Clarence "Herb" Robertson (born February 21, 1951) is a

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

trumpeter and flugelhornist. He was born in New Jersey and attended the

Berklee School of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

. He has recorded solo albums and has worked as a sideman for Tim Berne,

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Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...

George Gruntz George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, ...

Paul Motian Stephen Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer. Motian played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties. He first came to prominence in the ...

Bobby Previte Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...

, and

David Sanborn David William Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album ''Taking Off'' in 19 ...

Discography

As leader

* '' Transparency'' ( JMT, 1985) * '' X-Cerpts: Live at Willisau'' (JMT, 1987) * ''

Shades of Bud Powell ''Shades of Bud Powell'' is the third solo album by trumpeter Herb Robertson. Featuring compositions by pianist Bud Powell arranged for a brass ensemble, the album was recorded in 1988 and released on the JMT label.Certified Certification is the provision by an independent body of written assurance (a certificate) that the product, service or system in question meets specific requirements. It is the formal attestation or confirmation of certain characteristics of a ...

'' (JMT, 1991) * ''Falling in Flat Space'' (

Cadence Jazz Cadence Jazz is an American record company and label specializing in noncommercial modern jazz. It is associated with ''Cadence Magazine''. Cadence Jazz was founded by Bob Rusch in Redwood, New York in 1980. By 2000 the label had issued more ...

, 1996) with

Dominic Duval Dominic Duval (c. 1944 – July 22, 2016) was an American free jazz upright bass, bassist. Since the 1990s, Duval was active principally on the New York City jazz scene. He did not begin recording regularly until the 1990s, but since then had app ...

and

Jay Rosen Jay Rosen (born May 5, 1956) is a writer, and a professor of journalism at New York University. Rosen is a contributor to ''De Correspondent'' and a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards board of directors. Biography Rosen has been on ...

- * ''Sound Implosion'' with Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen (

CIMP Creative Improvised Music Projects, usually abbreviated CIMP or C.I.M.P., is an American jazz record company and label. It is associated with ''Cadence Magazine'' and Cadence Jazz Records. The label is noted for its minimal use of electronic proc ...

, 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 Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944) is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation. Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free ja ...

& Agustí Fernandez (Ruby Flower, 2007) * ''Real Aberration'' (Clean Feed, 2007) * ''Celebrations'' with Frank Gratkowski,

Simon Nabatov Simon Nabatov (born 11 January 1959) is a Russian-American jazz pianist. Early life Nabatov was born in Moscow on 11 January 1959. His parents were Leon, a professional pianist and choir conductor who was a native of Belarus, and Regina. Nabatov ...

, Dieter Manderscheid (Leo, 2007) * ''Live at Alchemia'' (Not Two, 2007) with

Marcin Oles Marcin Oles (born 1973 in Sosnowiec, Poland) is a jazz and free improvisation bass player, composer and record producer. He is the twin brother of Bartlomiej Oles. Since his first recording in 2000 he continuously (with his brother Bartlomie ...

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* ''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

With Ray Anderson *''

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Concert Jazz Band With Tim Berne * ''

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'' (

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, 1983) * ''Sanctified Dreams'' (

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, 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 ''Open, Coma'' is a double album by saxophonist Tim Berne and the Copenhagen Art Ensemble with Herb Robertson and Marc Ducret which was recorded in 2000 in Denmark and Sweden and released on Berne's Screwgun label. Reception The AllMusic re ...

'' (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 Andrew Jay Laster (born May 25, 1961 in Bethpage, New York) is an American jazz saxophonist. Laster studied early in his career with Joe Dixon and Dave Burns, both in the 1970s; he lived in Seattle in the early 1980s, where he attended Cornish ...

* ''Twirler'' (Sound Aspects, 1990) * ''Hydra'' (Sound Aspects, 1994) * ''Polyogue'' (Songlines, 1995) * ''Soft Shell'' (

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, 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

* Stefan Winter - ''The Little Trumpet'' (JMT, 1986) *

Michael Moore Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism. Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...

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 Marty Ehrlich (born May 31, 1955) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz. Biography Though born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Ehrlich's youth spent in ...

Robin Holcomb Robin Lynn Holcomb is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist who combines avant-garde jazz, classical music, and folk music. The ''New York Times'' described her music as "a new American regionalism, spun from many threads – country rock, ...

Wayne Horvitz Wayne Horvitz (born 1955) is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer. He came to prominence in the Downtown scene of 1980s and '90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianist Robin Holcomb. He ...

, Doug Wieselman'' (New World, 1990) *

– ''Music of the Moscow Circus'' (

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, 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) *

- ''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 Paul Lytton (born 8 March 1947, London) is an English free jazz and free improvising percussionist. Lytton began on drums at age 16. He played jazz in London in the late 1960s while taking lessons on the tabla from P.R. Desai. In 1969 he began ...

Quartet - '' The Balance of Trade'' (

, 1996) * Lou Grassi's PoBand - ''Mo' Po'' (CIMP, 1997) *

Joe Fonda Joe Fonda (born December 16, 1954) is an American jazz bassist. Career Fonda was born in Amsterdam, New York to parents who both played jazz. He played guitar as a youth but switched to bass guitar later. He studied bass at Berklee College of M ...

- ''From the Source'' (Konnex, 1997) *

Barry Guy Barry John Guy (born 22 April 1947, in London) is an English composer and double bass player. His range of interests encompasses early music, contemporary composition, jazz and improvisation, and he has worked with a wide variety of orchestras ...

New Orchestra - ''

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'' (Intakt, 2001) *

Trio - ''Drums 'n Bugles'' (CIMP, 2001) *

with Herb Robertson, Bob Hovey, Jay Rosen - ''Asylem'' ( Leo, 2001) *

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– ''

Viva Caruso ''Viva Caruso'' is one of Joe Lovano's "most ambitious and enjoyable recordings". Inspired by the legendary Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, Lovano deftly, yet directly, applies orchestral melodies and figures in different manners to create a beaut ...

'' (

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, 2002) * The Fonda / Stevens Group - ''Twelve Improvisations'' (Leo, 2004; recorded 2002) * Mokuto (with

Lotte Anker Lotte Anker (born 1958 Copenhagen) is a Danish jazz saxophonist, and composer. With pianist Marilyn Crispell, she serves as one of the co-leaders of the Copenhagen Art Ensemble. Musical career Anker studied music at the Copenhagen University f ...

) - ''Dressed Like a Horse'' (Ninth World, 2007; recorded 2003) *

Gerry Hemingway Gerry Hemingway (born March 23, 1955) is an American drummer and composer. Hemingway was a member of the Anthony Braxton quartet from 1983 to 1994. He has also performed with Ernst Reijseger, Anthony Davis, Earl Howard, Leo Smith, George E. ...

Quartet – ''The Whimbler'' ( Clean Feed, 2004) * Lou Grassi Quartet - ''Avanti Galoppi'' (CIMP, 2004) * Lou Grassi's PoBand - ''Infinite Potential'' (CIMP, 2005) *

New Orchestra - ''

Oort–Entropy ''Oort–Entropy'' is an album by bassist Barry Guy. It was recorded in May and July, 2004, at SWR Studio in Baden-Baden, Germany, and was released in 2005 by Intakt Records. On the album, which features a three-part composition by Guy, he plays ba ...

'' (Intakt, 2005) * Stefan Winter - ''Der Kastanienball / The Chestnut Ball - The Fall of Lucrezia Borgia'', "audio film" (

Winter & Winter Winter & Winter is a record label in Munich, Germany that specializes in jazz, classical and improvised music. It was founded by Stefan Winter following the demise of his JMT Records label. Since 1997 Winter & Winter has released records by Da ...

, 2005) *

Pierre Dørge Pierre Dørge (born 28 February 1946) is a Danish avant-garde jazz guitarist. As leader of the New Jungle Orchestra, he combined traditional and modern jazz with West African Highlife guitar music. Among his collaborators have been his wife, pian ...

& 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)

References

External links

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Herb Berklee College of Music alumni American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters People from New Jersey 1951 births Living people CIMP artists 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Ilk Records artists Clean Feed Records artists JMT Records artists