Ed Dix Collection

Description
Tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and financial planner, Ed Dix was born in Kansas City on May 5, 1929. This collection provides an invaluable perspective on the life and work of Bob Brookmeyer as recorded through his friendship with Dix.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Publicity photo of Michael O'Shea

Publicity photo of Michael O'Shea seated on the arm of a chair and looking over the chair's back.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Group around an ABC microphone

Five unidentified white people (four men and one woman) sing around an ABC microphone. One orchestra member can be seen at the lower left behind the group.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-088.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Singer at the microphone

An unidentified white woman in an evening dress singing into an ABC microphone. A clock is seen at the right. She's facing the right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-089.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Ed and Mary Dix in a group photo

Ed and Mary Dix (third couple from the right) in a group of twelve men and women (six men, six women) posing for a photo. They're dressed in suits and evening dresses. Unknown event.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-090.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Portrait Christmas card

Portrait Christmas card featuring a white family along with a line drawing of birch trees and houses in the snow.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-091.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Ed Dix holding a magazine

Ed Dix holding a magazine and looking a the camera. The magazine's back cover features and ad for Passion trombones.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-092.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Photobooth photos of Susan Dix

Photobooth pictures of Susan Dix (likely). In the top photo her head is turned to the left of the photo but eyes are looking back at the camera. In the bottom photo she's facing the camera and smiling widely.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-093.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Studio portrait of Ed Dix

Studio portrait of Ed Dix without his glasses and looking to the right of the photo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-094.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Studio portrait of Ed Dix

Studio portrait of Ed Dix without his glasses. His body's turned to the right of the photo and he's looking over at the camera. Seated with his hands on his lap. The shadow on a saxophone is projected on the wall behind him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-095.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Ed Dix as bandleader

Ed Dix stands at the left holding a baton as bandleader for the big band set up next to him. The band members are all white, all men, except for the bass and piano player and all are in their mid to late teens or very early twenties. Large bird drawings serve as a band identifier
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Ed Dix performing at Carlo's

Ed Dix playing tenor sax with a band. Behind him are an unidentified African American guitarist and drummer.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-097.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Ed Dix and Bob Brookmeyer sheet of photos

Compilation of 12 studio photos with Ed Dix and Bob Brookmeyer with their instruments. In some photos there is only a chair with the instruments set on it.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-098.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Ed Dix and Bob Brookmeyer sheet of photos

Compilation of 12 studio photos with Ed Dix and Bob Brookmeyer with their instruments. In some photos Brookmeyer is seated in a chair, in other photos Dix is holding up a photo of the two of them when they were much younger.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-099.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Ed Dix and Bob Brookmeyer sheet of photos

Compilation of 12 studio photos with Ed Dix and Bob Brookmeyer with their instruments. Brookmeyer has his arm around Dix's shoulder in most photos. Other photos show only an instrument case stood on end.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-100.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275
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Ed Dix and Bob Brookmeyer sheet of photos

Compilation of 12 studio photos with Ed Dix and Bob Brookmeyer with their instruments. In all photos but one they're posing with an instrument case.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_dix_photo-101.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0275