Effective period / Period of releases: 1944 - 1979

Members: Willie Bobo, "Stix" Hooper, Paul Humphrey, Coleman Hawkins, Ernie Watts, Andrew Simpkins, Max Bennett, Bobby Hackett, Oscar Pettiford, Cozy Cole, Cootie Williams, Benny Carter, Billy Kyle, Art Tatum, Buck Clayton, Al Casey, Al McKibbon, Remo Palmieri, Specs Powell, Hayes Alvis, Edmond Hall, Pete Brown (2), George Wettling, Sidney Catlett, Joe Bushkin, Leonard Feather, Joe Marsala, Artie Shapiro, Remo Biondi