Richard Harrison Collins, also known as Dick Collins, was born on July 19, 1924,
in Seattle, and was an American jazz trumpeter. He studied under Red Nichols and
later with Darius Milhaud, before completing his bachelor's degree in music at
San Francisco State College. He first performed with Earl Gladman’s orchestra
from 1938 to 40 and later with Dave Brubeck from 1946 to 47 and from 1949 to
1950, and Charlie Barnet in 1951. He recorded with Woody Herman from 1954 to
1956 and contributed to sessions for Kenny Clarke and Paul Desmond. He released
his first album under his name, H...