- Sadik Hakim
Sadik Hakim (born Argonne Thornton on July 15, 1919 in
Duluth ,Minnesota ; died inNew York in June 1983) was an Americanjazz 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 ofbebop , sharing piano duties withDizzy Gillespie onCharlie Parker 's famous Koko session and recording withDexter Gordon andLester Young (he can be heard on Young's "I'm Confessin'"). Hakim is credited with co-writingThelonius Monk 's standard "Eronel" and is rumored to have written a few famous bop tunes credited to other composers. He adopted his muslim name in 1947. Hakim moved toMontreal after visiting in 1949 and was a big fish on the small bebop scene there, working withLouis Metcalf 's International Band. However he was compelled to leave Canada following a drug bust in November 1950. Through the 1950s he worked in New York withJames Moody andGeorge Holmes Tate . He returned to Montreal from 1966 to 1976, leading bands and recording withCharlie Biddle . He led a few recording dates from 1976-1980 and cut an album withSonny Stitt in 1978.Hakim played "'Round Midnight" at
Thelonious Monk 's funeral in 1982, and passed away himself the following year.References
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E2DA133BF936A15755C0A965948260 Obituary]
* John Gilmore, "Who's Who of Jazz in Montreal", University of Toronto Press 1989.
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