Martin,
Over the years, I have done a lot of digging in the area of horn players
who recorded with jazz groups and have a bit of of info on Collins and
Siegelstein's activities. According to the Tom Lord "Jazz Discography"
CD-ROM, Siegelstein worked with and appears on recordings (around 30 of
them) of Claude Thornhill from June 1946 through April 1948 and also in
February 1959. Other than that, the "Birth of the Cool" album is his
only mention in the discography. Junior Collins is on a couple of Miles
Davis sessions in September, 1948 (apparently in preparation for the
Birth of the Cool, since Gil Evans was involved) and on the Charlie
Parker album that used the Dave Lambert Singers as part of the backup
band ("In the cool of the night") on May 25, 1953. Just to confuse
things a bit, the horn player Addison Collins appeared with Glenn
Miller, Mel Powell, Tex Beneke, Benny Goodman and Claude Thornhill on
countless dates from 1943 through 1949. I did some looking into him at
one point, but I cannot recall if I was able to determine if he was one
and the same as Junior, though the associations would seem to make this
likely.
If you want more details, feel free to contact me off-list.
My best,
Peter Hirsch
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From: "Martin Bender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Horn List" <horn@music.memphis.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 4:08 PM
Subject: [Hornlist] Sandy Siegelstein and Junior Collins
Hello all,
This request may be better answered by some of the older list members...
I'm looking for some information on these horn players, who were featured
(along with Gunther Schuller) on the Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool"
sessions. Evidently, prior to his death, Gerry Mulligan (bari
sax/arranger) had been telling people that Jimmy Buffington had been
present as well, but his name is not listed anywhere in the credits.
Anything that you might be able to dig up (e.g. where they played before,
after, since, taught, etc.) would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
martin bender
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