Bandleden
Jonathan David Samuel "Jo" Jones [07.10.1911 Chicago, Illinois - 03.09.1985 New York City, New York] Drums (in Orchestra 1935-1948)
Dan "Slamfoot" Minor [10.08.1909 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas - 11.04.1982 New York City, New York] Trombone (in Orchestra 1935-1941)
Walter Sylvester Page [09.02.1900 Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri - 20.12.1957 New York City, New York] Double Bass, Tuba, Baritone Saxophone (in Orchestra 1935-1942)
Ronald "Jack" Washington [17.07.1910 Kansas City, Missouri - 28.11.1964 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone (in Orchestra 1935-1950)
Joe Keyes [17.08.1909 in Houston, Harris County, Texas - 06.11.1950 New York City, New York] Trumpet (in Orchestra 1935-1937)
Frederick William "Freddie" Green [31.03.1911 Charleston, South Carolina - 01.03.1987 Las Vegas, Nevada] Guitar (in Orchestra 1937-1987)
Lester Willis "Prez" Young [27.08.1909 Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi - 15.03.1959 New York City, New York] Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet (in Orchestra 1935-1940)
Herschel Evans [09.03.1909 Denton, Denton County, Texas - 09.02.1939 New York City, New York] Tenor Saxophone (in Orchestra 1936-1939)
Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton [12.11.1911 Parsons, Labette County, Kansas - 08.12.1991 New York City, New York] Trumpet (in Orchestra 1936-1943)
Debonair Harry "Sweets" Edison [10.10.1915 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio - 27.07.1999 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio] Trumpet (in Orchestra 1937-1950)
Earle Warren [01.07.1914 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio - 04.06.1994 Springfield, Clark County, Ohio] Alto Saxophone (in Orchestra 1937-1949)
Edward "Eddie" Durham [19.08.1906 San Marcos, Texas - 06.03.1987 New York City, New York] Guitar, Trombone (in Orchestra 1937-1938)
William "Dicky" Wells [10.06.1907 Centerville, Tennessee - 12.11.1985 New York City, New York] Trombone (in Orchestra 1938-1945, 1947-1950)
George Holmes "Buddy" Tate [22.02.1913 Sherman, Texas - 10.02.2001 Chandler, Arizona] Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet (in Orchestra 1939-1948)
Albert "Al" Killian [15.10.1916 Birmingham, Alabama - 05.09.1950 Los Angeles, California] Trumpet (in Orchestra 1940-1942)
Eli Robinson [23.06.1911 Greenville, Georgia - 24.12.1972 in New York City, New York) Trombone (in Orchestra 1941-1947)
Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas [21.10.1912 Muskogee, Oklahoma - 24.08.1972 Amsterdam, Netherlands] Tenor Saxophone (in Orchestra 1941-1943)
Eugene Edward "Snooky" Young [03.02.1919 Dayton, Ohio - 11.05.2011 Newport Beach, California] Trumpet, Flugelhorn (in Orchestra 1942, 1945-1947, 1957-1962)
Joseph Dwight "Joe" Newman [07.09.1922 New Orleans, Louisiana - 04.07.1992 New York City, New York] Trumpet (in Orchestra 1943-1946, 1952-1961)
Rodney Richardson [21.08.1917 New Orleans, Louisiana - 29.10.2005 Modesto, California] String Bass (in Orchestra 1943-1947)
Eli "Lucky" Thompson [16.06.1924 Detroit, Michigan - 31.07.2005 Seattle, Washington] Tenor Saxophone (in Orchestra 1944-1945)
Elman "Rudy" Rutherford [18.06.1924 Huachuca City, Arizona - 31.03.1995 New York City, New York) Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone (in Orchestra 1944-1947, 1951-1958)
Rossiere "Shadow" Wilson [25.09.1919 Yonkers, New York - 11.07.1959 New York City, New York] Drums (in Orchestra 1944-1946, 1948)
James Louis "J.J." Johnson [22.01.1924 Indianapolis, Indiana - 04.02.2001 Indianapolis, Indiana] Trombone (in Orchestra 1945-1946)
Preston Haynes Love [26.04.1921 Omaha, Nebraska - 12.02.2004 Omaha, Nebraska] Alto Saxophone (in Orchestra 1945-1947)
Emmett Berry [23.07.1915 Macon, Georgia - 22.06.1993 Cleveland, Ohio] Trumpet (in Orchestra 1945-1950)
Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet [31.10.1922 Broussard, Louisiana - 22.07.2004 Queens, New York] Tenor Saxophone (in Orchestra 1946-1950)
Paul Gonsalves [12.07.1920 Brockton, Massachusetts - 15.05.1974 London, England] Tenor Saxophone (in Orchestra 1947-1949)
Clark Terry [14.12.1920 St. Louis, Missouri - 21.02.2015 Pine Bluff, Arkansas] Trumpet, Flugelhorn (in Orchestra 1948-1951)
Marshal Walton Royal Jr. [05.12.1912 Sapulpa, Oklahoma - 08.05.1995 Culver City, California] Alto Saxophone, Clarinet (in Orchestra 1950-1970)
Benjamin Gordon "Benny" Powell Jr. [01.03.1930 New Orleans, Louisiana - 26.06.2010 Manhattan, New York] Trombone (in Orchestra 1951-1963)
Reunald Jones Sr. [22.10.1910 - Indianapolis, Indiana - 26.02.1989 Los Angeles, California] Trumpet (in Orchestra 1952-1957)
Henry Coker [24.12.1919 Dallas, Texas - 23.11.1979 Los Angeles, California] Trombone (in Orchestra 1952-1963, 1973)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis = Edward F. Davis [02.03.1922 New York City, New York - 03.11.1986 Culver City, California] Tenor Saxophone (in Orchestra 1952-1953, 1957, 1964-1973)
John Alfred "Johnny" Mandel [23.11.1925 New York City, New York - 29.06.2020 Ojai, California] Bass, Trumpet (in Orchestra 1953-1956)
Eddie Jones [01.03.1929 Greenwood, Mississippi - 31.05.1997 West Hartford, Connecticut] Double Bass (in Orchestra 1953-1962)
Frank Wellington Wess [04.01.1922 Kansas City, Missouri - 30.10.2013 Manhattan, New York] Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute (in Orchestra 1953-1964)
Frank Foster [23.09.1928 Cincinnati, Ohio - 26.07.2011 Chesapeake, Virginia] Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone (in Orchestra 1953-1964)
Charles Baker "Charlie" Fowlkes [16.02.1916 New York City, New York - 09.02.1980 Dallas, Texas] Baritone Saxophone (in Orchestra 1953-1980)
Thaddeus Joseph "Thad" Jones [28.03.1923 Pontiac, Michigan - 20.08.1986 Copenhagen, Denmark] Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn (in Orchestra 1954-1963)
Percival "Sonny" Payne [04.05.1926 New York City, New York - 29.01.1979 Los Angeles, California] Drums (in Orchestra 1954-1965)
Albert Thornton "Al" Grey [06.06.1925 Aldie, Virginia - 24.03.2000 Scottsdale, Arizona] Trombone (in Orchestra 1957-1962)
William Melvin "Billy" Mitchell [03.11.1926 Kansas City, Missouri - 18.04.2001 Town of Hempstead, Long Island, New York] Tenor Saxophone (in Orchestra 1957-1961, 1966-1967)
George Thomas "Sonny" Cohn [14.03.1925 Chicago, Illinois - 07.11.2006 Chicago, Illinois] Trumpet (in Orchestra 1960-1984)
Butch Miles = Charles J. Thornton Jr. [04.07.1944 Ironton, Ohio - 02.02.1923 Austin, Texas] Drums (in Orchestra 1975-1979)
