Junior Collins
Junior Collins | |
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| Birth name | Addison Collins Jr. |
| Born | April 17, 1927 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 14, 1976 (aged 49) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | French horn |
Addison Collins Jr. (April 17, 1927 – March 14, 1976) was an American French horn player.
Background
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Collins was a member of Glenn Miller's Army Air Force band,[1] and Claude Thornhill's orchestra.[2] He later played with Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, and the nonet featured on Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool.[3]
References
- ISBN 9781575792774
- ISBN 978-0-19-518359-7
- ^ "The Birth of the Cool" Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine by Jeff Sultanof (Jazz.com Archived 2015-10-21 at the Wayback Machine)
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