Effective period / Period of releases: 1949 - 1960

Members: Art Blakey, Bud Powell, Sonny Stitt, Junior Mance, Max Roach, Kenny Drew, Tommy Potter, Leroy Vinnegar, Ray Brown, Jo Jones, Curly Russell, George Morrow, Bobby Timmons, Mel Lewis, Duke Jordan, Eugene Wright, Earl May, Lou Levy, Jimmy Jones (3), Teddy Stewart, Lenny McBrowne, Edgar Willis, Kenny Dennis, Clarence Anderson, Charles Bateman, Wes Landers, Amos Trice