Clarence "Herb" Robertson (born February 21, 1951) is a jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist. He was born in Piscataway, New Jersey and attended the Berklee School of Music. He has recorded solo albums and has worked as a sideman for Tim Berne, Anthony Davis, Bill Frisell, George Gruntz, Paul Motian, Bobby Previte, and David Sanborn.[1][2]
Discography edit
As leader edit
- Transparency (JMT, 1985)
- X-Cerpts: Live at Willisau (JMT, 1987)
- Shades of Bud Powell (JMT, 1988)
- Certified (JMT, 1991)
- Falling in Flat Space (Cadence Jazz, 1996) with Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen
- Sound Implosion with Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen (CIMP, 1997)
- Rituals with Phil Haynes (CIMP, 2000)
- Brooklyn-Berlin with Phil Hayens (CIMP, 2000)
- Knudstock 2000 (Cadence, 2000)
- Music for Long Attention Spans (Leo, 2001)
- The Legend of the Missing Link (Septet & Quintet) (Splasc(h), 2001)
- Elaboration (Clean Feed, 2005)
- Sketches from the Other Side, For A.I. (Ruby Flower, 2006)
- Parallelisms with Evan Parker & Agustí Fernandez (Ruby Flower, 2007)
- Real Aberration (Clean Feed, 2007)
- Celebrations with Frank Gratkowski, Simon Nabatov, Dieter Manderscheid (Leo, 2007)
- Live at Alchemia (Not Two, 2007) with Marcin Oles & Bartlomiej Oles
- Passing the Torch with Jean-Luc Cappozzo (Ruby Flower, 2008)
- Diablo en musica - Improvisations with Rich Messbauer and Tom Sayek (Out/In Space, 2008)
As sideman edit
With Ray Anderson
- Big Band Record (Gramavision, 1994) with the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
With Tim Berne
- The Ancestors (Soul Note, 1983)
- Sanctified Dreams (Columbia, 1987)
- Tim Berne's Fractured Fairy Tales (JMT, 1989)
- Pace Yourself (JMT, 1991)
- Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) (JMT, 1993)
- Nice View (JMT, 1994)
- Open, Coma (Screwgun, 2001)
With Marc Ducret
- News from the Front (JMT, 1992)
With Mark Helias
- Split Image (Enja, 1984)
- The Current Set (Enja, 1987)
- Desert Blue (Enja, 1989)
- Attack the Future (Enja, 1992)
With Andy Laster
- Twirler (Sound Aspects, 1990)
- Hydra (Sound Aspects, 1994)
- Polyogue (Songlines, 1995)
- Soft Shell (Knitting Factory, 2000; recorded 1998)
With Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York
- South Wind (Leo/Libra, 1997)
- The Future of the Past (Enja, 2001)
- Blueprint (MTC, 2003)
- Undulation (PJL, 2005)
- Summer Suite (Libra, 2007)
- Eto (Libra, 2010)
With others edit
- Stefan Winter - The Little Trumpet (JMT, 1986)
- Michael Moore Quintet – Home Game (Ramboy, 1992; recorded 1988)
- Lindsey Horner – Never No More (Open Minds, 1991; recorded 1989)
- The New York Composers Orchestra - Music by Marty Ehrlich, Robin Holcomb, Wayne Horvitz, Doug Wieselman (New World, 1990)
- Bobby Previte – Music of the Moscow Circus (Gramavision, 1991)
- Roberto Zorzi with Tim Berne, Bobby Previte, Mark Feldman, Herb Robertson, Matteo Ederle, Percy Jones - The Bang (Nueva, 1991; reissued as Bang! by ICTUS, 2011)
- Marc Ducret - News from the Front (JMT, 1992)
- Lesli Dalaba - Core Samples (EarRational, 1992)
- Anthony Davis - X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X, An Opera in Three Acts (Gramavision, 1992)
- Klaus König - The Song of Songs (Enja, 1992)
- Sybille Pomorin / Terry Jenoure - Auguries of Speed (ITM, 1995)
- Paul Lytton Quartet - The Balance of Trade (CIMP, 1996)
- Lou Grassi's PoBand - Mo' Po (CIMP, 1997)
- Joe Fonda - From the Source (Konnex, 1997)
- Barry Guy New Orchestra - Inscape–Tableaux (Intakt, 2001)
- Jay Rosen Trio - Drums 'n Bugles (CIMP, 2001)
- Dominic Duval with Herb Robertson, Bob Hovey, Jay Rosen - Asylem (Leo, 2001)
- Joe Lovano – Viva Caruso (Blue Note, 2002)
- The Fonda / Stevens Group - Twelve Improvisations (Leo, 2004; recorded 2002)
- Mokuto (with Lotte Anker) - Dressed Like a Horse (Ninth World, 2007; recorded 2003)
- Gerry Hemingway Quartet – The Whimbler (Clean Feed, 2004)
- Lou Grassi Quartet - Avanti Galoppi (CIMP, 2004)
- Lou Grassi's PoBand - Infinite Potential (CIMP, 2005)
- Barry Guy New Orchestra - Oort–Entropy (Intakt, 2005)
- Stefan Winter - Der Kastanienball / The Chestnut Ball - The Fall of Lucrezia Borgia, "audio film" (Winter & Winter, 2005)
- Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra - Negra Tigra (ILK, 2005)
- Alípio C. Neto Quartet – The Perfume Comes Before the Flower (Clean Feed, 2008)
- Barry Guy London Jazz Composers Orchestra - Harmos - Live in Schaffhausen (Intakt DVD, 2012; recorded 2008)
- 100nka & Herb Robertson – Superdesert (Not Two, 2009)
- Barry Guy and the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra with Irène Schweizer – Radio Rondo/Schaffhausen Concert (Intakt, 2009)
References edit
- ^ Kelsey, Chris. "Herb Robertson". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Herb Robertson at All About Jazz". Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
External links edit
- Herb Robertson's homepage (discontinued since 2005) Retrieved November 3, 2012
- Extensive interview with Joe Milazzo from September 2002 on One Final Note Retrieved November 3, 2012