Effective period / Period of releases: 1938 - 1982

Members: Don Byas, Earl Bostic, Vic Dickenson, Clyde Hart, Lucky Thompson, Leonard Gaskin, Hank Jones, Hot Lips Page, Paul Quinichette, Sidney Catlett, Ace Harris, Al Lucas, Herbie Lovelle, Lem Johnson, Al Cobbs, John Simmons, Jack Parker, Ray Abrams, A. G. Godley, Jesse Price, Carl Wilson (4), Ben Smith (9), Freddie Washington (2), Benjamin "Butch" Hammond, James Buxton (2), Sam Allen (4), Joe Knight (4), Janie Mickens, Arthur Phipps, B.G. Hammond, Vincent Bair-Bey, Joe Booker