Mel Collins

Mel Collins

Born: September 5, 1947
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.

Movies for Mel Collins...

In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
Title: In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
Released: October 19, 2022
Type: Movie
The film explores the “acute suffering” and transcendent glory experienced by current and former members of King Crimson, allowing the audience an intimate and sometimes uncomfortable insight into the musicians’ experience as they confront life and death head on in the world’s most demanding rock band.
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King Crimson: Heaven & Earth
Title: King Crimson: Heaven & Earth
Character: Himself
Released: June 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Heaven & Earth is the seventh box set in a series which will, when complete, cover all periods of King Crimson activity from 1969 to the present era.  Blu-Ray video contains Europe 2000 - The Bootleg TV tour, which features around 10 hours of audio/video mostly never seen/heard since the concerts with versions of selected songs and improvs (usually two per night of each) from almost every show. Includes footage and music from 20 performances.
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King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City
Title: King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City
Character: Himself
Released: November 19, 2018
Type: Movie
Live performance during the King Crimson's five nights residency at Teatro Metropolitan, Mexico City in July 2017. Robert Fripp: Guitar & keyboards Mel Collins: Saxes & flute Gavin Harrison: Drums, Jakko Jakszyk: Guitar & voice Tony Levin: Basses & stick Pat Mastelotto: Drums, Bill Rieflin: Keyboards Jeremy Stacey: Drums & keyboards
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King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Title: King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Character: Saxes & flute
Released: September 16, 2016
Type: Movie
A comprehensive and immersive account of the 2015 live incarnation of the ever evolving entity that is the mighty King Crimson.
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Camel: Moondances
Title: Camel: Moondances
Character: Himself
Released: February 6, 2007
Type: Movie
DVD containing two concerts from the British Prog band, captured in 1976 and 1977. Camel Live in Concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, April 14, 1976: This long-lost recording was finally recovered in 2006. With the original lineup of Andrew Latimer, Doug Ferguson, the late Peter Bardens and Andy Ward, this recording was made during the promotion of Camel's 1976 album Moonmadness. Camel Live In Concert at the Hippodrome Golders Green, London, 22 September, 1977. Featuring Andrew Latimer, Peter Bardens, Andy Ward, Richard Sinclair and Mel Collins.
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Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985
Title: Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985
Character: Sax
Released: August 17, 1985
Type: Movie
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Dire Straits: Alchemy Live
Title: Dire Straits: Alchemy Live
Character: Saxophone
Released: June 17, 1984
Type: Movie
Alchemy is a double live album originally released in 1984 with an accompanying VHS, now released on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time. Recorded on 23rd July 1983 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London.