Eli Robinson
Eli Robinson (June 23, 1908 – December 24, 1972) was a jazz trombonist and arranger.
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| Birth name | Eli Robinson |
| Born | June 24, 1911 Greenville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 1972 (aged 64) New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Years active | 1930s–1970s |
| Associated acts | Count Basie, Buddy Tate, Lucky Millinder |
After working in Cincinnati in bands led by Speed Webb[1] and Zack Whyte, as well as McKinney's Cotton Pickers, and making his first recordings in 1935 with Blanche Calloway.[2]
In 1936, he moved to New York City, where he was a member of the Teddy Hill and Willie Bryant big bands and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. Three years later he played with Roy Eldridge and joined the big band of Lucky Millinder. Beginning in 1941, he spent several years as a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. He returned to working with Millinder, then joined Buddy Tate in 1954. Robinson never recorded as a leader.[3]
Discography
As sideman
- 1935: "Louisiana Liza" b/w "I Gotta Swing" - Blanche Calloway (Vocalion)[4]
- 1935: "You Ain't Livin' Right" b/w "Line a Jive" – Blanche Calloway & Her Band (Vocalion)[4]
- 1939: The Varsity Sessions, Vol. 1 – Roy Eldridge/Buster Bailey (Storyville)
- 1944: "Empty Hearted" b/w "Tush" – Earl Warren & His Orchestra (Savoy)[5]
- 1944: "Circus in Rhythm" b/w "Tush" – Earl Warren & His Orchestra (Savoy)[5]
- 1945: "Harlem Nocturne" b/w "Midnight in the Barrelhouse" – Johnny Otis Big Band (Savoy)[6]
- 1958: Swinging Like Tate – Buddy Tate (Felsted, 2004)
- 1959: Tate's Date – Buddy Tate (Prestige Swingville, 2003)[7]
- 1970: Unbroken – Buddy Tate Celebrity Club Orchestra (MPS)
- 1993: The Master's Touch - Lester Young (recorded 1944)
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References
- Wilson, Teddy (September 1, 2001). Teddy Wilson Talks Jazz: The Autobiography of Teddy Wilson. A&C Black. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8264-5797-4. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- Kernfeld, Barry, ed. (1994). "Robinson, Eli". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (Single vol. 1st ed.). London: The Macmillan Press. p. 1052. ISBN 0-312-11357-9.
[gives birth year as 1908]
- Yanow, Scott. "Eli Robinson". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- Abrams, Steven. "Vocalion 3000 - 3500 (1935 - 1937)". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- Togashi, Nobuaki; Matsubayashi, Kohji; Hatta, Masayuki. "Savoy Records Discography: 1931-1944". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- Togashi, Nobuaki; Matsubayashi, Kohji; Hatta, Masayuki. "Savoy Records Discography: 1945". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- Togashi, Nobuaki; Matsubayashi, Kohji; Hatta, Masayuki. "Prestige Records Catalog: Swingville 2000, 4000 series". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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