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]