Bill Potts

William Orie Potts (April 3, 1928, Arlington, Virginia – February 16, 2005, Plantation, Florida) was an American jazz pianist and arranger.

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

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953 - 1967

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, piano

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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 April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208099.

Potts, Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208099.

"Potts, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bill Potts

Discogs: Bill Potts

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Potts, Bill - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84016639

Wikidata: Bill Potts - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q519114

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/14959316

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

ISNI: 0000 0000 5513 4023 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055134023

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