For many years, they maintained a schedule of recording during the day at Motown's small garage "Studio A" (which they nicknamed "the Snakepit"), then playing gigs in jazz clubs at night.
I mange år indspillede de i Motowns lille garage "Studio A" (som fik tilnavnet "the Snakepit") om dagen, hvorefter de om aftenen og natten spillede koncerter i jazz-klubber.