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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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 NERFINISHED
genre bebop
jazz
givenName Tommy NERFINISHED
instrument double bass
memberOf Charlie Parker All-Stars NERFINISHED
Charlie Parker Quintet NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Philadelphia NERFINISHED
United States of America
placeOfDeath New York NERFINISHED
New York City
United States of America
recordedWith Art Blakey NERFINISHED
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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Dial Records recordedArtist Tommy Potter