Robert C. Plater (May 13, 1914, Newark, New Jersey - November 20, 1982, Lake Tahoe) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.
[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.
In 1964 he took Frank Wess's place in the Count Basie Orchestra, where he played until his death in 1982.
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.