Effective period / Period of releases: 1947 - 1956

Members: Art Blakey, Kenny Burrell, Bill Doggett, Count Basie, Charles Mingus, Gene Ramey, J.J. Johnson, Ray Brown, Illinois Jacquet, Roy Eldridge, Harry Edison, Jo Jones, Barry Galbraith, George Duvivier, Curtis Counce, Hank Jones, John Lewis (2), Ernie Royal, Red Callender, Freddie Green, Ernie Wilkins, Charles Davis (2), Matthew Gee, Gerald Wiggins, Jimmy Jones (3), Joe Newman, Fats Navarro, Sir Charles Thompson, Oscar Moore, Jimmy Powell, J.C. Heard, Jimmy Crawford, Budd Johnson, Henry Coker, John Collins (2), John Brown (3), Cecil Payne, Irving Ashby, Ulysses Livingston, Al Lucas, Ray Perry, Haywood Henry, Johnny Acea, Shadow Wilson, Leo Parker, Jimmy Mundy, Jimmy Rowser, Russell Jacquet, Al Wichard, Arthur Dennis, Arnett Sparrow, Al Bartee, Carl Perkins (4), Fortunatus "Fip" Ricard, Joe Sinacore