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Sammy Benskin

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Biography

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Samuel Benskin (September 27, 1922 – August 26, 1992) was an American pianist and bandleader.
He was born in The Bronx, New York City, United States, and made his professional debut around 1940 as piano accompanist to singer and guitarist Bardu Ali. He worked throughout the 1940s with jazz musicians including Stuff Smith, Benny Morton and Don Redman. By the early 1950s he had begun leading his own piano trio, as well as appearing as a soloist and... more

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