Eli Robinson
| Eli Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eli Robinson |
| Born |
June 24, 1911 Greenville, Georgia, United States |
| Died |
December 24, 1972 (aged 61) New York, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Trombone |
| Years active | 1930s–1970s |
| Associated acts |
Count Basie Buddy Tate Lucky Millinder |
Eli Robinson (23 June 1911-24 December 1972) was a jazz trombonist and arranger. After working in Cincinnati in bands led by Speed Webb[1] and Zack White, 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 where he played with Teddy Hill, and Willie Bryant. After working briefly with Roy Eldridge in Chicago in 1939, he joined Count Basie[3] from 1941 to 1947.[4] In the 1950s and 60s, he worked with Lucky Millinder and Buddy Tate.[4]
Discography
As sideman
- 1935: "Louisiana Liza" b/w "I Gotta Swing" - Blanche Calloway (Vocalion 3112)[5]
- 1935: "You Ain't Livin' Right" b/w "Line A Jive" - Blanche Calloway & Her Band (Vocalion 3113)[5]
- 1939: The Varsity Sessions, Vol. 1 - Roy Eldridge/Buster Bailey (Storyville SLP 701)
- 1944: "Empty Hearted" b/w "Tush" - Earl Warren & His Orchestra (Savoy 507)[6]
- 1944: "Circus in Rhythm" b/w "Tush" - Earl Warren & His Orchestra (Savoy 539)[6]
- 1945: "Harlem Nocturne" b/w "Midnight in the Barrelhouse" - Johnny Otis Big Band (Savoy 815)[7]
- 1958: Swinging Like Tate - Buddy Tate (Felsted SJA 2004)
- 1959: Tate's Date - Buddy Tate (Prestige Swingville SVLP 2003)[8]
- 1970: Unbroken - Buddy Tate Celebrity Club Orchestra (MPS 15050)
- 1993: The Master's Touch - Lester Young (recorded 1944)
References
- ↑ Wilson, Teddy and Ligthart, Arie (2001) Teddy Wilson Talks Jazz, p. 10. Continuum International Publishing Group at Google Books. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ Basie, Count (2002) Good Morning Blues: The Autobiography of Count Basie, p. 274. Da Capo Press. at Google Books. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Feather, Leonard and Gitler, Ira (1999) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, p. 563. Oxford University Press at Google Books. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Abrams, Steven. "Vocalion 3000 - 3500 (1935 - 1937)". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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.