Mel Collins
Born: 1947-09-05
Place of Birth: Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Biography
Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician. 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 2021) 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.
Known For
21 Century Schizoid Band live in Japan
2003★ 5.0
Camel - Moondances
2007★ 8.0
Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983
1983★ 7.4
King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City
2018★ 9.5
King Crimson: Rock in Rio
2019★ 0.0
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
2022★ 7.1
King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
2016★ 8.0
Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985
1985★ 7.0
King Crimson: Heaven & Earth
2019★ 0.0
King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio
2022★ 0.0
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
2023★ 0.0