Effective period / Period of releases: 1949 - 1987

Members: Miles Davis, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Tommy Potter, Kenny Dorham, Roy Haynes, Curly Russell, Al Haig, Walter Bishop, Jr., Tony Aless, Al Block, Red Rodney, Lou McGarity, Tommy Turk, Hal McKusick, Tom Mace, Murray Williams, Carlos Vidal, Carl Poole, Bobby Rodriguez, Teddy Kotick, Stan Freeman, Milt Lomask, Addison Collins, Joe Lipman, Frank Brieff, Stanley Webb, Bobby Woodlen, Manny Thaler, Frank Davilla