ZEZ CONFREY: 12 Novelty Piano Solos (1921-1924)

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ABOUT THIS BOOK: ZEZ CONFREY: 12 Novelty Piano Solos (1921-1924) (editor’s preface, 49 pages of music) presents Zez Confrey’s twelve most popular novelty piano solos from the exciting era of the 1920s. (The “novelty” style evolved from classic ragtime, of which Confrey was its first pioneer.) These beautiful and meticulous engravings are reproduced from the original editions, making this an historically accurate Urtext of the highest quality (no fingerings provided). Pianists, students, teachers, and ragtime aficionados will marvel at the clarity and legibility of this fine authoritative edition of exciting and entertaining solos from the pioneer of the novelty ragtime style. Contents include:

1. My Pet (1921)
2. Kitten on the Keys (1921)
3. You Tell ‘Em, Ivories (1921)
4. Greenwich Witch (1921)
5. Poor Buttermilk (1921)
6. Stumbling (Paraphrase) (1922)
7. Coaxing the Piano (1922)
8. Dizzy Fingers (1923)
9. Nickel in the Slot (1923)
10. High Hattin’ (1924) (from “African Suite)
11. Kinda Careless (1924) (from “African Suite”)
12. Mississippi Shivers (1924) (from “African Suite”)