Zue (C. Alvin) Robertson (March 7, 1891–c. 1943) was an American early jazz trombonist from New Orleans, LA, highly regarded by his contemporaries and credited by music historian Orrin Keepnews as the trombonist who set the standard for all trombonists who followed.Robertson began touring with Kit Carson's Wild West Show in 1910 and also worked with the legendary trumpeter Manuel Perez. In 1917 Robertson found himself playing in Chicago with such icons as Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, W.C.