When Fresh Sound released two lost Dick Collins albums from 1954 on RCA nearly 15 years ago, the sound was just satisfactory. Some of the instrumentation seemed suppressed in the background, but it wasn't a huge deal. More important was having these precious recordings by the West Coast trumpeter in the digital format. [Photo above of Dick Collins]
Now, …
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