John Potoker
John Francis Potoker (born November 15, 1913 , † December 5, 2008 in Las Vegas ) was an American jazz musician ( piano , composition ) of the late swing era.
Live and act
Potoker did his military service during World War II in the US Navy; In 1945 he played in the Charlie Shavers Quintet with Buddy DeFranco , on whose recordings for Vogue Records he was involved. In the following years he worked with Tommy Dorsey (1945-47), Ray McKinley (1947), Mundell Lowe (1954), Bobby Byrne ( The Great Hits Songs of the Dorseys , 1958), in the New Glenn Miller Orchestra in the mid-1960s - Years with Jerry Jerome ( Jingles and Jazz ), also with Sammy Davis, Jr. and the Lester Lanin Orchestra. In the field of jazz he was involved in 60 recording sessions between 1945 and 1965. Potoker wrote the tracks "I Love Men" (with Hal Richardson) and "So True" (with Deane Kincaide ). In his final years he lived in Nevada.
Web links
- John Potoker at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Potoker (obituary). Legacy.com, December 5, 2008, accessed April 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 22, 2018)
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Library of Congress. Copyright Office, US Government Printing Office, 1951, p. 177
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Library of Congress. Copyright Office. US Government Printing Office 1960, p. 489
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Potoker, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Potoker, John Francis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1913 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 2008 |
| Place of death | Las Vegas |