Mel Collins Wikipedia. Mel Collins. Mel Collins playing with Kokomo live at Barnes, London on 1. May 2. 00. 8. Background information. Birth name. Melvyn Desmond Collins. Born1. 94. 7 0. September 1. Origin. Isle of Man. Genres. Progressive rock, jazz fusion. OccupationsMusician. Instruments. Saxophone, flute, keyboards, vocals. Associated acts. King Crimson, Camel, Alan Parsons Project, Climax Blues Band, Tony OMalley, Kokomo. Melvyn Desmond Mel Collins born 5 September 1. Isle of Man is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician. Collins is perhaps best known for his work in progressive rock, having been a member of King Crimson on two separate occasions the first from 1. Camel, the Alan Parsons Project and Chris Squire. He has also worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R B and blues rock to jazz. Collins was born in 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. Kokomo Rise And Shine' title='Kokomo Rise And Shine' />Collins has worked with a large number of notable recording artists,1 including 1. Alexis Korner, Alvin Lee, Clannad, Eric Clapton, Bad Company, Dire Straits, Bryan Ferry, Roger Chapman, Marianne Faithfull, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters2Gerry 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 Mc. Donalds replacement, playing on the Lizard 1. Islands 1. 97. 1 and Earthbound 1. Homemade Shed Converted To Camper Solar Panels Sheets Homemade Shed Converted To Camper 86 Short St Taunton Ma How To Make A Cheap Sheep Costume. Search titles only has image posted today bundle duplicates include nearby areas ames, IA ame ann arbor, MI aaa. Mel Collins playing with Kokomo live at Barnes, London on. Loft Shed Plans Jelly Cupboard Cabinet Plans Loft Shed Plans Plans For Child Desk Build Toddler Bunk Beds. In the Wake of Poseidon 1. Red 1. 97. 4 albums. He played on the Crimson Jazz Trios second album, The King Crimson Songbook, Volume Two, released in 2. Collins played the saxophone solo on The Rolling Stones 1. Miss You,3 and played with Dire Straits on their live album, Alchemy. He was one of the members of Kokomo with Tony OMalley, Neil Hubbard, Paddy Mc. Hugh, Frank Collins, Dyan Birch, and Alan Spenner, and is a frequent performer with Tony OMalley. Kokomo Rise And Shine' title='Kokomo Rise And Shine' />In 1. Collins played the saxophone solo on the hit single Private Dancer, the title cut on Tina Turners album by the same name. His solo was recorded in England at the Wessex Studios. In 1. Mel Collins toured with Roger Waters to support the album The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. In 1. 98. 5 Collins was part of the supergroup Willie and the Poor Boys appearing in their video with Bill Wyman and Jimmy Page. Kokomo Rise And Shine' title='Kokomo Rise And Shine' />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 1. 98. 6 he was a musician on the animated film When the Wind Blows. He worked again with Waters in 1. Radio K. A. O. S. In 2. 00. 6 a band member on Die Harald Schmidt Show. From 2. Collins was a member of the King Crimson offshoot group 2. Schizoid Band, with other former Crimson members. In May 2. 00. 8 Kokomo was reformed temporarily. With Collins were Tony OMalley, Neil Hubbard, Mark Smith, Adam Phillips, Andy Hamilton, Paddy Mc. Hugh, Dyan Birch, Frank Collins, Bernie Holland, and Glen Le Fleur. Collins played woodwinds on the 2. King Crimson Proje. Kct 7, A Scarcity of Miracles, appearing on a King Crimson related album for the first time since 1. In September 2. 01. 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 Haycocks reformation of the Climax Blues Band in 2. Haycocks death in October 2. Selected discographyeditas Band MemberSidemaneditCircus Circus 1. The Alan Parsons Project Eye in the Sky 1. Ammonia Avenue 1. The Byron Band On the Rocks 1. Camel Rain Dances 1. A Live Record Live, 1. Breathless 1. 97. Pressure Points Live, 1. Dire Straits Alchemy Live, 1. Jakko Jakszyk and Mel Collins King Crimsons Night Live, 2. Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins A Scarcity of Miracles 2. King Crimson In the Wake of Poseidon 1. Lizard 1. 97. 0 Islands 1. Earthbound 1. 97. Ladies of the Road 1. Red 1. 97. 4 Live at the Orpheum 2. Live in Toronto 2. Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind 2. Kokomo Kokomo 1. Rise Shine 1. Alexis Korner Live on Tour in Germany 1. The Party Album Live, 1. Alvin Lee In Flight Live, 1. The Rolling Stones Some Girls 1. Century Schizoid Band Official Bootleg V. In The Wake of Schizoid Men 2. Live in Japan 2. CD and DVD Live in Italy 2. Pictures of a City Live in New York 2. Session WorkeditCollins 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 Manzanera8. Anthony Phillips, Chris Squire and Gerry Rafferty. Raymond Carver They Re Not Your Husband Pdf Creator. Bands by yearseditEric Burdon saxophonist 1. Aurelio Xxi more. Phillip Goodhand Tait and the Stormsville Shakers saxophonist 1. Circus saxophonist, flautist 1. King Crimson saxophonist, flautist, keyboardist and backing vocalist 1. Alexis Korner saxophonist 1. Kokomo 1. 97. 37. Alvin Lee saxophonist 1. Bad Company saxophonist 1. Snafu saxophonist 1. Humble Pie saxophonist 1. Uriah Heep saxophonist 1. Chris Squire saxophonist 1. Phil Manzanera saxophonist 1. Bryan Ferry 1. 97. Eric Clapton saxophonist 1. Small Faces saxophonist 1. Streetwalkers saxophonist 1. Camel saxophonist 1. Joan Armatrading saxophonist 1. The Rolling Stones saxophonist 1. Ian Matthews saxophonist 1. Roger Chapman and the Shortlist saxophonist 1. Gerry Rafferty saxophonist 7. Anthony Phillips saxophonist and flautist 1. Sally Oldfield saxophonist 1. Jim Capaldi saxophonist 1. The Byron Band saxophonist 1. Marianne Faithfull saxophonist 1. Caravan saxophonist 1. The Alan Parsons Project saxophonist 1. Cliff Richard saxophonist 1. Dire Straits saxophonist 1. Wang Chung saxophonist 1. Dance Hall Days, from the album Points on the Curve. Tears for Fears saxophonist 1. Eberhard Schoener saxophonist 1. Roger Waters and the Bleeding Heart Band saxophonist 1. In the Flesh tour. Go West saxophonist 1. Small Favors Comics more. Clannad saxophonist 1. Century Schizoid Band saxophonist, flautist, keyboardist and backing vocalist 2. ReferenceseditExternal linksedit.