- Miles Davis Quintet (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones)
- Duke Ellington og hans orkester (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Ray Brown, Jimmy Blanton, Cootie Williams, Johnny Hodges)
- Count Basie og hans orkester (Count Basie, Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Frank Wess, Sonny Payne)
- Thelonious Monk Quartet (Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Wilbur Ware, Philly Joe Jones)
- Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham, Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt, Wayne Shorter)
- Dizzy Gillespies All-Star Kvintet (Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Ray Brown, Kenny Clarke)
- Oscar Peterson Trio (Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen)
- Dave Brubeck Quartet (Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Eugene Wright)
- The Modern Jazz Quartet (John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Connie Kay)
- Herbie Hancock Sextet (Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Bennie Maupin)