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I Wish I Knew

by Spike Robinson

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1.
They Didn't Believe Me 08:32
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2.
Somerset 08:36
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3.
A Little Later 10:34
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4.
Only a Rose 07:48
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5.
You're Blasé 09:01
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6.
I Wish I Knew 09:38
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7.
Honeysuckle Rose 07:34
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8.
On a Slow Boat to China 09:01
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9.
A Summer Thing 07:33
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about

Spike Robinson's playing was characterised by a mellow tone, unaggressive approach and a deep affinity with the classic American song. Broadly speaking, he was one of that school of tenor saxophonists who followed in the wake of Lester Young, players such as Stan Getz and Zoot Sims, but he had developed his own highly engaging voice within that style.
(Quote from the Daily Telegraph)

Spike has a deceptively casual approach which hides a tremendous technique. He draws his programme from a vast repertoire of tunes and his warm personality has endeared him to audiences everywhere. Surprisingly, he only became a fulltime professional musician at the age of 52 when he retired from his day job as an engineer in the early 1980s. Up to then he had been playing tenor sax in his spare time in local clubs in Boulder, Colorado.

Spike Robinson felt in love with London when he was posted there as part of a US Navy band in 1948, and ultimately settled in the city for good in 1989, having been a regular visitor over the years. His love for England extended to an enthusiasm for that most un-American of games, cricket.

A recording Spike completed for Concord Records with Scott Hamilton and Ken Peplowski was judged to be one of the ten best jazz recordings of the last decade by Jazz Times magazine.

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released October 30, 2020

Spike Robinson - tenor sax
Jim Doherty - keyboard
Dave Fleming - bass
John Wadham - drums

Recorded live 1979 in Dublin, Ireland.
Mastered 2007 at Blue Noise Studio, Hamburg, Germany.

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Spike Robinson Chelmsford, UK

Henry Bertholf "Spike" Robinson (January 16, 1930 – October 29, 2001) was a jazz tenor saxophonist.
He began playing at age twelve, recording on several labels, including Discovery, Hep and Concord.
However, he sought an engineering degree and followed that profession for nearly 30 years living and working in Colorado.
In 1981 he returned to recording music and began a series of successful tours. ... more

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