Tommy Potter

Also known as Charles Thomas Potter

American jazz double bassist (1918–1988)

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Tommy Potter (Charles Thomas Potter, Philadelphia, September 21, 1918 - March 1, 1988) was a jazz double bass player. Potter is known for having been a member of Charlie Parker's "classic quintet", with Miles Davis, between 1947 and 1950; he 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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tommy+Potte

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Instance of: human
Given name: Tommy
Family name: Potter
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Philadelphia
Place of death: Philadelphia
Occupation: jazz musician
Languages spoken: English language
Genre: jazz
Instrument: double bass
Image: Tommy Potter (jazz double bassist) (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Tommy Potter
date of birth: 1918-09-21
date of death: 1988-03-15
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