Rudy Collins (July 24, 1934 – August 15, 1988) was an American jazz drummer born in New York City. Collins played trombone in high school and started on drums at that time as well. He studied with

Sam Ulano Solomon Paul "Sam" Ulano (August 12, 1920 – January 1, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher. He is often called by the nickname "Mr. Rhythm." Ulano began playing drums at age 13 and opened his first drum studio four years later. He ...

during 1953–57 and began gigging in New York City, playing with Hot Lips Page,

Cootie Williams Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter. Biography Born in Mobile, Alabama, Williams began his professional career at the age of 14 with the Yo ...

Eddie Bonnemere Eddie or Eddy may refer to: Science and technology *Eddy (fluid dynamics), the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle * Eddie (text editor), a text editor originally for BeOS and now ported to Lin ...

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...

, Johnny Smith, Carmen McRae,

Cab Calloway Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, conductor and dancer. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist ...

, and Roy Eldridge. he played with J.J. Johnson and

Kai Winding Kai Chresten Winding ( ; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie ''Mondo Ca ...

at the Newport Jazz Festival. Later in the 1950s Collins became increasingly interested in the nascent free jazz scene, in addition to playing with more traditional ensembles. He worked with Herbie Mann from 1959 and later with

Cecil Taylor Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929April 5, 2018) was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex ...

, Quincy Jones, Dave Pike, and

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

. His last recordings were in 1981.

Discography

With Ahmed Abdul-Malik *''

Sounds of Africa ''Sounds of Africa'' is the fourth album by double bassist and oud player Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in 1962 (with one track from 1961) and originally released on the New Jazz label.Gene Ammons Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and ...

*'' Night Lights'' (Prestige, 1970 985 With Ray Bryant *'' The Ray Bryant Touch'' (Cadet, 1967) With Billy Butler *'' This Is Billy Butler!'' (Prestige, 1968) With

*'' The New Continent'' (Limelight, 1962) *'' New Wave'' (Phillips, 1963) *'' Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris'' (Phillips, 1963) *''

Something Old, Something New The Velours were an American R&B vocal group. who had two minor pop hits in the US in the late 1950s, "Can I Come Over Tonight" and "Remember". They relocated to England in the late 1960s, changed their name to The Fantastics, and had a top t ...

'' (Phillips, 1964) *''

Jambo Caribe ''Jambo Caribe'' is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1964 and released on the Limelight label.I/We Had a Ball ''I/We Had a Ball'' is an album consisting of jazz versions of songs from Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman's musical ''I Had a Ball'' performed by Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones and Chet Baker which was rele ...

'' (Limelight, 1965) - 1 track *'' Paris Jazz Concert Olympia Nov 24th 1965'' (Laserlight (2002) With

J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

and

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Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport ''Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport'' is a split live album featuring selections from Dave Brubeck's Quartet with Paul Desmond and the J. J. Johnson/ Kai Winding Quintet performances at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival which was released on the ...

'' (Columbia, 1956) With Junior Mance *''

Live at the Top ''Live at the Top'' is a live album by jazz pianist Junior Mance which was released on the Atlantic label in 1969.Herbie Mann *''

Flute, Brass, Vibes and Percussion ''Flute, Brass, Vibes and Percussion'' is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1960 for the Verve Records, Verve label.

'' (Verve, 1959) *''

The Common Ground ''The Common Ground'' is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1960 for the Atlantic label.The Family of Mann ''The Family of Mann'' (subtitled ''The Music of Herbie Mann'') is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1961 for the Atlantic label.

'' (Atlantic, 1961) *'' Herbie Mann at the Village Gate'' (Atlantic, 1961) *'' Herbie Mann Returns to the Village Gate'' (Atlantic, 1961 963 *''

Our Mann Flute ''Our Mann Flute'' is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann released on the Atlantic label in 1966.James Moody *''

Comin' On Strong ''Comin' On Strong'' is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released on December 2, 2003 on Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced two singles — " Hot Mama" and " Rough & Ready", which respectivel ...

'' (Argo, 1963) With the Jimmy Owens-

Kenny Barron Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Biography Born in Philadel ...

Quintet *'' You Had Better Listen'' (Atlantic, 1967) With Dave Pike *''

Bossa Nova Carnival ''Bossa Nova Carnival'' is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Dave Pike performing compositions by João Donato which was recorded in 1962 for the New Jazz label.Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

*'' Lalo = Brilliance'' (Roulette, 1962) *'' Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz'' (Audio Fidelity, 1962) *''

Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova ''Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova'' is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1962 and released on the MGM label.Payne, DLalo Schifrin discographyaccessed March 1, 2012 Track listing ''All compositions by L ...

'' (MGM, 1962) With Randy Weston *'' Tanjah'' (Polydor, 1973) With Leo Wright *''

Suddenly the Blues ''Suddenly the Blues'' is an album by saxophonist Leo Wright featuring performances recorded in 1962 for the Atlantic Records, Atlantic label.

'' (Atlantic, 1962) With Quincy Jones *'' Big Band Bossa Nova'' (Mercury, 1962)

References

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