Phil Collins around 400 replies. After a lengthy auditioning process, during which he sang backup vocals for applicants, Collins became the band's lead vocalist during the recording of their album "A Trick of the Tail". "A Trick of the Tail" was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 3 in the UK charts and 31 in the U.S; "Rolling Stone" wrote that Genesis had managed to turn the possible catastrophe of Gabriel's departure into their first broad-based American success." For the album's 1976 tour, Collins accepted an offer from former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford to play drums while Collins
The Phil Collins Big Band singing at performances. The group split up in 1999, when Phil Collins started to work on the music for the then upcoming movie, "Tarzan". The group released one album, "A Hot Night in Paris", recorded in 1998 and released in 1999. The footage of Montreux Jazz Festival 1996 was featured as a bonus feature on the 2010 DVD "Phil Collins Live At Montreux". Collins' work with the Phil Collins Big Band received acclaim and "Modern Drummer" readers voted him Big Band drummer of the year in 2000. The Phil Collins Big Band The Phil Collins Big Band was a side