Tommy Potter

Charles Thomas Potter (September 21, 1918 – March 1, 1988) 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.

Tommy Potter
Tommy Potter with Charlie Parker, August 1947
Photo: William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth nameCharles Thomas Potter
Born(1918-09-21)September 21, 1918
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 1988(1988-03-01) (aged 69)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDouble bass
Associated actsCharlie Parker, Miles Davis, Billy Eckstine
Tommy Potter, left, with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, and Max Roach, c. August 1947
Photo: William P. Gottlieb

Born in Philadelphia, Potter had first played with Parker in 1944, in Billy Eckstine's band with Dizzy Gillespie, Lucky Thompson and Art Blakey.[1]

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.

Discography

As sideman

With Gene Ammons

With Al Cohn

With Tommy Flanagan

With Jimmy Forrest

With Stan Getz

With Willis Jackson

With Jo Jones

With Cecil Payne

With Freddie Redd

  • Freddie Redd in Sweden (1956)

With Sonny Stitt

With Joe Williams

  • Together (Roulette, 1961) with Harry "Sweets" Edison

With Phil Woods

References
  1. Paul Desmond Interviews Charlie Parker Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 June 2013.
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