Junior Collins

Addison Collins Jr. (April 17, 1927 – March 14, 1976) was an American French horn player.

Junior Collins
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

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)