Arnold Fishkin

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Arnold Fishkin in Levittown NY 1949

Arnold Fishkin , also Fishkind (born July 20, 1919 in Bayonne , New Jersey , † September 6, 1999 in Palm Desert , California ) was an American jazz bassist of cool jazz .

Arnold Fishkin first played with Bunny Berigan in 1937, Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra 1940-41, Les Brown 1941-42. He became known through his collaboration with the cool jazz pianist Lennie Tristano and his circle around 1947 to 1949. In the 1950s, Fishkin was mainly active as a studio musician, making recordings with Lee Konitz 1949–1951, Johnny Smith and others.

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Individual evidence

  1. The date of death can be found in the Social Security Death Index under the name Arnold A. Fishkind.