title: Junior Collins
text: # Junior Collins
  
  Addison Collins Jr. (April 17, 1927 – March 14, 1976) was an American French horn player.
  
  ## Background
  
  Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Collins was a member of Glenn Miller's Army Air Force band, and Claude Thornhill's orchestra. He later played with Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, and the nonet featured on Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool.
  
  