Ikey Robinson
Isaac L. " Ikey " Robinson, also called " Banjo Ikey " Robinson ( * July 28, 1904 in Dublin, Virginia, † October 25, 1990 in Chicago ) was an American musician ( banjo, guitar, clarinet and vocals) of the Chicago Jazz.
Biography
Ikey Robinson first played 14 years with local musicians in Virginia, so 1922 Harry Watkin 's Orchestra. In 1926 he went to Chicago, where he then 1928/29, played with Jelly Roll Morton, Clarence Williams, and especially with Jabbo Smith and his Rhythm Aces. In addition, he worked with his own bands as Ikey Robinson and his band ( with Jabbo Smith), The Hokum Trio, The Pods of Pepper, Windy City Five ( Scrunch - Lo) and Sloke & Ike, which grossed he and 1935 some records. inter alia, with clarinetist Darnell Howard. Robinson played in the 1930s also with Wilbur Sweatman, Noble Sissle, Carroll Dickerson and Erskine Tate; another recordings were made with Richard M. Jones ( 1927), Clarence Williams ( in You Is not Too Old clarinet ), Herman Chittison and Fletcher Henderson ( as a vocalist in Take Me Away from the River, 1932). From the 40s, he worked with smaller ensembles; Early 60s with Franz Jackson and Junie Cobb's New Home Town Band. With Jabbo Smith he went into the 70s again on tour, in the 80 years he worked in Germany with Abbi Hübner. In 1986, he made an appearance in the Howard Armstrong biopic Louie Bluie.
According to Scott Yanow Robinson was an " excellent banjoist and singer who was able to receive from the late 20s to late 30s both jazz and blues. Unfortunately, he played after the end of the swing era long time no more disks, thereby strongly then advised him to oblivion. "
Filmography
- Louie Bluie (1986). Director: Terry Zwigoff
Discography
- Banjo Ikey Robinson 1929-1937 (RST )
- Louie Bluie ( Arhoolie )
- Jabbo Smith 1929-1938 ( Classics )