sax/flute
1947年9月5日生まれ。マン島出身。King CrimsonやCamelなどの名プログレッシヴ・ロック・グループへの参加で有名なサックス奏者。英ロック界を代表するセッション・マンとしても著名で膨大な数のレコーディングに参加している。
ジャズ・ミュージシャンだった父親の影響を受けて育ち、10歳でピアノ、12歳でクラリネットをスタート。15歳の頃にアルト・サックスに転向しバンド活動に入る。クロイドンのバンドThe Dagoesを経て 1966年春にPhillip Goodhand-Taitをフロントに置いたThe Stormsville Shakersに加入。
翌1967年には時代背景などを考慮してグループ名をCircusと改名する。1969年初頭にはGoodhand-Taitがソロとして独立したため、残されたメンバーで活動を続け、Transatlanticに移り唯一のアルバム「Circus」を残す。
1970年に入り、脱退したIan McDonaldに代わってKing Crimsonのセカンド・アルバム「In The Wake Of Poseidon」の録音に呼ばれ、そのまま正式メンバーとなった。当時、両グループともマーキーのレギュラーとして活動しており、お互いにジャズの要素を取り入れた演奏を行うなど交流を持っていたのが縁となった。
1971年末のアルバム「Islands」リリース後、ブルース志向の強かったMelを含む３人のメンバーとリーダーRobert Frippとの間で意見の衝突が起こり決別。ツアー終了後の1972年4月にIan Wallace、Boz Burrellとともに脱退し3人でAlexis Kornerと合流した。
1973年には英国ホワイト・ソウル・バンドの雄Kokomoを結成し、中心メンバーとなってアルバム2枚を製作。その後、Alvin Lee & Company、後期Camelなどで活動する一方、ジャンルを超えて様々なアーティストのバックを務め、セッション・ミュージシャンとして大きな成功を収めている。
2002年からはKing Crimsonの中心メンバーによる21st Century Schizoid Bandでも活動。2013年には活動を再開したKing Crimsonに実に40年ぶりに復帰した。1970年頃にGassやThe Alan Bownのプロデュースを務めた人物とは同名別人。
【参加アルバム】
<group>
・Circus
Circus (Transatlantic TRA207) 1969/9
・King Crimson
In The Wake Of Poseidon (Island ILPS9127) 1970/5
Lizard (Island ILPS9141) 1970/12
Islands (Island ILPS9175) 1971/12
Earthbound (Island HELP6) 1972/6
Red (Island ILPS9308) 1974/10 ※ゲスト参加
・Alexis Korner & Peter Thorup with Snape
Accidentally Born In New Orleans (Transatlantic TRA269) 1973/6
Live-On Tour In Germany (Brain 2/1039) 1973
・Alvin Lee & Co.
In Flight (Chrysalis CTY1069) 1974/11
・Kokomo
Kokomo (CBS 80670) 1975
Rise And Shine (CBS 69229) 1976
Kokomo (CBS 85604) 1982
・Camel
Rain Dances (Decca TXSR124) 1977/8 ※準メンバー
A Live Record (Deram CVCR7/8) 1978/4 ※準メンバー
Breathless (Decca TXSR132) 1978/9
I Can See Your House From Here (Decca TXSR137) 1979/9 ※ゲスト
Nude (Decca SKL5323) 1981 ※ゲスト
Stationary Traveller (Decca 5334) 1984 ※ゲスト
Pressure Points (Decca 5338) 1984 ※ゲスト
・Roger Chapman & The Shortlist
Live In Hamburg (Acrobat/Arista ACR106) 1979/12
・Hinkley’s Heroes
Volume One (Akarma AK080) 1999 ※Italy/70年代後半の音源
・The Byron Band
On The Rocks (Creole CRX2) 1981
Lost And Found (Majestic Rock MAJCD021) 2004 ※80～82年
・21st Century Schizoid Band
Official Bootleg Volume One (21st Century Schizoid Band SB001) 2002
Live in Japan (21st Century Schizoid Band SB002) 2003
Live In Italy (21st Century Schizoid Band SB003) 2003
Pictures Of A City-Live In New York (Iceni ICNCD2006) 2006
・Jakszyk, Fripp & Collins
A Scarcity Of Miracles (DGM DGM1101) 2011/5
<solo album>
Saxophone Ballads (Coloursound Library CS72) 1987 ※Germany
<solo single>
・Colin Blunstone Featuring Mel Collins
Touch/Touch (Instrumental) (PRT 7P264) 1983/2 ※B面
<produce>
Still/Pete Sinfield (Manticore K43501) 1973
<session>
・1971
Local Anaesthetic/Nirvana (Vertigo 6360 031) 1971
・1972
Graham Bell/Graham Bell (Charisma CAS1061) 1972
Rab Noakes/Rab Noakes (A&M AMLS68119) 1972
・1973
Busy Corner/Chili Charles (Virgin V2009) 1973
I Never Got/Tony Kelly (Kuckuck 2375 024) 1973 ※Germany
・1974
Druick & Lorange/Druick & Lorange (Goodear EARLH5001) 1974
Sharon/Sharon Forrester (Ashanti SHAN105) 1974
The Place I Love/Splinter (Dark Horse AMLH22001) 1974
Thunderbox/Humble Pie (A&M AMLH63611) 1974/4
Streetwalkers/Chapman-Whitney (Reprise K54107) 1974/5
Bad Company/Bad Company (Island ILPS9279) 1974/5
Situation Normal/Snafu (WWW WWA013) 1974
Let The Days Go By/Bryn Haworth (Island ILPS9287) 1974
Brighter Day/Keith Christmas (Manticore K53503) 1974
Alexis Korner/Alexis Korner (Polydor 2374 109) 1974 ※Germany
Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle/Dana Gillespie (RCA APL1-0682) 1974
Russ Ballard/Russ Ballard (Epic SEPC80341) 1974/9
The 31st Of February Street/Cliff Richard (EMI EMC3048) 1974/11
・1975
Street Rats/Humble Pie (A&M AMLS68282) 1975/3
Inspiration/Amazing Blondel (DJM DJLPS446) 1975
Hard Road/Lennie MacDonald (Arista ARTY117) 1975
Sunny Side Of The Street/Bryn Haworth (Island ILPS9332) 1975
Return To Fantasy/Uriah Heep (Bronze ILPS9335) 1975/5
Amazing Grease/The Grease Band (Goodear EAR2902) 1975
All Funked Up/Snafu (Capitol EST11473) 1975
Pump Iron !/Alvin Lee (Chrysalis CHR1094) 1975/10
Fish Out Of Water/Chris Squire (Atlantic K50203) 1975/11
Pressure Drop/Robert Palmer (Islnad ILPS9372) 1975/11
Abracadabra/Claire Hamill (Konk KONK104) 1975
・1976
Rags To Gladrags/Gerry Lockran (Decca SKLR5257) 1976
Cado Belle/Cado Belle (Anchor ANCL2015) 1976
Smoovin’/The Martyn Ford Orchestra (Mountain TOPS110) 1976
Let’s Stick Together/Bryan Ferry (Island ILPS9367) 1976/9
・1977
Natural Avenue/John Lodge (Decca TXS120) 1977/1
Burnin’ Sky/Bad Company (Island ILPS9441) 1977/2
In Your Mind/Bryan Ferry (Polydor 2302 055) 1977/2
Pezband/Pezband (Passport PP98021) 1977 ※US
Dedicate/Rhead Brothers (EMI EMC3180) 1977
Instincts/Adrian Wagner (Charisma CAS1124) 1977
Mr. Lucky/Fools Gold (CBS 82148) 1977
Consequences/Lol Creme/Kevin Godley (Mercury CONS017) 1977
Score/Duncan Mackey (EMI EMC3168) 1977
Show Some Emotion/Joan Armatrading (A&M AMLH68433) 1977
Playmates/Small Faces (Atlantic K50375) 1977/8
Listen Now/Phil Manzanera/801 (Polydor 2302 074) 1977/9
Rough Mix/Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane (Polydor 2442 147) 1977/9
Slowhand/Eric Clapton (RSO 2479 201) 1977/11
・1978
Don’t Talk Back/Jim Rafferty (Decca SKL5291) 1978
Restless/Rab Noakes (Ring O’ Deluxe 2339 201) 1978
Wise After The Event/Anthony Phillips (Arista SPARTY1063) 1978/5
Some Girls/The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones CUN39108) 1978/6
Interlife/Paul Brett (RCA PL25149) 1978
Stealin’ Home/Ian Matthews (Rockburgh ROC106) 1978/8
The Bride Stripped Bare/Bryan Ferry (Polydor POLD5003) 1978/9
Wet Dream/Richard Wright (Harvest SHVL818) 1978/9
K-Scope/Manzanera (Polydor POLD5011) 1978
Too Much Is Not Enough/Charlie Ainley (Nemperor JZ35080) 1978 ※US
Laughing In The Dark/Pezband (Radar RAD6) 1978
Do Not Disturb/Grand Hotel (CBS 83134) 1978
・1979
Solid Logic/Jim Rafferty (Decca SKLR5314) 1979/1
Sides/Anthony Phillips (Arista SPARTY1085) 1979/4
Heart To Heart/Peter Bardens (Arista SPARTY1108) 1979
The Party Album/Alexis Korner & Friends (Intercord INT170000) 1979
Keep The Ball Rolling/Bryn Haworth (A&M AMLH68507) 1979
Where To Now/Charlie Dore (Island ILPS9559) 1979
Siamese Friends/Ian Matthews (Rockburgh ROC107) 1979
Tarot Suite/Mike Batt & Friends (Epic EPC86099) 1979
Rock ‘N’ Roll Juvenile/Cliff Richard (EMI EMC3307) 1979/9
Dancing With A Smile/Bill House (Decca TSX-R136) 1979
Vapour Trails/Vapour Trails (Warner Bros. K56722) 1979
Night Time Emotion/Noel McCalla (Epic EPC83838) 1979
Liner/Liner (Atlantic K50553) 1979
Freeway/Freeway (Decca TXS131) 1979
The Party Album/Alexis Korner & Friends (Intercord INT170000) 1979 ※Germany
Mike Heron/Mike Heron (Casablanca NBLP7186) 1979 ※US
・1980
The Son Of Rock And Roll/Rocky Burnette (EMI SW17033) 1980 ※US
Darkness-Darkness/Eric Burdon (Polydor 2344 147) 1980/3
Private Parts & Pieces 2-Back To The Pavilion/Anthony Phillips (Passport PVC7913) 1980/4
Snakes and Ladders/Gerry Rafferty (United Artists UAK30298) 1980/4
The Sweet Smell Of….Success (Carrere CAL116) 1980/7
Mega Shebang/Andy Fairweather-Low (Warner Bros. K56832) 1980
Celebration/Sally Oldfield (Bronze BRON528) 1980
Barbara Dickson Album/Barbara Dickson (Epic SEPC84088) 1980
Humanesque/Jack Green (RCA RCALP5004) 1980
Copy Copy/Gruppo Sportivo (Ariola 202.327) 1980 ※Netherlands
Una Giornata Uggiosa/Lucio Battisti (Numero Uno ZPLN34084) 1980 ※Italy
・1981
Walk Under Ladders/Joan Armatrading (A&M AMLH64876) 1981
Playing In The Flame/Sally Oldfield (Bronze BRON536) 1981
Reverse Rogic/Jack Green (RCA AFL14122) 1981
Let The Thunder Cry/Jim Capaldi (Carrere CAL123) 1981/4
Dangerous Acquaintances/Marianne Faithfull (Island ILPS9648) 1981/9
Tilt/Cozy Powell (Polydor POLD5047) 1981/9
Tin Drum/Japan (Virgin V2209) 1981/11
Line Up/Graham Bonnet (Vertigo 6302 151) 1981/11
The Secret Policeman’s Concert/V.A. (Island 204 368) 1981
・1982
Steve Warley/Steve Warley (Jive 6.25 435) 1982 ※US
Volumen Brutal/Baron Rojo (Chapa Discos HS35053) 1982 ※Spain
Bill Wyman/Bill Wyman (A&M AMLH68540) 1982/4
Eye In The Sky/The Alan Parsons Project (Arista 204 666) 1982/6
Back To Front/Caravan (Kingdom KVS5011) 1982/7
Rough Diamond/Bad Company (Swan Song SSK59419) 1982/8
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t/Cliff Richard (EMI EMC3415) 1982/8
The Philip Lynott Album/Phil Lynott (Vertigo 6359 117) 1982/9
Sleepwalking/Gerry Rafferty (Liberty EMS1190) 1982/9
Lead Me To The Water/Gary Brooker (Mercury 6359 098) 1982
Inner Feelings/Billy Ocean (CBS EPC32794) 1982
Grand Passion/Doll by Doll (Magnet MAGL5047) 1982
・1983
Fierce Heart/Jim Capaldi (WEA U0057) 1983/1
The Hurting/Tears For Fears (Mercury MERS17) 1983/3
The Real Macraw/Graham Parker (RCA PL25465) 1983/7
Rant’n Rave With Stray Cats/Stray Cats (EMI SO17102) 1983 ※US
Windows In The Jungle/10cc (Mercury MERS28) 1983/9
Silver/Cliff Richard (EMI EMC1077871) 1983/10
The Key/Joan Armatrading (A&M AMLX64912) 1983
Points On The Curve/Wang Chung (Geffen GHS4004) 1983
Play On/John Miles (EMI EMC1651471) 1983
True For You/Paul Brady (Polydor POLD5091) 1983
・1984
Ammonia Avenue/The Alan Persons Project (Arista 206 100) 1984/2
Alchemy-Dire Straits Live/Dire Straits (Vertigo VERY11) 1984/3
Private Dancer/Tina Turner (Capitol ST12330) 1984/5 ※US
Nearly A Sin/One The Juggler (Regard PL70256) 1984
・1985
Songs From The Big Chair/Tears For Fears (Mercury MREH58) 1985/2
Eyes Of A Woman/Agnetha Faltskog (Epic EPC26446) 1985/3
Profiles/Mason + Fenn (Harvest EJ2403761) 1985/7
Brazil-soundtrack/Michael Kamen (Milan M2-36151) 1985/12
Division One/Far Corporation (Arista 207 390) 1985
Politics Of Existing/Sad Cafe (Legacy CAFELP1) 1985
Macalla/Clannad (RCA PD70894) 1985
Mountain Mover/Bryn Haworth (Myrrh MYRR1204) 1985
・1986
Cocker/Joe Cocker (Capitol EST2009) 1986/4
When The Wind Blows-soundtrack (Virgin V2406) 1986/5
Gone To Earth/David Sylvian (Virgin CDVDL1) 1986/9
It7s A Live In World/V.A. (EMI CHA100) 1986/10
The Hunting Of The Snark/Mike Batt (Adventure SNARK1) 1986
No More Jinx/Wild Blue (Chrysalis CHR1531) 1986
Blind Before I Stop/Meat Loaf (Arista 207 741) 1986
Boys Go Scratch/The Noise Boyz (City Beat CBE1207) 1986 ※12″
・1987
Sirius/Clannad (RCA PL71513) 1987
Nana/Nana Mouskouri (Philips 832900-1) 1987
King’s Road:1972-1980/John Wetton (EG EGCD70) 1987 ※compilation
Radio K.A.O.S./Roger Waters (EMI CDP 7 46865 2) 1987/6
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D’Arby/Terence Trent D’arby (CBS 450911 2) 1987/7
Bonne Soiree/Pino Daniele (Bagaria 64 2407701) 1987 ※Italy
・1988
North & South/Gerry Rafferty (London LONLP55) 1988/4
Young Man Running/Corey Hart (EMI-Manhattan E1 48752) 1988/8 ※US
All Or Nothing/Milli Vanilli (Hansa 209 458) 1988
Swamp/Phil Thornalley (MCA MCAD42226) 1988 ※US
・1989
Girl You Know It’s True/Milli Vanilli (Arista ARCD8592) 1989/3 ※US
Annie Haslam/Annie Haslam (Epic EK45223) 1989
・1990s
1234/Propaganda (Virgin CDV2625) 1990
夜を往け/中島みゆき (Aardvark PCCA00068) 1990/6
Southern Cross/Phil Manzanera (Agenda AGENDA72167) 1991 ※US
Sounds Of The Loop/Gilbert O’Sullivan (Park PRK19) 1991/11
Scrubbers-Steve Marriott/Tim Hinkley/Greg Ridley (Elastic Cat CDEC1) 1992 ※75年
Try ‘n’ B/Try ‘n’ B (RCA 07863 61122 2) 1992 ※US
On A Wing And A Prayer/Gerry Rafferty (A&M 517 495-2) 1992/12
Taxi/Bryan Ferry (Virgin V2700) 1993/4
Fasten Your Seat Belts/Stray Dog (Renaissance RCD1004) 1993
Banba/Clannad (RCA 74321 13961 2) 1993
Flowermouth/No-Man (One Lone Indian TPLP67) 1994/4
Affentheater/Westernhagen (Halleluja 4509-97018-2) 1994/8 ※Germany
Over My Head/Gerry Rafferty (Avalanche 0000000017) 1994
Live 14th December 1994/Pete Bardens’Mirage (Mirage MM001CD) 1995
Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas/Tommy Eyre (BCI BCCD249) 1995 ※US
Naked Flame/Tony O’Malley (Ronnie Scott’S Jazz House 44) 1996/2
Wild opera/Non-Man (3rd Stone stone027CD) 1996/9
Stories Told & Untold/Bad Company (East West 61976 2) 1996/10
The Meeting/Martin Barre (Imago 72787-23016-2) 1996
Lore/Clannad (BMG 74321359522) 1996
Landmarks/Clannad (BMG 74321560072) 1998
・2000s
Another World/Gerry Rafferty (Hypertension HYP3218) 2000
The Golden Mile/Hereward Kaye (Secret Society 002) 2001
Live in Concert/Clannad (MDM MDMCD006) 2005/3
Volume One/Fission Trip (Voiceprint VP369CD) 2005
Side Three/Adrian Belew (Sanctuary 06076-84777-2) 2006/4
The Bruised Romantic Glee Club/Jakko M. Jakszyk(Iceni ICNCD2007) 2006
King Crimson Songbook Volume 2/Crimson Jazz Trio (Panegyric GYRCD002) 2009
Life Goes On/Gerry Rafferty (Hypertension HYP9270) 2009 ※未発表音源集
【参加グループ】
The Dagoes (1965-1966)
Phillip Goodhand-Tait & The Stormsville Shakers (1966.5-1967.8)
Circus (1967.8-1970.3)
King Crimson (1970.1-1972.4/2013- )
Alexis Korner & Peter Thorup with Snape (1972.4-12)
Kokomo (1973.5-1975)
Streetwalkers (1974.5-8)
Alvin Lee & Company (1974.9-1975.4)
Hinkley’s Heroes (1976)
Bryan Ferry Band (1977)
Camel (1977.9-1978.10)
Joe (1977) ※ギグ・サポート
Roger Chapman & The Shortlist (1979.6-8)
The Byron Band (1980-1981)
21st Century Schizoid Band (2002-2007)