Ron Collier, OC (July 3, 1930 – October 22, 2003) was a Canadian jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger.
[1][2] He performed in and led a number of jazz groups, and created orchestrations for and recorded with Duke Ellington.
[4] The first jazz musician to receive a Canada Council grant, he studied orchestration in New York in 1961 and 1962.
[7][8] Duke Ellington performed with the Ron Collier Orchestra on the 1969 album North of the Border in Canada.
[4][12] Collier composed the scores to the films Face-Off (1971), A Fan's Notes (1972), and Paperback Hero (1973).