Junior Collins
Birth nameAddison Collins Jr.
BornApril 17, 1927
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 1976 (aged 49)
GenresJazz
InstrumentsFrench 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

  1. ^ Grudens, Richard Chattanooga Choo Choo: The Life and Times of the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra Celebrity Profiles Publishing, 2004 ISBN 9781575792774
  2. ^ Kirchner, Bill The Oxford Companion to Jazz Oxford University Press US, 2005 ISBN 978-0-19-518359-7
  3. ^ "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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