Bill Potts

William Orie "Bill" Potts (April 3, 1928, Arlington, Virginia – February 15, 2005, Plantation, Florida) was an American jazz pianist and arranger.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 3rd, 1928 (Arlington County), Died April 15th, 2005 (Fort Lauderdale)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953 - 1967

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, piano

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 85076 8/21/1953 Light green-4 Joe Timber Orchestra arranger  
Decca 85077 8/21/1953 Playground-4 Joe Timber Orchestra arranger  
Decca 85080 8/21/1953 Pill box-4 Joe Timber Orchestra arranger  
Decca 85084 8/21/1953 Willis-4 Joe Timber Orchestra arranger  
Decca 118999 5/26/1967 Day by day Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119000 5/26/1967 Que se vaya Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119001 5/26/1967 My heart loves the samba Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119002 5/26/1967 Meditation (Meditaçao) Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119003 5/26/1967 How insensitive (Insensatez) Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119031 6/7/1967 Now I know the feeling Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119032 6/7/1967 Como va Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119033 6/7/1967 Brasilville Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119034 6/7/1967 Teach me tonight Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119035 6/7/1967 Forgetting you Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119060 6/16/1967 Forgetting you Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Decca 119092 6/16/1967 My heart loves the samba Bill Potts Orchestra instrumentalist, piano, arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Potts, Bill," accessed February 28, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208099.

Potts, Bill. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 28, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208099.

"Potts, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 28 February 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208099

External Sources

Wikipedia:

Discogs: Potts, Bill

Allmusic: Potts, Bill

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84016639

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q519114

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/14959316/

MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b37ec2ff-c5a9-4cb2-bd4b-23b915a376d9

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