Effective period / Period of releases: 1968 - 1993

Members: Billy Brooks, Ray Bryant, Lionel Hampton, Milt Buckner, Alan Dawson, Steve Little, Pepper Adams, George Duvivier, Eddie Bert, Chubby Jackson, Pete Candoli, Doc Cheatham, Joe Newman, Cat Anderson, Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Maxwell, Earle Warren, Benny Powell, Bob Wilber, Charles McPherson, Jimmy Nottingham, John "Mad Hatter" Spruill, Wallace Davenport, Billy Mackel, John Gordon, Paul Moen, Panama Francis, Johnny Walker (4)