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!
Zez Confrey: original piano solo recordings
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Re: Zez Confrey: original piano solo recordings
Zez was a grear pianist. Here's the Edison DD recording of Kitten on the keys.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMhqAybp0Y
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMhqAybp0Y
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Re: Zez Confrey: original piano solo recordings
Adam,
Wonderful transfers. I very much enjoyed them. Shane great clip! Thank you both.
Regards,
John
Wonderful transfers. I very much enjoyed them. Shane great clip! Thank you both.
Regards,
John
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Re: Zez Confrey: original piano solo recordings
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!