Raimonds Pauls - piano Egils Švarcs - contrabass, Gunārs Kušķis - clarinet, Georgs Slaveckis - guitar, Haralds Brando - percussions, Eduards Ābelskalns - vibrophone In 1957 it becomes part of [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/194e4a7e-420f-4181-b206-e7af8cf89ec0|REO - Rīgas estrādes orķestris] In January of 1956 Raimonds Pauls and Egils Švarcs go to Latvian Radio program manager Jānis Ivanovs to convince to create new group. ( Source: book "Raimonds Pauls: Pieskāriens" by Daiga Mazvērsīte, 2006. ISBN 9984-31-205-4, Page 12.) Although in 1957 they become part of REO they still continue to record music for radiophone as a sextet. They continue to be supporting artist for Valentīna Butāne till 1963 and for Edgars Zveja till mid sixties. (Source: book "Raimonds Pauls: Pieskāriens" by Daiga Mazvērsīte, 2006. ISBN 9984-31-205-4, Page 14.)