Tommy Potter

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 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.

New York Jazz Classics - 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Autumn in New York: Jazz Classics - 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Play - Bebop - 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Best Bass Jazz - 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000000Z

100 Jazz - 2021-02-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz On 45: Singles from the Golden Age - 2019-04-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Rare & Jazzy! - 2019-02-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz Road Trip - 2018-11-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Kings of '50s Jazz - 2018-08-15T00:00:00.000000Z

American Jazz Standards - 2018-06-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz of the 1950s - 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Old Good Jazz - 2018-06-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Descubra o Jazz Escandinavo - 2018-04-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz Music - 2018-03-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Jazz para Churrascos - 2018-03-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Milestones of Jazz Legends - Male Jazz Singers, Vol. 4 (1959, 1961) - 2018-03-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Beatnik - 2018-02-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Hurry Up Jazz! - 2017-08-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Lunchtime Jazz - 2017-08-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Finest Bebop Jazz - 2017-07-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Smooth Jazz - 2017-06-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Romantic Jazz - 2017-06-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Dine with Fine Jazz - 2017-06-16T00:00:00.000000Z

50's Jazz Classics - 2017-05-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Hard Bop Classics - 2017-05-08T00:00:00.000000Z