Tommy Potter

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Tommy Potter was an American jazz double bassist best known for his work with Charlie Parker and other bebop greats in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Tommy Potter canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf double bassist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
activeYearsEndTime 1950s ⓘ
activeYearsStartTime 1940s ⓘ
associatedWith 1940s jazz ⓘ
1950s jazz ⓘ
New York jazz scene ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1918-09-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1988-03-01 ⓘ
familyName Potter ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName Tommy ⓘ
instrument double bass ⓘ
memberOf Charlie Parker All-Stars ⓘ
Charlie Parker Quintet ⓘ
movement bebop ⓘ
notableFor contributions to bebop era ⓘ
work with Charlie Parker ⓘ
notableWork performances with Bud Powell ⓘ
performances with Charlie Parker ⓘ
performances with Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
performances with Miles Davis ⓘ
performances with Thelonious Monk ⓘ
occupation bassist ⓘ
jazz double bassist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York ⓘ
linked to: New York City

New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
recordedWith Art Blakey ⓘ
Bud Powell ⓘ
Charlie Parker ⓘ
Dexter Gordon ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
Fats Navarro ⓘ
Max Roach ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
Sonny Stitt ⓘ
Thelonious Monk ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
style bebop bass playing ⓘ

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