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Also known as Argonne Thornton

American musician (1919–1983)

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It sits within the topics 1919 births, 1983 deaths and 20th-century African-American musicians.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1919-07-15
Active to
1983-06-20
jazz

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Total plays
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Sadik Hakim (born Argonne Thornton on July 15, 1919 in Duluth, Minnesota; died in New York in June 1983) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Thornton was taught piano by his grandfather and started playing professionally about 1939. In 1944 he moved to New York City and was hired by Ben Webster. He participated in the emergence of bebop, sharing piano duties with Dizzy Gillespie on Charlie Parker's famous Koko session and recording with Dexter Gordon and Lester Young (he can be heard on

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Duluth
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
pianist
Religion
Islam
Genre
jazz
Instrument
piano
Image
Sadik Hakim circa 1965.jpg
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date of birth
1919-07-15
date of death
1983-06-20
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