porter Kilbert, Lennie Johnson, David Baker (3), Bunny Bardach, Burgher Jones, Floyd Standifer, Joe Lopes (2), Father John Crowley