Stan Robinson

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Stanley "Stan" Robinson (born April 13, 1936 in Salford , Lancashire ; † April 9, 2017 ) was a British jazz musician ( tenor saxophone , clarinet , flute ).

Robinson began his career as a professional musician at Manchester Club 43 before moving to London and performing at Ronnie Scott’s Club in the early 1960s , mostly in a quartet with drummer Ginger Baker . In 1960/61 he was a member of the Allan Ganley / Keith Christie Jazzmakers, which also included pianist Colin Purbrook and bassist Arthur Watts . In December 1960, the group recorded an album in London's IBC Studios, which, however, remained unreleased. In the 60s he also played with the Phil Seamen Quintet, The Downbeat Big Band, Tubby Hayes ' Big Band, John Burch ’s Octet, Long John Baldry , in the Sandy Brown Band (with Al Fairweather , Malcolm Cecil and Brian Lemon ), Humphrey Lyttelton , the Kenny Clarke / Francy Boland Big Band and the BBC Radio Orchestra.

With Dick Morrissey , Al Gay , Paul Carroll, Ian Carr , Kenny Wheeler and Greg Bowen , he put the ( Eric Burdon and) The Animals Big Band together for a one-off appearance at the fifth National Jazz and Blues Festival in Richmond in 1965. Robinson played from the late 1960s in various big bands , such as Maynard Ferguson and Bert Courtley . Further recordings were made with the ensembles of Don Rendell / Ian Carr, Bruce Boardman , Brennie Richards , Nathan Davis and most recently Frank Holder . In the field of jazz he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1967 and 2096.

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  1. ↑ a b RIP Stan Robinson (1936-2017). In: lance-bebopspokenhere.blogspot.de. bebop spoken here, April 13, 2017, accessed April 18, 2017 .
  2. ↑ The Rough Guide to Jazz , ed. by Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley . 2004, p. 659.
  3. ↑ Simon Spillett : British jazz saxophonists 1950-1970: An overview. (No longer available online.) In: jazzscript.co.uk. JazzScript, November 29, 2014, archived from the original on September 1, 2005 ; accessed on April 18, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 18, 2017)
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SURNAME Robinson, Stan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Robinson, Stanley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH City of Salford , Lancashire , England , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 2017