Tommy Potter
Double bass, Musical Artist
1918 – 1988
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Who was Tommy Potter?
Charles Thomas Potter was a 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, 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 Earl Hines, Artie Shaw, Bud Powell, Count Basie, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Max Roach, Eddie Heywood, Tyree Glenn, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Buck Clayton and Charles Lloyd.
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- Born
- Sep 21, 1918
Philadelphia - Also known as
- Potter, Tommy
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Mar 1, 1988
Philadelphia
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on July 23, 2013
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