Effective period / Period of releases: 1957 - 1959

Members: Donald Byrd, Gerry Mulligan, Jerome Richardson, Art Farmer, Charlie Mariano, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Benjamin, Red Mitchell, Milt Hinton, Harry Edison, Herb Geller, Osie Johnson, Al Cohn, Nick Travis, Pepper Adams, Wendell Marshall, Zoot Sims, Shelly Manne, Stu Williamson, Bill Holman, Bob Brookmeyer, Hank Jones, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Frank Rehak, Conte Candoli, Lou Levy, Joe Newman, Richard Hixson, Ed Wasserman, Dick Katz, Al De Risi, Gene Allen, Richie Kamuca, Gene Quill, Eddie Costa, Sol Schlinger, Frank Socolow, Manny Albam, Thomas Mitchell, Chauncey Welsch, James Dahl