Potter, Tommy, 1918-1988
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Name (Latin)
Potter, Tommy, 1918-1988
Other forms of name
Potter, Charles Thomas, 1918-
Potter, Charles Thomas, 1918-1988
Date of birth
1918-09-21
Date of death
1988-03-15
Occupation
Double bassists
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Charlie Parker all star sextett. [Phonodisc] 1958?
- Grove music online, June 1, 2006:Jazz (Potter, Tommy (Charles Thomas); b. Sept. 21, 1918, Philadelphia, d. Mar. 15, 1988, New York?; American double bass player)
- New Grove dict. of jazz(Potter, Tommy (Charles Thomas); b. Sept. 21, 1918, Philadelphia, d. Mar. 1988; double bass player)
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Tommy Potter (jazz double bassist) (cropped)
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Wikipedia description:
Charles Thomas Potter (September 21, 1918 – March 1, 1988) was an American jazz double bass player, best known for having been a member of Charlie Parker's "classic quintet", with Miles Davis, between 1947 and 1950. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Potter had first played with Parker in 1944, in Billy Eckstine's band with Dizzy Gillespie, Lucky Thompson and Art Blakey. Potter also performed and recorded with many other notable jazz musicians, including Count Basie, Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Stan Getz, Tyree Glenn, Eddie Heywood, Earl Hines, Charles Lloyd, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, and Artie Shaw.
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