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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tommy Potter canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
double bassist
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1940s jazz
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1950s jazz ⓘ New York jazz scene ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-09-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-03-01 ⓘ |
| familyName | Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Tommy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | double bass ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Charlie Parker All-Stars
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Parker Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | bebop ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to bebop era
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work with Charlie Parker ⓘ |
| notableWork |
performances with Bud Powell
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performances with Charlie Parker ⓘ performances with Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ performances with Miles Davis ⓘ performances with Thelonious Monk ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
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jazz double bassist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| recordedWith |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
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Bud Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Navarro NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Stitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style | bebop bass playing ⓘ |
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