Tommy Potter

Tommy Potter
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)
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDouble bass
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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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