Jim Robinson (trombonist)
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Nathan Robinson, much better known as Jim Robinson or Big Jim Robinson (December 25, 1892 - May 4, 1976) was a jazz trombone player.
Robinson was born in Deer Range, Louisiana and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana in his youth. He played professionally from World War I on. In the 1920s he made his first recordings as a member of the Sam Morgan Jazz Band]]. He gained greater fame with the resugence of interest in early New Orleans jazz as a regular member of the bands of Bunk Johnson and George Lewis. He also sometimes led his own band, and appeared regularly at Preservation Hall in his later years.
Robinson was known for his deep, wide-toned and robust tailgate style of trombone playing. His playing was influential on many later traditional and New Orleans style jazz trombonists in the United States and Europe. His signature tune was "Ice Cream", which was requested at almost all of his live performances after his virtuoso performance of the number on an American Music Records side in the 1940s . Jim always promoted fan participation; especially encouraging dancing whenever feasible.
