Tommy Potter

Tommy Potter
Potter in 1947
Potter in 1947
Background information
Born
Charles Thomas Potter

(1918-09-21)September 21, 1918
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 1988(1988-03-01) (aged 69)
GenreJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDouble bass

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.

Discography

Potter (left) with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, and Max Roach, c. August 1947
Photo: William P. Gottlieb

As sideman

With Stan Getz

With Al Cohn

With Sonny Stitt

With Gene Ammons

With Artie Shaw

With Cecil Payne

With Freddie Redd

With Phil Woods

With Willis Jackson

With Tommy Flanagan

With Jo Jones

With Joe Williams

With Jimmy Forrest

References

  1. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1982. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ↑ Paul Desmond Interviews Charlie Parker Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 28, 2013.