Zez Confrey: original piano solo recordings

Discussions on Records, Recording, & Artists
Post Reply
User avatar
beaumonde
Victor III
Posts: 616
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:13 pm
Location: On Chicago's South Side

Zez Confrey: original piano solo recordings

Post by beaumonde »

Here are transfers of my three Zez Confrey acoustic Brunswick 78s, all recorded in about 1921, and all (of course) featuring original novelty ragtime compositions.

Kitten on the Keys Brunswick 2082 (ca. 1/21)
http://www.box.net/shared/0plqis6lt0

My Pet Br 2082 (ca. 1/21)
http://www.box.net/shared/a34fsi7frh

Poor Buttermilk Br 2112 (ca. 6/21)
http://www.box.net/shared/2ix3pv1z98

You Tell Em Ivories Br 2112 (ca. 6/21)
http://www.box.net/shared/zknc9bk5hb

Coaxing the Piano Br 2167 (ca. 12/21)
http://www.box.net/shared/eq98vpjze4

Greenwich Witch Br 2167 (ca. 12/21)
http://www.box.net/shared/m933uz6khs

Enjoy!
Adam

gramophoneshane
Victor VI
Posts: 3463
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:21 pm

Re: Zez Confrey: original piano solo recordings

Post by gramophoneshane »

Zez was a grear pianist. Here's the Edison DD recording of Kitten on the keys.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMhqAybp0Y

Neophone
Victor III
Posts: 517
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:13 pm
Location: City Point by the Sea
Contact:

Re: Zez Confrey: original piano solo recordings

Post by Neophone »

Adam,

Wonderful transfers. I very much enjoyed them. Shane great clip! Thank you both.

Regards,
John

Listening to the Victrola fifteen minutes a day will alter and brighten your whole life.
Use each needle only ONCE!


antiquekid3
Victor Jr
Posts: 28
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:29 pm
Location: Alabama

Re: Zez Confrey: original piano solo recordings

Post by antiquekid3 »

Yay! How great! Just like some piano rolls, cut by Scott Joplin on his own works, I guess! But times have changed! Maybe we'll develop some new recording method that is a bit louder than these current 78 rpm records! :)

Post Reply