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American jazz musician
Robert C. Plater (May 13, 1914,
Newark , New Jersey - November 20, 1982,
Lake Tahoe ) was an American
jazz alto saxophonist.
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Plater began playing alto sax at age 12, and played locally in Newark with
Donald Lambert and the Savoy Dictators in the 1930s.
[1] He played with
Tiny Bradshaw from 1940 to 1942 before spending 1942-45 serving in the U.S. military during
World War II .
[1] After his discharge he worked briefly with
Cootie Williams , then played intermittently with
Lionel Hampton between 1946 and 1964.
[1] He also did arrangements with Hampton, and did some freelance work besides. In 1964 he took
Frank Wess 's place in the
Count Basie Orchestra , where he played until his death in 1982.
[1] His only recordings as a leader were four songs for
Bullet Records in 1950.
Plater was the co-composer of "
Jersey Bounce ", a popular dance number in the 1940s, recorded by various musicians including
Glenn Miller and
Ella Fitzgerald .
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Discography
As sideman
With
Count Basie
Pop Goes the Basie (Reprise, 1965)
Basie Picks the Winners (Verve, 1965)
Basie Meets Bond (United Artists, 1966)
Broadway Basie's...Way (Command, 1966)
Hollywood...Basie's Way (Command, 1966)
Sinatra at the Sands with
Frank Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)
Basie's Beatle Bag (Verve, 1966)
Arthur Prysock/Count Basie (Verve, 1966)
Basie's Beat (Verve, 1967)
Basie's in the Bag (Brunswick, 1967)
Manufacturers of Soul with
Jackie Wilson (Brunswick, 1968)
The Happiest Millionaire (Coliseum, 1967)
The Board of Directors with
The Mills Brothers (Dot, 1967)
The Board of Directors Annual Report with The Mills Brothers (Dot, 1968)
Basie Straight Ahead (Dot, 1968)
Half a Sixpence (Dot, 1968)
How About This with
Kay Starr (Paramount, 1968)
Standing Ovation (Dot, 1969)
Basie on the Beatles (Happy Tiger, 1969)
Basic Basie (MPS, 1969)
Afrique with Oliver Nelson (Flying Dutchman, 1971)
Bing 'n Basie with Bing Crosby (Daybreak, 1972)
Basie Big Band (Pablo, 1975)
I Told You So (Pablo, 1976)
Montreux '77 (Pablo, 1977)
Prime Time (Pablo, 1977)
Milt Jackson & Count Basie (Pablo, 1978)
Our Shining Hour with Sammy Davis (Verve, 1979)
On the Road (Pablo, 1980)
Kansas City Shout (Pablo, 1980)
A Perfect Match with Ella Fitzgerald (Pablo, 1980)
Digital III at Montreux with Ella Fitzgerald (Pablo, 1980)
Warm Breeze (Pablo, 1981)
Send in the Clowns with
Sarah Vaughan (Pablo, 1981)
A Classy Pair with Ella Fitzgerald (Pablo, 1982)
Farmers Market Barbecue (Pablo, 1982)
Count Basie in Sweden 1968 (Vee Jay, 1983)
Have a Nice Day (Daybreak, 1971)
Live at the Sands (Before Frank) (Reprise, 1998)
With
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton Big Band (Clef, 1955)
Lionel Hampton Apollo Hall Concert 1954 (Epic, 1955)
Wailin' at the Trianon (Columbia, 1955)
Jazz Flamenco (RCA Victor, 1957)
Golden Vibes (Columbia, 1959)
Hamp's Big Band (Audio Fidelity, 1959)
The Many Sides of Hamp (Glad, 1961)
The Exciting Hamp in Europe (Glad-Hamp, 1962)
Live! (Fontana, 1966)
Lionel Hampton (Amiga, 1976)
Hamp's Big Band Live! (Glad-Hamp, 1979)
References
External links
International National Artists Other