Collin Walcott

Collin Walcott (April 24, 1945—November 8, 1984) was a North American musician. He was a student of Ravi Shankar and Vasant Rai. Collin expanded the role of the sitar in western music. Walcott studied music and ethnomusicology at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and at The University of California at Los Angeles. Though best remembered for his tabla and sitar playing, Collin Walcott played many musical instruments, including trap drums, clarinet, violin, guitar, piano, percussion, marimbas, and a kalimba he fashioned himself from a gas can. He was a member of the Paul Winter Consort and the groups Oregon (with Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless and Glen Moore) and Codona (with Don Cherry and Nana Vasconcelos).

Walcott was killed in an automobile accident in East Germany during a 1984 Oregon concert tour.

Discography

As leader

• Cloud Dance CD (1976) ECM 1062 825 469-2
• Grazing Dreams CD (1977) ECM 1096 78118-21096-2
• Dawn Dance (1980)
• Works (compilation) CD (1994) ECM 78118-20276-2

With Oregon

• Our First Record CD (1970) Universe 42
• Music of Another Present Era CD (1973) Vanguard VMD-79326
• Winter Light CD (1974) Vanguard VMD 79350
• Distant Hills CD (1974) Vanguard VMD-79341
• In Concert CD (1975) Universe 25
• Together (w/Elvin Jones) CD (1976) Universe 9
• Friends CD (1977) Vanguard 79370-2
• Out of the Woods CD (1978) Discovery 71004
• Violin CD (1978) Universe 40
• Moon and Mind CD (1979) Vanguard VMD 79419
• Roots in the Sky CD (1979) Discovery 71005
• In Performance CD (1980) Wounded Bird Records 304
• Oregon (ECM, 1983)
• Crossing (ECM, 1984)
• Always, Never, and Forever CD (1992) Intuition Records INT 2073 2
• Beyond Words CD (1995) Chesky Records JD 130

With Codona

• Codona (ECM, 1979)
• Codona 2 (ECM, 1981)
• Codona 3 (ECM, 1983)

As contributor

David Amram :

• Subway Night LP (1973) RCA Victor LSP-4820

Irwin Bazelon :

• The Music of Irwin Bazelon CD (1974) CRI CD 623

Bobby Callender :

• Rainbow CD (1968) Big Beat CDWIKD 179

Don Cherry :

• Hear & Now CD (1976) Eastwin AMCY-1283

Larry Coryell :

• The Restful Mind CD (1975) Universe 33

Cosmology :

• Cosmology LP (1977) Vanguard VSD 79394

David Darling :

• Cycles CD (1982) ECM 1219 78118-21219-2

Miles Davis :

• On The Corner CD (1972) Columbia CK 53579

Steve Eliovson :

• Dawn Dance CD (1981) ECM 1198 829 375-2

Rachel Faro :

• Refugees LP (1974) RCA Victor CPL1-0689

Cyrus Faryar :

• Cyrus CD (1971) Elektra AMCY 2831
• Islands CD (1973) Elektra AMCY 2832

Egberto Gismonti :

• Sol Do Meio Dia CD (1978) ECM 1116 78118-21116-2

Tim Hardin :

• Bird on a Wire CD (1971) Columbia CK 30551

Richie Havens :

• Richard P. Havens (1983) CD 1969 Polydor 835 212-2

Dave Liebman :

• Drum Ode CD (1974) ECM 1046

Alan Lorber Orchestra :

• The Lotus Palace CD (1967) Big Beat Records CDWIKD 172

Meredith Monk :

• Our Lady of Late CD (1973) Wergo Spectrum SM 1058-50
• Key CD (1977) Lovely Music LCD 1051
• Dolmen Music CD (1981) ECM 1197 78118-21197-2
• Turtle Dreams CD (1983) ECM 1240 78118-21240-2

Orpheus (compilation) :

• The Best of Orpheus CD (1967) Big Beat Records CDWIK2 143

Jim Pepper :

• Comin' and Goin' CD (1983) Rykodisc RCD 10001

Vasant Rai :

• Spring Flowers CD (1976) Universe 45
• Autumn Song CD (1978) Universe 45

The Rainbow Band :

• The Rainbow Band LP (1971) Elektra 74092

Alla Rakha Khan :

• Tabla Solo LP (1977) Vanguard VSD 79385

Buddy Rich :

• Rich a la Rakha CD (1968) Beat Goes On 528

Stephen Roane :

• Portraits (compilation) CD (1980) Mothlight Music 3801

Tony Scott :

• Music For Yoga Meditation And Other Joys CD (1968) Verve 835 371-2
• Tony Scott CD (1970) Verve 145902

Kathy Smith (Kathleen Smith) :

• Some Songs I've Saved LP (1970) Stormy Forest SFS 6003

Titos Sompa :

• Yao! Titos Sompa with the Tanawa Dance Company LP (1978) Vanguard VSD 79415

Ralph Towner with Glen Moore :

• Trios Solos CD (1972) ECM 1025 78118-21025-2

U2 :

• Pop (1997) Island Polygram 314-524 334-2

Various Artists (Chamaeleon Church) - compilation :

• Family Circle Family Tree CD (1968) Big Beat 146

Barry Wedgle :

• Kake LP (1982) Wonderful World Records 1201

Elyse Weinberg :

• Elyse CD (1968) Orange Twin OTR 001

Paul Winter Consort :

• Road CD (1970) A&M CD 0826
• Icarus CD (1972) CBS Epic EK 31643

See also

• Sitar in jazz

External links

• Official website

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Name	Walcott, Collin
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Date of birth	1945
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Date of death	1984
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