Tommy Potter

American jazz double bassist (1918–1988)

Born: 21 September 1918
Philadelphia
Died: 1 March 1988
Philadelphia
Country: United States
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Tommy Potter was a jazz musician who played double bass. Tommy Potter was born on 21 September 1918 in Philadelphia and died on 1 March 1988 in Philadelphia. The music is usually filed under jazz.

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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Discography

Studio and live albums

Tommy Potter's Hard Funk 1958 · EastWest

Also plays on

Albums where Tommy Potter is credited as a sideman

1951	The New Sounds — Miles Davis	double bass
1951	Modern Jazz Trumpets — Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham	double bass
1951	Fats Navarro Memorial Album — Fats Navarro	double bass
1952	Bird and Diz — Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie	double bass
1952	New Sounds — Max Roach/James Moody/Art Blakey	bass, double bass
1953	Blue Period — Miles Davis	double bass
1954	Split Kick — Stan Getz	bass, double bass
1955	Charlie Parker Memorial Vol. 1 — Charlie Parker	double bass
1956	Dig — Miles Davis featuring Sonny Rollins	double bass, bass
1956	Moving Out — Sonny Rollins	double bass
1956	Al Cohn’s Tones — Al Cohn	bass, double bass
1957	Four Altos — Phil Woods, Gene Quill, Sahib Shihab, Hal Stein	bass
1957	The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Volume 1 — Fats Navarro	bass
1957	Kaleidoscope — Sonny Stitt	bass
1959	Great Jazz Standards — Gil Evans	bass
1959	Patterns Of Jazz — Cecil Payne	double bass
1961	Out of the Forrest — Jimmy Forrest	bass
1992	Prezervation — Stan Getz	bass
1993	All-Star Sessions — Gene Ammons	bass
1994	Stan Getz — Stan Getz	bass, double bass
1994	The Progressive Al Cohn — Al Cohn	double bass, bass
1996	Stitt's Bits — Sonny Stitt	bass
1998	George & Ira Gershwin: Standards & Gems — George Gershwin	bass
2000	The Cool Mr. B — Billy Eckstine	double bass
2001	Complete the Amazing Bud Powell — Bud Powell	double bass
2017	In the Beginning — James Moody	bass
2020	Charlie Parker With Strings — Charlie Parker	double bass
2020	At Café Society — Charlie Parker	double bass
—	Four Altos — Phil Woods / Gene Quill / Sahib Shihab / Hal Stein	bass

Historic 78 rpm records

Klactoveedsedstene Charlie Parker Quintet · Charlie Parker · Miles Davis · Duke Jordan… archive.org ↗
Charlie's Wig Charlie Parker Quintet · Miles Davis · J. J. Johnson · Duke Jordan ·… archive.org ↗
Groovin' With Gus AL COHN QUARTET · Al Cohn · George Wallington · Tommy Potter · Tiny… archive.org ↗
BEI MIR BIST DU SCHOEN OSCAR PETTIFORD · Kenny Drew · Tommy Potter · Arthur Taylor · Jacobs… archive.org ↗
Let's Get Away From It All AL COHN QUARTET · Al Cohn · George Wallington · Tommy Potter · Tiny… archive.org ↗
Crazeology Charlie Parker Sextet · Charlie Parker · Miles Davis · J. J. Johnson… · 1947 archive.org ↗
Dewey Square Charlie Parker Quintet · Charlie Parker · Miles Davis · Duke Jordan… · 1947 archive.org ↗
Quasimado Charlie Parker Sextet · Charlie Parker · Miles Davis · J. J. Johnson… · 1947 archive.org ↗