Mel Collins

Mel Collins
Mel Collins

Mel Collins playing with Kokomo.
Live at Barnes, London on 17 May 2008
Photo by Acabashi
Background information
Birth name Melvyn Desmond Collins
Born 5 September 1947 (1947-09-05) (age 64)
Origin Isle of Man
Occupations Musician
Instruments Saxophone, flute
Associated acts King Crimson, Camel, Tony O'Malley

Mel Collins (born Melvyn Desmond Collins, 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.

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Career

Collins has worked with a large number of notable recording artists,[1] including 10cc, Alexis Korner, Clannad, Eric Clapton, Bad Company, Dire Straits, Bryan Ferry, Roger Chapman, Marianne Faithfull, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters[2] Gerry Rafferty, Tears For Fears, and Go West.

He was a member of progressive rock bands King Crimson, Camel, Caravan and The Alan Parsons Project. For King Crimson he was Ian McDonald's replacement, playing the same three instruments as McDonald on the In the Wake of Poseidon, Lizard and Islands albums,[clarification needed] and was a session musician on the Red album. He played on the Crimson Jazz Trio's second album, The King Crimson Songbook, Volume Two, released in 2009.

Collins played the saxophone solo on The Rolling Stones 1978 single, "Miss You",[3] and played with Dire Straits on their live album, Alchemy. He was one of the members of Kokomo with Tony O'Malley, Neil Hubbard, Paddy McHugh, Frank Collins, Dyan Birch, and Alan Spenner, and is a frequent performer with Tony O'Malley. From 2002–07 Collins has been a member of the King Crimson "revival" group 21st century Schizoid Band, with other former Crimson members.

In 1985 Collins was part of the Willie and the Poor Boys video, in 1986 a musician on the animated film When the Wind Blows, and in 2006 a band member on Die Harald Schmidt Show.[4]

In May 2008 Kokomo was reformed temporarily. With Collins were Tony O'Malley, Neil Hubbard, Mark Smith, Adam Phillips, Andy Hamilton, Paddy McHugh, Dyan Birch, Frank Collins, Bernie Holland, and Glen Le Fleur.

On April 13, 1997 Collins was interviewed by Chris Groom at the Half Moon in Putney. He talked about his life, and times in music.[5]

Collins played woodwinds on the 2011 King Crimson ProjeKct 7, A Scarcity of Miracles, appearing on a King Crimson album for the first time since 1972.

Selected discography

Bands by years

References

  1. ^ Collins: Answers.com Retrieved 15 Jan 2011
  2. ^ Collins with the Rolling Stones Retrieved 15 Jan 2011
  3. ^ "Miss You" – Rolling Stones Retrieved 29 August 2008
  4. ^ Collins: IMDb Retrieved 15 Jan 2011
  5. ^ Collins interview on ETWiki Retrieved 15 Jan 2011

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