John Collins

guitar, electric guitar

Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
The Nat King Cole Trio
Milt Jackson
Sarah Vaughan
Benny Carter and His Orchestra
Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
The Nat King Cole Trio guitar (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66, (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons, Almost Like Being in Love, Blame It on My Youth, Candy, Caravan, Don’t Blame Me, Don’t Hurt the Girl, Don’t Let It Go to Your Head, Don’t Let Your Eyes Go Shopping (For Your Heart), Down by the Old Mill Stream, Embraceable You, Funny (Not Much), I Know That You Know, I Surrender Dear, I Surrender Dear (alternate take), I Was a Little Too Lonely and You Were a Little Too Late, If I Should Lose You, In a Mellow Tone, It Could Happen to You, It’s Crazy, It’s Only a Paper Moon, Just You Just Me, Laura, Little Girl, Once in a Blue Moon, Penthouse Serenade, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Rose Room, Somebody Loves Me, Sometimes I’m Happy, Straighten Up and Fly Right, Summer Is A Comin’ In, Sweet Lorraine, The Lonely One, This Can’t Be Love, Two Loves Have I, What Is There to Say, Whatcha’ Gonna Do, When I Grow Too Old to Dream, Where Were You, Where or When, You Can Depend on Me, You Stepped Out of a Dream, You’re Lookin’ at Me
Milt Jackson guitar Blues for Roberta, Blues for Tomi-Oka, Groovin', Heartstrings, How Are You, I Cover the Waterfront, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, On a Slow Boat to China, Rev, Roll 'em Pete, Someone I Love, Tour Angel, Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Sarah Vaughan guitar 'Round Midnight, A Taste of Honey, Baby Won't You Please Come Home, Easy Street, Gravy Waltz, Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry, In Love in Vain, Midnight Sun, Moanin’, Sermonette, The Good Life, What Kind of Fool Am I
Benny Carter and His Orchestra guitar Blue Star, Body and Soul, Cherry, Cotton Tail, Crazy Rhythm, Doozy, Honeysuckle Rose, The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars guitar Destination Moon, Don't Push Daddy, For Truly, Goofin' Off, I Surrender Dear, It's Wild, Riffin' With Jacquet
Zoot Sims guitar Black Butterfly, I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good), I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, In a Mellow Tone, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Tadd Dameron guitar Focus, Heaven’s Doors Are Wide Open, John’s Delight, What's New
Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra guitar Florida Stomp, Heckler's Hop, Wabash Stomp
Illinois Jacquet guitar Blow, Illinois Blow, Illinois Blows the Blues, Sahara Heart
Nat King Cole guitar Laura, The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
Maria Muldaur guitar It Ain’t the Meat It’s the Motion, Squeeze Me
Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra guitar You Left Me All Alone
Joe Sample guitar Shadows
Sunny James electric guitar I'll Never Be Free
Pete Johnson guitar 627 Stomp
Esquire All-American Award Winners guitar Buckin' the Blues
Ace SwiftShooter guitar When I Grow Too Old to Dream