Musician Dictionary

Tommy Potter

American jazz double bassist (1918–1988)

DescriptionAmerican jazz double bassist (1918–1988)
Source: Wikidata
Born1918-09-21
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplacePhiladelphia Philadelphia
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1988-03-01
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathPhiladelphia Philadelphia
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationjazz musician musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsdouble bass
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Member ofCharlie Parker Quintet Charlie Parker Sextet Fats Navarro Quintet Bennie Green and His Orchestra The Red Norvo Trio Don Lanphere Quintet Bud Powell's Modernists Miles Davis and His Band Gil Evans And His Orchestra The Miles Davis Sextet The Charlie Parker All-Stars The Charlie Parker Sextet The Charlie Parker Quintet Tommy Flanagan Trio Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra Charlie Parker And His Orchestra Sonny Stitt Quartet Stan Getz Quartet Wardell Gray Quartet Sonny Stitt Band Lee Konitz Sextet Stan Getz Quintet Sonny Rollins Quartet Al Cohn Quartet Charlie Parker With Strings Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen Al Haig Sextet Max Roach Quintet Willis Jackson Quintet Sonny Rollins Trio The Kenny Dorham Quintet Sonny Stitt & The Giants Al Haig Trio Al Haig Quartet Freddie Redd Trio Oscar Pettiford Sextet The Cecil Payne Quartet The Harry "Sweets" Edison Quintet Bennie Green Septet Jo Jones And His Orchestra Al Cohn-Richie Kamuca Sextet Al Haig Quintet Miles Davis And His Cool Wailers Jo Jones Sextet Willis Jackson Quintet
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata

Also known as

Charles Potter Charlie Potter T. Potter T: Potter Tom Potter Tomay Potter Tommp Potter Tommy Plotter Tommy Porter Tommy Poter Tony Potter Томми Поттер トミー・ポッター

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mbid: 7d606f44-a90c-4c1e-909d-37e57681a3cf · wikidata: Q1369941 · isni: 000000011611270X · discogs: 251780

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