Effective period / Period of releases: 1947 - 1962

Members: Gerald Wilson, Johnny Otis, Curtis Counce, Paul Quinichette, George Washington, Floyd Turnham, Ernestine Anderson, John Stephens (2), John Ewing, Edgar Willis, Eddie Preston, John Boudreaux, Leon Sims, Ike Williams, Otis Hayes, McKinley Johnson, Lois McMorris, Don Johnson (2), Fred Clark, Eddy Owens (2), Lorenzo Holden, Wallace Huff, Edwin Pleasants, Mario Delagarde, Bob Harris (3), Larry Douglas (2), James Von Streeter, Loyal Walker, Leon Beck, Jap Jones, John Pettigrew, Curtis Lowe, Johnny Parker (5), Lester Currant, Kent Pope, Devonia Williams, Billy Jones (10), Pete "Guitar" Lewis, Bernie Cobbs (2)