Effective period / Period of releases: 1945 - 1982

Members: Don Byas, Earl Bostic, Vic Dickenson, Clyde Hart, Lucky Thompson, Hank Jones, Hot Lips Page, Paul Quinichette, Sidney Catlett, Ace Harris, Al Lucas, Lem Johnson, Al Cobbs, John Simmons, Jack Parker, A. G. Godley, Jesse Price, Carl Wilson (4), Ben Smith (9), Freddie Washington (2), Benjamin "Butch" Hammond, Sam Allen (4), B.G. Hammond, Joe Booker