Henry Bertholf “Spike” Robinson (1930–2001), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Robinson began playing at age twelve and joined the US Navy in 1948. While based in the United Kingdom in 1950, Robinson performed at Club Eleven with musicians including Tommy Pollard, Johnny Dankworth, and Victor Feldman. Robinson worked as an electronic engineer for three decades before returning to music in 1981. His discography includes the albums Spike Robinson Plays Harry Warren (1981), recorded with Ray Brown, At Chesters Volume 1 (1984), The Gershwin Collection (1987), and Three for the Road (1989). Robinson moved permanently to England in 1989 and performed with Dick Morrissey and Bill Le Sage. In 2000, Robinson released the album Young Lions Old Tigers, which won Jazz CD of the Year at the British Jazz Awards. Robinson died in Writtle, England, on October 29, 2001.
