Arnold Fishkin

born on 20/7/1919 in Bayonne, NJ, United States

died on 6/9/1999 in Palm Desert, CA, United States

Alias Arnold Fishkind

Arnold Fishkind

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Arnold Fishkind

Arnold Fishkind, sometimes credited as Arnold Fishkin (born July 20, 1919, Bayonne, New Jersey - d. September 6, 1999,[1] Palm Desert, California) was an American jazz bassist who appeared on over 100 albums.

Fishkind grew up in Freeport, Long Island, where he met and began a lifelong friendship with Chubby Jackson. At age 7 Fishkind began learning violin, and played in "The Musical Aces", a local band of budding musicians.[2] By age 14 he was playing bass.

Fishkind had his first professional gig with Bunny Berigan[3] in 1937. Following this he played with Jack Teagarden[2] (194041), Van Alexander,[2][4] and Les Brown[2] (194142). His career was interrupted at this point by three years of service in the armed forces during World War II.

In mid-1946 Fishkind met and played with pianist Lennie Tristano in New York, but by the Fall he left to go to Hollywood to play with Charlie Barnet. During this experience he played alongside Stan Getz. In 1947 Fishkind returned to New York City, where from 1947 to 1949 he played with Lennie Tristano, and from 1949 to 1951 he appeared on recordings with Lee Konitz and on Johnny Smith's Moonlight in Vermont. During this period he also continued to play with Charlie Barnet, and played with Benny Goodman.[5][6]

In the 1950s he found much work as a session musician, for radio (for example "Across the Board",[2]) television (for example The Steve Allen Show,[2]) and pop musicians (including Frankie Laine). His career at ABC[2] lasted fifteen years and included appearances in the Andy Williams Show in 1961. Fishkind became well known enough during this time to be mentioned by Jack Kerouac in his novel Visions of Cody.

Rock and Roll having decimated the market for jazz musicians in New York City, Fishkind moved from New York City back to California. In California he found work with the Dean Martin and Bob Hope television shows and some substitution engagements on the Tonight and Merv Griffin television shows, as well as some recording and film work. He also toured with Les Brown and Lena Horne. Fishkind continued to record into the 1980s, playing with, among others, Frank Scott (musician).[7]

Fishkind converted to Christianity after discussions with his son, Todd, and contemporary Christian music artist Keith Green. He was at first associated with the Vineyard Christian Fellowship, where he introduced trumpet player/arranger Shorty Rogers and pianist Bobby Corwin, Johnny Mercer's son-in-law, to the group.[8] He later (1978) became an elder at Keith Green's Last Days Ministries,[9] to whom Green dearly loved, and looked up to as a kind of father figure. Ultimately he moved to Palm Desert, California, where he was able to join the celebration of his friend Chubby Jackson's 80th birthday. In his latter years, he became an ordained minister at Family Life Church in Palm Desert.

During his career Fishkind performed swing and bebop jazz, television, jingles, and even western themed music. His documented associations included, in addition to those mentioned above, Ella Fitzgerald,[10] Stan Hasselgard,[11] Peanuts Hucko,[12] Charlie Parker,[13][14] Shorty Rogers,[15] Butch Stone,[2] and Jerry Wald.[2] Although there is no mention in the record from whom he learned bass, he gave as his primary influence Jimmy Blanton. Fishkind himself mentored Chubby Jackson[16] and had at least one student, bassist Peter Blannin,[17] who studied with him in New York in 1951.

Discography

Title Featured Artist Orig. Release Label UPC
Portrait of Bunny Berigan Bunny Berigan 1932-37 ASV Living Era 743625506020
Conception Miles Davis 1951 OJC 2521817-2622
Lullabies of Birdland Ella Fitzgerald 2007 Verve 602517-247659
Body and Soul Coleman Hawkins 1939-56 RCA 90266851522
Subconscious-Lee Lee Konitz 1949-50 OJC 252186-18625
On the Trail Frankie Laine 1990 Bear Family 790051154806
Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Sessions Charlie Parker 2002 Savoy Jazz 795041707925
Moonlight in Vermont Johnny Smith 2004 Blue Note Records 724359309125
Big Band Jazz Jack Teagarden - Collectables 90431087121
Intuition Lennie Tristano 1949-56 Blue Note Records 724385277122

References

  • Eugene Chadbourne, [Arnold Fishkind at All Music Guide Arnold Fishkind] at Allmusic
  • Feather, Leonard (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, Oxford University Press.

Notes

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Munger, Jane, This Jazz Bass Fiddler Is Judged 'The Most', The Levittown Tribune, 23 December 1954, p. 8.
  3. Dupuis, Robert (1993). Bunny Berigan: Elusive Legend of Jazz, LSU Press.
  4. Lee, William F. (2005). American Big Bands, Hal Leonard Corporation.
  5. Yanow, Scott (2000). Bebop: The Best Musicians and Recordings, Backbeat Books.
  6. Carr, Ian (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz: the essential companion to artists and albums, Rough Guides.
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  10. Nicholson, Stuart (1995). Ella Fitzgerald: A Biography Of The First Lady Of Jazz, Da Capo Press.
  11. Yanow, Scott (2003). Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years, Backbeat Books.
  12. Yanow, Scott (2000). Swing: The Best Musicians and Recordings, Backbeat Books.
  13. Priestley, Brian (2007). Chasin' the Bird: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Parker, p. 150, Oxford University Press US.
  14. Koch, Lawrence O. (1988). Yardbird Suite: A Compendium of the Music and Life of Charlie Parker, University of Wisconsin Press.
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  17. Chilton, John (2004). Who's who of British Jazz, Continuum International Publishing Group.
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