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Name
  
Steve Potts

Role
  
Saxophonist

Music director
  
Clin D'oeil


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Albums
  
Live in Budapest, Harmonicopia, Flim-Flam, Estilhacos

Movies
  
Does It Make A Sound?, Steve Lacy: Master of the Soprano Sax

Similar People
  
Jean‑Jacques Avenel, Steve Lacy, John Betsch, Kent Carter, Bobby Few

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Steve Potts (born January 21, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American jazz saxophonist. Playing mainly alto sax and occasionally soprano, Potts is best known for his 30-year partnership with fellow saxophonist Steve Lacy.

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A cousin of tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate, Potts studied architecture in Los Angeles and took lessons from saxophonist Charles Lloyd. Afterwards he went to New York where he was student of Eric Dolphy and performed with Roy Ayers, Richard Davis, Joe Henderson, Reggie Workman, and Chico Hamilton.

1970 he moved to Europe to live in Paris. He performed with Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Slide Hampton, Mal Waldron, Ben Webster, Hal Singer, Christian Escoudé, Boulou Ferré, and Oliver Johnson. Around 1973 he met Steve Lacy and played in his groups for 30 years. Potts produced also film scores.

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As leader

  • Great Day in the Morning with Jessye Norman, 1982
  • Cross Roads, 1979
  • People, 1986
  • Thank You for Being, 1995
  • Mukta, 1998
  • Pearl, 1990
  • Wet Spot, 2000

    • As sideman

    With Chico Hamilton

  • The Gamut (Solid State, 1968)
  • The Head Hunters (Solid State, 1969)

    • With Steve Lacy

  • Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet (America, 1972)
  • The Gap (America, 1972)
  • The Crust (Emanem, 1973)
  • Scraps (Saravah, 1974)
  • Flakes (RCA Vista, 1974)
  • Dreams (Saravah, 1975)
  • Raps (Adelphi, 1977)
  • Follies (FMP, 1977)
  • The Owl (Saravah, 1977)
  • Points (Chant Du Monde, 1978)
  • Stamps (Hathut, 1978)
  • Troubles (Black Saint, 1979)
  • The Way (Hathut, 1979)
  • Tips (Hathut, 1979)
  • Songs (Hathut, 1981)
  • Ballets (Hathut, 1981)
  • Blinks (Hathut, 1983)
  • Prosepectus (Hathut, 1983)
  • Futurities (Hathut, 1984)
  • The Condor (Soul Note, 1985)
  • The Gleam (Silkheart, 1986)
  • Morning Joy (Hathut, 1986)
  • Flim-Flam (Hathut, 1986)
  • Live in Budapest (West Wind, 1987)
  • Momentum (Novus, 1987)
  • The Window (Novus, 1988)
  • The Door (Novus, 1989)
  • Anthem (Novus, 1990)
  • Itinerary (Hathut, 1990)
  • Live at Sweet Basil (Novus, 1991)
  • We See (Hathut, 1992)
  • Clangs (Hathut, 1992)
  • Vespers (Soul Note, 1993)
  • Revenue (Soul Note, 1993)

    • Film scores

  • Sujet ou Le secrétaire aux 1001 tiroirs, 1975
  • Bengali Night, 1988
  • Louise (take 2), 1998

    • References

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