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John Collins
real name John Elbert Collins
John Collins is credited on 930 releases across 249 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Credits
249
Albums
8
Decades active
173
In collections
Biography
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American jazz guitarist, born 20 September 1913 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, died 4 October 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
930 releases · 249 albums · active 1950–2023
- Performance · 1,185
- Other credits · 39
Studios: Glen Glenn Sound · MoWest Studios · Capitol Studios · Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
1960
Bill Withers' Greatest Hits
1981
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1
1957
Unforgettable With Love
1991
The Best Of Nat King Cole
1968
Further Definitions
1962
Bridging The Gap
2000
Voices In The Rain
1981
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book
1961
An Evening With Diana Ross
1977
"The Golden Years" Volume II
1966
Nat King Cole At The Sands
1966
The Best Of The Song Books
1993
The Stash Christmas Album
1984
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
1975
The Original Recordings
1973
Lady Sings The Blues (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1972
The Nat King Cole Story: Volume 1
1963
After Midnight
1957
Lady Day (The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia) (1933-1944)
2001
Waitress In A Donut Shop
1974
Art Tatum Masterpieces
1973
30 By Ella
1968
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Billie Holiday
- Nat King Cole
- Coleman Hawkins
- Nat 'King' Cole And His Trio
- Roy Eldridge
- Illinois Jacquet
- Milt Jackson
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