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Mel Collins

Sep 05, 1947 (77 years old) in Isle of Man, United Kingdom

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

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Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983
Saxophone
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In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
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King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City
Himself
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Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985
Sax
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King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Saxes & flute
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King Crimson: Heaven & Earth
Himself
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21 Century Schizoid Band live in Japan
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Camel - Moondances
Himself

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