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Mel Collins

March 07, 2023

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

Mel Collins
Mel Collins playing with Kokomo live at Barnes, London on 17 May 2008.
Background information
Birth nameMelvyn Desmond Collins
Born (1947-09-05) 5 September 1947 (age 75)
OriginIsle of Man
GenresProgressive rock, jazz fusion, rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Saxophone, flute, keyboards
Member ofKing Crimson
Kokomo
Formerly ofCamel
Alan Parsons Project
Dire Straits

Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from 1970 to 1972 and the second from 2013 to the present day) and having played with Camel, the Alan Parsons Project, Roger Waters and Chris Squire. He has also worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz.

Career

Collins was born into a family of musicians. His mother was a singer while his father was a saxophonist and session musician who toured with Judy Garland and Shirley Bassey.

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

He was a member of progressive rock bands King Crimson, Camel, and The Alan Parsons Project. For King Crimson he was Ian McDonald's replacement, playing on the Lizard (1970), Islands (1971) and Earthbound (1972) albums, and was a session musician on the In the Wake of Poseidon (1970) and Red (1974) albums. 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 hit 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.

In 1983, Collins played the saxophone solo on the hit single "Private Dancer", the title cut on Tina Turner's album by the same name. His solo was recorded in England at the Wessex Studios.[4]

In 1984, Mel Collins played saxophone in Pino Daniele’s album ’’Musicante‘’, having previously toured with the Neapolitan blues man. In the same year, Mel Collins toured with Roger Waters to support the album The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. In 1985 Collins was part of the supergroup 'Willie and the Poor Boys' appearing in their video with Bill Wyman and Jimmy Page. He toured again with Waters on a second leg of the 'Pros and Cons' tour. That same year, he also appeared on the album Songs From The Big Chair by Tears for Fears, playing saxophone on "The Working Hour". In 1986 he was a musician on the animated film When the Wind Blows. He worked again with Waters in 1987, appearing on both the album Radio K.A.O.S. and the subsequent tour and in 1988 again with Daniele in the album ’’Bonne Soirée’’ and the subsequent tour.

In 2006 a band member on Die Harald Schmidt Show.[5]

From 2002–07 Collins was a member of the King Crimson offshoot group 21st Century Schizoid Band, with other former Crimson members.

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.

Collins played woodwinds on the 2011 King Crimson ProjeKct 7, A Scarcity of Miracles, appearing on a King Crimson related album for the first time since 1974. In September 2013, Robert Fripp confirmed that Mel Collins would be a member of King Crimson again, the band being referred to as King Crimson VIII.

Collins was also a member of Pete Haycock's reformation of the Climax Blues Band in 2013, prior to Haycock's death in October 2013.

Collins is currently a member of Dire Straits Legacy, a band dedicated to playing music by Dire Straits, dubbed as "the closest you’re going to get!"[6] The band features Collins on saxophone, along side fellow former Dire Straits touring members: Danny Cummings (percussion, vocals) and Phil Palmer (guitar, vocals), former Dire Straits members: Alan Clark (keyboards) and Jack Sonni (guitar, vocals) along side record producer Trevor Horn (bass, vocals) as well as Marco Cavigila (lead guitar, vocals) and Primiano Dibiase (keyboards).[7] The band have recorded on Studio album "3 Chord Trick".[8]

Selected discography

as Band member/sideman

Session work

Collins has done session work for many different artists, among them Joan Armatrading, Bad Company, Camel, Jim Capaldi, Clannad, Bryan Ferry, Alexis Korner, Alvin Lee, Phil Manzanera/801, Anthony Phillips, Chris Squire and Gerry Rafferty

Collaborations

Bands by years

Timeline

References

  1. ^ "Collins". Answers.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. ^ McPherson, Ian. "Collins with the Rolling Stones". timeisonourside.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. ^ "'Miss You' – Rolling Stones". timeisonourside.com. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  4. ^ "'Private Dancer' - Tina Turner". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Mel Collins". IMDb. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Why DSL ?". DSL* Dire Straits Legacy. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  7. ^ "The Band". DSL* Dire Straits Legacy. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. ^ Legacy - 3 Chord Trick, retrieved 17 May 2022

External links

  • Mel Collins's full discography on Elephant-Talk.com
  • Mel Collins Live with Kokomo – video.
  • Mel Collins' page on www.kokomo.band

March 07, 2023
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Mel Collins news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Melvyn Desmond Collins born 5 September 1947 Isle of Man is a British saxophonist flautist and session musician Mel CollinsMel Collins playing with Kokomo live at Barnes London on 17 May 2008 Background informationBirth nameMelvyn Desmond CollinsBorn 1947 09 05 5 September 1947 age 75 OriginIsle of ManGenresProgressive rock jazz fusion rockOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Saxophone flute keyboardsMember ofKing CrimsonKokomoFormerly ofCamelAlan Parsons ProjectDire Straits Collins has played in several progressive rock groups having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions the first from 1970 to 1972 and the second from 2013 to the present day and having played with Camel the Alan Parsons Project Roger Waters and Chris Squire He has also worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R amp B and blues rock to jazz Contents 1 Career 2 Selected discography 2 1 as Band member sideman 2 2 Session work 3 Collaborations 4 Bands by years 4 1 Timeline 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditCollins was born into a family of musicians His mother was a singer while his father was a saxophonist and session musician who toured with Judy Garland and Shirley Bassey Collins has worked with a large number of notable recording artists 1 including 10cc Alexis Korner Alvin Lee Clannad Eric Clapton Bad Company Pino Daniele Dire Straits Bryan Ferry Roger Chapman Marianne Faithfull The Rolling Stones Roger Waters 2 Gerry Rafferty Tears for Fears Go West and Joan Armatrading He was a member of progressive rock bands King Crimson Camel and The Alan Parsons Project For King Crimson he was Ian McDonald s replacement playing on the Lizard 1970 Islands 1971 and Earthbound 1972 albums and was a session musician on the In the Wake of Poseidon 1970 and Red 1974 albums 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 hit 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 In 1983 Collins played the saxophone solo on the hit single Private Dancer the title cut on Tina Turner s album by the same name His solo was recorded in England at the Wessex Studios 4 In 1984 Mel Collins played saxophone in Pino Daniele s album Musicante having previously toured with the Neapolitan blues man In the same year Mel Collins toured with Roger Waters to support the album The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking In 1985 Collins was part of the supergroup Willie and the Poor Boys appearing in their video with Bill Wyman and Jimmy Page He toured again with Waters on a second leg of the Pros and Cons tour That same year he also appeared on the album Songs From The Big Chair by Tears for Fears playing saxophone on The Working Hour In 1986 he was a musician on the animated film When the Wind Blows He worked again with Waters in 1987 appearing on both the album Radio K A O S and the subsequent tour and in 1988 again with Daniele in the album Bonne Soiree and the subsequent tour In 2006 a band member on Die Harald Schmidt Show 5 From 2002 07 Collins was a member of the King Crimson offshoot group 21st Century Schizoid Band with other former Crimson members 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 Collins played woodwinds on the 2011 King Crimson ProjeKct 7 A Scarcity of Miracles appearing on a King Crimson related album for the first time since 1974 In September 2013 Robert Fripp confirmed that Mel Collins would be a member of King Crimson again the band being referred to as King Crimson VIII Collins was also a member of Pete Haycock s reformation of the Climax Blues Band in 2013 prior to Haycock s death in October 2013 Collins is currently a member of Dire Straits Legacy a band dedicated to playing music by Dire Straits dubbed as the closest you re going to get 6 The band features Collins on saxophone along side fellow former Dire Straits touring members Danny Cummings percussion vocals and Phil Palmer guitar vocals former Dire Straits members Alan Clark keyboards and Jack Sonni guitar vocals along side record producer Trevor Horn bass vocals as well as Marco Cavigila lead guitar vocals and Primiano Dibiase keyboards 7 The band have recorded on Studio album 3 Chord Trick 8 Selected discography Editas Band member sideman Edit Circus Circus 1969 The Alan Parsons Project Eye in the Sky 1982 Ammonia Avenue 1984 The Byron Band On the Rocks 1981 Camel Rain Dances 1977 A Live Record Live 1978 Breathless 1978 Pressure Points Live 1984 Dire Straits Alchemy Live 1984 Jakko Jakszyk and Mel Collins King Crimson s Night Live 2006 Jakszyk Fripp and Collins A Scarcity of Miracles 2011 King Crimson In the Wake of Poseidon 1970 Lizard 1970 Islands 1971 Earthbound 1972 Ladies of the Road 1971 72 issued 2002 Red 1974 Live at the Orpheum 2015 Live in Toronto 2015 Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind 2016 Live in Chicago 2017 Music is our Friend Live in Washington and Albany 2021 Kokomo Kokomo 1975 Rise amp Shine 1977 Alexis Korner Live on Tour in Germany 1973 The Party Album Live 1980 Alvin Lee In Flight Live 1974 The Rolling Stones Some Girls 1978 21st Century Schizoid Band Official Bootleg V 1 2002 In The Wake of Schizoid Men 2003 Live in Japan 2003 CD and DVD Live in Italy 2003 Pictures of a City Live in New York 2006 Session work Edit Collins has done session work for many different artists among them Joan Armatrading Bad Company Camel Jim Capaldi Clannad Bryan Ferry Alexis Korner Alvin Lee Phil Manzanera 801 Anthony Phillips Chris Squire and Gerry RaffertyCollaborations EditAin t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle Dana Gillespie 1974 Sneakin Sally Through the Alley Robert Palmer 1974 Pressure Drop Robert Palmer 1975 Let s Stick Together Bryan Ferry 1976 Slowhand Eric Clapton 1977 Show Some Emotion Joan Armatrading 1977 In Your Mind Bryan Ferry 1978 Wet Dream Richard Wright 1978 The Bride Stripped Bare Bryan Ferry 1978 Snakes and Ladders Gerry Rafferty 1980 Celebration Sally Oldfield 1980 Tilt Cozy Powell 1981 Walk Under Ladders Joan Armatrading 1981 Playing in the Flame Sally Oldfield 1981 Sleepwalking Gerry Rafferty 1982 The Philip Lynott Album Philip Lynott 1982 Common Ground Richie Havens 1983 The Key Joan Armatrading 1983 Strange Day in Berlin Sally Oldfield 1983 Private Dancer Tina Turner 1984 Gone to Earth David Sylvian 1986 Cocker Joe Cocker 1986 Radio K A O S Roger Waters 1987 Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D Arby Terence Trent D Arby 1987 Swamp Phil Thornalley 1988 North and South Gerry Rafferty 1988 Big Boy Dana Gillespie 1992 On a Wing and a Prayer Gerry Rafferty 1992 Taxi Bryan Ferry 1993 Over My Head Gerry Rafferty 1994 Another World Gerry Rafferty 2000 Life Goes On Gerry Rafferty 2009 Bands by years EditEric Burdon saxophonist 1965 1980 Phillip Goodhand Tait and the Stormsville Shakers saxophonist 1966 Circus previously the Stormsville Shakers saxophonist flautist 1967 70 King Crimson saxophonist flautist keyboardist and backing vocalist 1970 72 1974 2013 2021 Alexis Korner saxophonist 1972 82 Kokomo saxophonist flautist 1973 75 2015 16 Alvin Lee saxophonist 1973 2000 Bad Company saxophonist 1974 82 Snafu saxophonist 1974 75 Humble Pie saxophonist 1974 75 Uriah Heep saxophonist 1975 Chris Squire saxophonist 1975 Phil Manzanera saxophonist 1975 87 Bryan Ferry 1976 93 Eric Clapton saxophonist 1977 Small Faces saxophonist 1977 Streetwalkers saxophonist 1977 Camel saxophonist flautist 1977 84 Joan Armatrading saxophonist 1977 83 The Rolling Stones saxophonist 1977 78 Richard Wright saxophonist and flautist 1978 Ian Matthews saxophonist 1978 79 Roger Chapman and the Shortlist saxophonist 1979 Gerry Rafferty saxophonist 78 94 Anthony Phillips saxophonist and flautist 1977 80 Sally Oldfield saxophonist 1980 83 Jim Capaldi saxophonist 1980 88 The Byron Band saxophonist 1981 Marianne Faithfull saxophonist 1981 Caravan saxophonist 1981 The Alan Parsons Project saxophonist 1982 84 Cliff Richard saxophonist 1982 83 Dire Straits saxophonist 1983 Wang Chung saxophonist 1983 alto sax solo on the hit single Dance Hall Days from the album Points on the Curve Tears for Fears saxophonist 1983 85 10cc saxophonist 1983 Eberhard Schoener saxophonist 1983 Roger Waters and the Bleeding Heart Band saxophonist 1984 87 and played on the last shows of the 2000 In the Flesh tour Go West saxophonist 1985 Clannad saxophonist 1985 1994 98 21st Century Schizoid Band saxophonist flautist keyboardist and backing vocalist 2002 04 Dire Straits Legacy saxophonist 2020 presentTimeline EditReferences Edit Collins Answers com Retrieved 15 January 2011 McPherson Ian Collins with the Rolling Stones timeisonourside com Retrieved 15 January 2011 Miss You Rolling Stones timeisonourside com Retrieved 29 August 2008 Private Dancer Tina Turner Discogs com Retrieved 24 February 2017 Mel Collins IMDb Retrieved 15 January 2011 Why DSL DSL Dire Straits Legacy 5 December 2019 Retrieved 17 May 2022 The Band DSL Dire Straits Legacy 15 March 2019 Retrieved 17 May 2022 Legacy 3 Chord Trick retrieved 17 May 2022External links EditMel Collins s full discography on Elephant Talk com Mel Collins Live with Kokomo video Mel Collins page on www kokomo band Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mel Collins amp oldid 1140982292, 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