Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Description
This collection features numerous publicity and promotional shots issued by Capitol Records, and is especially valuable for the research of the early history of the record industry during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as the development of jazz and popular music.
Member of
LaBudde Special Collections
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Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey

Publicity photo of Tommy Dorsey playing trombone and Jimmy Dorsey playing saxophone. Both are wearing tuxedos. Tommy is standing above Jimmy.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0583.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Tommy Dorsey

Headshot of Tommy Dorsey looking to the side and wearing a light colored jacket and tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0588.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Tommy Dorsey

Headshot of Tommy Dorsey smiling and looking to the side. Dorsey is wearing a black tuxedo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0589.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Jimmy Dorsey playing saxophone

A slightly out of focus photograph from the side of Jimmy Dorsey playing clarinet. Dorsey is wearing a tuxedo and looking to the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0580.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Jimmy Dorsey playing saxophone

Jimmy Dorsey wearing a tweed jacket and sailor hat while playing saxophone in front of a curtain and next to a Mutual microphone.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0581.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Tommy Dorsey playing trombone on stage

A photograph from below of Tommy Dorsey playing trombone on stage with unidentified musicians in the background. Dorsey is playing into a microphone with his eyes shut.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0586.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Tommy Dorsey playing trombone on stage

A photograph from the side of Tommy Dorsey playing trombone on stage with an unidentified musician in the background. Dorsey is wearing a tuxedo shirt and looking down at a music stand.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0587.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Philip Dorn conducting

Philip Dorn in a 3/4 turn looking toward camera while conducting an orchestra of unidentified white musicians in front of him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0576.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Philip Dorn conducting

Philip Dorn facing an unidentified orchestra with his hands extended and looking to the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0577.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Tommy Dorsey

Publicity photo of Tommy Dorsey seated and turning forward while smiling. Dorsey is wearing a light colored jacket and tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0590.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Tommy Dorsey, Dave Dexter, and Jimmy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey, Dave Dexter, and Jimmy Dorsey at studio tables with microphones and water pitchers. Dexter is holding a cigarette and looking to the side.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0585.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Jimmy Dorsey playing clarinet

Jimmy Dorsey playing clarinet and looking to the side. Dorsey is wearing a suit jacket.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0584.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Tommy Dorsey playing trombone

King of Swing: Musical melodies to fit the taste of America's dancing feet, whether it's swing or sweet, are contributed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Technicolor extravaganza, "Broadway Rhythm," by Tommy Dorsey, the Sentimental Gentleman of Swing, and his orchestra. Heading the cast of the gay musical are George Murphy and Ginny Simms. Others contributing music or merriment are Charles Winninger, Ben Blue and Nancy Walker, Gloria De Haven and Kenny Bowers, Lena Horne and Eddie "Rochester" Anders, Hazel Scott, and Bunny Waters. Roy Del Ruth directed "Broadway Rhythms," which is brought to the screen by Producer Jack Cummings (from photo transfer).
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0593.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Tommy Dorsey in a crowd

Tommy Dorsey standing in a crowd of unidentified people in a studio. Dorsey is turned to the side and talking.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0594.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021
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Tommy Dorsey with trumpet

Publicity photo of Tommy Dorsey holding a trombone and facing forward while looking to the side. Dorsey is wearing a light colored jacket and tie.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dexter_photo-0591.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0021