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Average customer rating: Oh, Kitten...it's a Must Have Almost , Nearly, perfect Much more than Kitten On the Keys Zany yet poetic! Brilliant!

Confrey: Piano Music Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Zez Confrey Piano Rolls and Scores Keyboard Wizards Of The Gershwin Era, Vol.4 James Scott: The Complete Works 1903-1922 Complete Stark Rags of Joseph F. Lamb The Original James P. Johnson 1942-1945 ASIN: B00000HZOE Release Date: 1999-01-19

Tracks:

1. Kitten On The Keys
2. Dizzy Fingers
3. Meandering
4. African Suite: I. High Hattin'
5. African Suite: II. Kinda Careless
6. African Suite: III. Mississippi Shivers
7. Jay Walk
8. Sparkling Waters
9. Wise Cracker Suite: I. Yokel Opus
10. Wise Cracker Suite: II. Mighty Lackawanna
11. Wise Cracker Suite: III. The Sheriff's Lament
12. Amazonia
13. Blue Tornado
14. Three Little Oddities: I. Impromptu
15. Three Little Oddities: II. Romanza
16. Three Little Oddities: III. Novelette
17. Coaxing The Piano
18. Stumbling (Paraphrase)
19. Moods Of A New Yorker: I. At Dusk
20. Moods Of A New Yorker: II. Movie Ballet
21. Moods Of A New Yorker: III. Relaxation
22. Moods Of A New Yorker: IV. After Theatre (Tango)
23. Rhythm Venture
24. Fourth Dimension

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Zez Confrey (1895-1971) may not be a household name, but his 1921 masterpiece "Kitten on the Keys" certainly is. The Illinois-born composer studied the classics growing up, but somehow the temptation of Vaudeville sneaked its way into his compositions and he found success writing catchy ragtime miniatures with goofy names ("Wise Cracker Suite," "Dizzy Fingers," "Blue Tornado"). Republic of Georgia pianist Eteri Andjaparidze performs 24 of Confrey's works with technical perfection and plenty of spirit--two requirements for these compositions--but sounds a tad robotic on some numbers. Between "Kitten" and 1959's "Fourth Dimension," Confrey explored blues, rags, Latin rhythms, and--of course--jazz, but the real highlight here is a slow number, the four-movement Moods of a New Yorker. In sum, this a great tribute featuring great music, perfect for fans of George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, Jelly Roll Morton, and Joseph Lamb. --Jason Verlinde

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Oh, Kitten...it's a Must Have.......2004-12-29

Hats off to Naxos for releasing this absolutely perfect tribute to Zez Confrey - it was high time, someone had to do it, and Naxos has done Confrey real justice. One would expect caricature of his work, rather than the respectful, honest, accurate renditions of his work featured on this album.

I discovered my love for Confrey thanks to the Aeolian Hall Birth of Rhapsody in Blue album (another of my reviews covers that great one), which featured a small selection of his compositions. The distinct, unique sound of his work snagged me immediately, and so I was thrilled to come upon this little Naxos treat.

Every piece on the album is sheer delight, but several do stand out from the rest. "Kitten on the Keys" (Confrey's most famous composition, here done full justice), "Meandering" (which just glides and lilts along like feathers on a breeze), "Kinda Careless" (a sensuous, seductive little number), "Yokel Opus" (a snappy little foxtrot), "Coaxing the Piano" (which seems almost an homage to 'Twelfth Street Rag', in a skewed way), "Movie Ballet" (which sounds exactly like its title would suggest), and "Rhythm Venture" (so gracefully syncopated, it's practically a marvel).

Any and all Confrey and jazz fans should consider this album as required listening, and well worth owning. The price alone is reason enough - you cannot go wrong with Naxos' rates. But even if it were four times the price, it would still be a bargain.

Almost , Nearly, perfect.......2003-10-25

Wonderful selection of pieces, most of these are lesser-known Confrey and tend to represent his more "Serious" music. Perhaps because of that the pianist (a superb performer) tends to emphasize their concert qualities over their popular music aspects. This is only a tiny complaint. There's a lot of excellect music here, and at Naxos' low price it's a bargan.

Much more than Kitten On the Keys.......2002-05-16

If you thought an album of Zez Confrey music would be track after track like Dizzy Fingers or Kitten On the Keys, you are in a for a pleasant surprise with this superb CD.

The performances of the said party pieces are fast, furious and fun, but there are also some great blues renditions, and some lyrical, reflective pieces.

I would have preferred if the CD had included a few more of the well-known pieces like My Pet, Poor Buttermilk and You Tell 'Em, Ivories, but the many pieces I had never heard of are interesting, and are played beautifully.

Zany yet poetic!.......2000-09-04

Once again, in its "American Classics" series, Naxos has pulled a pleasant surprise rabbit out of the hat. Zez Confrey must be a new name for virtually everyone, unless they are well past my own age, and I don't go back quite that far. The name was certainly new for me, but a few of the pieces on this disc brought memories flooding back, most likely because my parents once had them coupled on an ancient 78 shellac.

Confrey (1895 - 1971) had been relegated pretty much to the dustbin of history before this release. But he did have his days in the sun between the two world wars. Undoubtedly his brightest moment was when he shared billing with George Gershwin and Paul Whiteman on the occasion of the premiere for Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, where Confrey had the stage in the first half of the concert and Gershwin in the second. For the most part, after that February, 1924 "An Experiment in Modern Music" concert of Whiteman's, the paths of Gershwin and Confrey began to diverge; Gershwin was, to put it simply, an overnight success.

All of the music on this album is fun, and virtually all of it demands virtuosic pianistic ability, which Confrey must certainly have possessed. Listening to it is like taking a trip down memory lane, back to the popular music in the first third of the previous century. There are pieces which have clear roots in ragtime, embellished upon and brought forward by a few decades, and at least a selection or two which sound very much like Gershwin preludes in their "bluesy" feel. It's also clear that Confrey was not unaware of the classical music of the period, because a few of the pieces capture the idioms of the piano music of Rachmaninoff and Ravel of that period (although they soon veer off into "Confrey territory"). If you listen carefully, you'll even hear a passing reference or two to Chopin. But, like the Rachmaninoff and Ravel musical allusions, these too are in fact just "passing references."

But most of the album is pure Confrey-style pianistic wizardry: Fleet fingers, crossing hands, syncopations and rhythmic "irregularities" with the colorfully descriptive titles of "Meandering", "Coaxing the Piano" and "Stumbling." And his two most famous pieces (which, probably, many of us have never heard), "Kitten on the Keys" and "Dizzy Fingers." (In fact, it was "Dizzy Fingers" and "Stumbling" which must have been the coupling on that ancient 78, because they were immediately recognizable.)

Eteri Andjaparidze is an excellent technician in this work, which can be very demanding of technique if it is to be pulled off properly. By and large, she does very well by it. In particular, she succeeds in capturing the passing allusions to the classical piano music of the time. If I had my druthers, I might ask for a little more panache, or insouciance, if you like, in the Confrey specialities noted in the previous paragraph. But who can quibble, especially at the Naxos price, without appearing to be a piker?

Neat stuff for a refreshing change of pace, with an opportunity to hear an hour's worth of music by someone who had been ignored for too long. That's a "get it" recommendation!

Bob Zeidler

Brilliant!.......2000-03-22

I have no idea what Jason Verlinde meant by saying that Eteri Andjaparidze sounds "a tad robotic" on certain pieces on her new Zez Confrey album; indeed, the Republic of Georgia pianist sounds absolutely marvelously free in her interpretations. I cannot hear anything "robotic" at all in her playing. She approaches the intricate syncopations of Confrey's music with dazzling style. She is technically proficient enough to take Confrey's tempi at a furious pace, when necessary, in pieces such as "Kitten on the Keys" and "Dizzy Fingers," and to create a sustained, beautiful flow to the music in such "impressionistic" pieces as "Sparkling Waters" and "Mighty Lackawana." The selections which will remind the listener of Art Deco New York in the 1920's and 1930's, are taken at exactly the right tempo, and Ms. Andjaparidze syncopates the rhythms in a sparkling manner. I was utterly amazed at how a pianist, trained in the Republic of Georgia, could evoke the rhythms and style of American music of this type. But she does! In addition, the piano has been recorded beautifully, with sparkling tone at the treble end, and a rich, full bass. I purchased this CD a few hours after reading Frank Behrens' review. It is a wonderful addition to my collection of American music. I urge you to hear this excellent release. Naxos is to be commended for making it available.

Average customer rating: A Fabulous Introduction to Igor Stravinsky!!

The Essential Igor Stravinsky Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Octets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Septets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Clarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cleveland Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stravinsky: Works for Piano Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms/Symphony in 3 Movements Stravinsky: Three Greek Ballets (Apollo, Agon, Orpheus) Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring, Fireworks, Petrouchka / Ozawa, Tilson Thomas, Chicago Symphony Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments, etc. ASIN: B00008NGAW Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

1. Fireworks, Op.4 - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
2. Danse Infernale De Tous Les Sujets De Kastchei - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
3. Berceuse (L'Oiseau De Feu) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
4. Reveil De Kastchei - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
5. Mort De Kastchei - Profonds Tenebres - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
6. Disparition Du Palais Et Des Sortileges De Kastchei, Animation Des Chevaliers Petrifies Allegresse Generale - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
7. Opening - Philharmonia Orchestra
8. The Shrove-tide Fair - Philharmonia Orchestra
9. The Charlatan's Booth - Philharmonia Orchestra
10. Russian Dance - Philharmonia Orchestra
11. Petrushka's Room - Philharmonia Orchestra
12. Introduction - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
13. Les Augures Printanieres (Danse Des Adolescentes) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
14. Jeu Du Rapt - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
15. Rondes Printanieres - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
16. Jeux Des Cites Rivales - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
17. Cortege Du Sage - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
18. Adoration De La Terre (Le Sage) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
19. Danse De La Terre - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
20. I. Andante - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
21. II. Napolitana - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
22. III. Espanola - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
23. IV. Balalaika - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
24. Ragtime For 11 Instruments - Toni Koves
25. Marche Royale - Columbia Chamber Ensemble
26. Petit Concert - Columbia Chamber Ensemble
27. Piano Rag Music - Igor Stravinsky
28. Sinfonia (Ouverture) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
29. Gavotta Con Due Variazioni - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
30. I. Sinfonia - London Sinfonietta
31. III. Allegro - Philippe Entremont

Tracks:

1. Part I. Exaudi Orationem Meam - London Symphony Chorus
2. IV. Capriccio - Cho-Liang Lin
3. Chant Sants Paroles - Israel Baker
4. Premiere Donne - Cleveland Orchestra
5. I. Tempo Giusto - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
6. III. Allegretto - London Symphony Orchestra
7. The Star-Spangled Banner - The Festival Singers Of Toronto
8. I. Intrada - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
9. Circus Polka (For A Young Elephant) - CBC Symphony Orchestra
10. Scherzo A La Russe - Philharmonia Orchestra
11. III. Con Moto - London Symphony Orchestra
12. I. Allegro Moderato - Benny Goodman
13. Good People, Just A Moment - Colin Tilney
14. Tango - Columbia Jazz Combo
15. Greeting Prelude (For The Eightieth Birthday Of Pierre Monteux) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
16. II. Ma Tu, Cagion Di Quella - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
17. Elegy For J.F.K. - Charles Russo
18. Fanfare For A New Theatre - Robert Nagel
19. II. Exaudi - Donald Gramm
20. III. Dies Irae - Donald Gramm
21. IV. Tuba Mirum - Donald Gramm
22. The Owl And The Pussycat - Robert Craft
23. Stravinsky In His Own Words - John McClure

Customer Reviews:

A Fabulous Introduction to Igor Stravinsky!!.......2004-05-19

Sony Music's "The Essential Igor Stravinsky" truly lives up to its title. This double-CD set includes nearly every important piece of work (either in part or in whole) by the great Russian composer. The set also presents the pieces in chronological order beginning in 1908 with "Fireworks" and ending in 1966 with his final piece, the short but simple "Owl and The Pussycat". In between, there are excerpts from Stravinsky's most famous works including the first part of "The Rite Of Spring" and highlights from the "Firebird" and "Petrushka" ballets. There are also lesser-known works included as well as his harmonically rearranged version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (a rendition which caused a stir in the early 1940's). The entire collection concludes with a rare recorded interview with Igor Stravinsky himself in which he remembers the infamous premere of "The Rite Of Spring".
The CD booklet includes detailed liner notes as well as a written tribute by Trey Anastasio of the band Phish. The sound quality of the recordings is amazing (even on the historic 1934 recording of "Piano Rag Music"). All in all, this an excellent collection of works by the great Igor Stravinsky. In a sense, this compilation gives the composer the 'rock musician' treatment. It's a 'greatest hits' album and a career-spanning retrospective that serves as an ideal introduction to Igor's music. Even if your not a fan of Classical music, it isn't difficult to listen to the works of Stravinsky and not be stirred.
Definitely The Essential Igor Stravinsky!!!

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Tracks:

1. Canon
2. Piano Concerto No. 21 'Elvira Madigan': Andante
3. Coppelia: Notturno
4. String Quintet In C: Adagio - Schubert
5. Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air - Bach
6. Clarinet Concerto: Adagio
7. Symphony No. 8 'Unfinished': Andante con moto - Schubert
8. Concerto, Op. 9, No. 2: Adagio
9. Orpheus And Eurydice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

Tracks:

1. Thais: Meditation
2. Romance In G, Op. 26
3. The Last Spring
4. Minuet
5. Serenade, Op. 3, No. 5
6. Poeme, Op. 41, No. 6
7. Elegiac Melody No. 1
8. Serenade For String Orchestra: Elegia
9. I Love You
10. La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours

Tracks:

1. Adagio
2. Romance In F Minor, Op. 11
3. Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song
4. Romance For Violin No. 2 In F, Op. 50
5. Rosamunde: Ballet Music In G
6. Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

Tracks:

1. Peer Gynt: Morning
2. Standchen (Serenade)
3. Mozartiana Suite: Preghiera (Ave Verum)
4. Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
5. Piano Concerto No. 23 In A,, 2nd Movement
6. Rosamunde: Intermezzo
7. Violin Concerto In E Minor, 2nd Movement
8. Serenade For String Orchestra, 1st Movement
9. L'Arlesienne, Suite No. 2: Intermezzo
10. Concierto de Aranjuez, 2nd Movement
11. Trout Quintet: Theme And Variations

Tracks:

1. The Tales Of Hoffman: Barcarolle
2. Valse Triste
3. Liebestraum No. 3 In A Flat
4. Minuet
5. Oboe Concerto In D Minor (Excerpt)
6. Piano Sonata, No. 8 'Pathetique', 2nd Movement
7. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
8. Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia
9. Ave Maria
10. Horn Concerto No. 3, 2nd Movement
11. Symphony No. 1, 3rd Movement
12. Traumerei
13. Peer Gynt: Ase's Death
14. Xerxes: Largo
15. Symphony No. 9, 'From The New World', 2nd Movement

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Tracks:

1. Salut d'amour/Liebesgrub Op.12
2. Liebesfreud
3. Liebesleid
4. Schon Rosmarin
5. It's Peaceful Here, Op. 21 No.7
6. Vocalise, Op.34 No.14
7. Melodie, Op.42 No.3
8. Valse sentimentale, Op.51, No.6
9. Valse scherzo, Op.34
10. Meditation (from Thais)
11. La capricieuse, Op. 17
12. Lotus Land, Op.47, No.1
13. Alt-Wien
14. Valse Sentimentale
15. Romantic Pieces, Op.75
16. Romantic Pieces, Op.75
17. Romantic Pieces, Op.75
18. Romantic Pieces, Op.75
19. 2 Hungarian Dances (Nos.9 & 6)
20. 2 Hungarian Dances (Nos.9 & 6)
21. Hymne zur Verherrlichung des groben Joachim

Average customer rating: remarkable evocation of a bygone style Wodehouse the magnificent The Rolls Royce of Zez Confrey recordings.

Zez Confrey Piano Rolls and Scores Manufacturer: Warner Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Confrey: Piano Music Keyboard Wizards Of The Gershwin Era, Vol.4 James Scott: The Complete Works 1903-1922 American Beauties: The Rags of Joseph Lamb Complete Stark Rags of Joseph F. Lamb ASIN: B00007KMNW Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

1. Dizzy Fingers
2. The Red Lantern
3. By The Waters Of The Minnetonka
4. Novelette
5. Waltz Mirage
6. Greenwich Witch
7. Afghanistan
8. Kitten On The Keys
9. Kinda Careless
10. The Sheik Of Araby
11. Heaven's Garden
12. Stumbling
13. Jaywalk
14. Tap Dance Of The Chimes
15. Humorestless
16. That Thing Called Love
17. Midsummer's Nightmare
18. Tricks
19. Coaxing The Piano
20. Concert Etude
21. My Pet
22. Relaxation
23. Fantasy Of Today

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remarkable evocation of a bygone style.......2003-07-25

In some ways, Artis Wodehouse's Disklavier realization of Zez Confrey's lighter-than-air pianistic joyrides is an even more impressive accomplishment than her previous restorations of Gershwin and Jelly Roll Morton piano rolls. Confrey's novelty style seems the truest musical embodiment of F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is fascinating to hear the spirit of the 20s come to life in such a nerve titillating way. Especially remarkable are the selections hand played by Ms. Wodehouse into the Disklavier. Though they are designated on the jacket liner notes, by ear it is impossible to tell the difference-- a tribute to the complete success and seamless integrity of her stylistic resurrection.

Wodehouse the magnificent.......2003-04-25

I've heard Artis Wodehouse play in other venues and she is an artist of the most amazing versatility and profound knowledge, not to mention astounding energy. This CD is exciting to listen to, friends play in their workplaces to add zip to life there. It will bring you tremendous enjoyment.

The Rolls Royce of Zez Confrey recordings........2003-04-10

If you already know and enjoy Zez Confrey's music, this disc belongs in your collection. If Confrey is unknown to you, this disc still belongs in your collection, unless of course you find joyful, exuberant piano music to be repugnant.

For those new to Confrey, here's a brief description:

Edward Elzear Confrey (known to all as Zez) was a self-described composer of novelty piano music, his way of trying to describe music that was at once influenced by ragtime, early jazz, popular songs, and classical composers, particularly Debussy and MacDowell. His music rarely if ever aspires to emotional profundity, but its sheer joy, bounce, and tunefulness make it hard to put down once you've started, whether as listener or pianist. As an amateur pianist, I've been playing Zez Confrey's music for 20 years. The reactions I have gotten from people over the years have been consistently the same; "Wow! Who wrote that?", and "Are there recordings of this music I can buy?". Now, this disc gives me an easy answer to the second question.

This disc is Artis Wodehouse's fourth disc devoted to her amazing humanized piano rolls. The first two covered a good cross-section of George Gershwin's piano rolls, while a third was a collection of piano rolls by Jelly Roll Morton. This is easily her finest work since the first "Gershwin plays Gershwin" disc in 1993.

Zez Confrey, like his contemporaries George Gershwin and Jelly Roll Morton, left behind a well-rounded collection of acoustic gramophone recordings as well as paper piano rolls. The least sophisticated of these paper rolls merely captured the notes that the pianist played and nothing more. Once the roll was published and sold, it was the job of the consumer, operating his or her own reproducing piano, to mechanically add pedaling, rubato, and dynamics as he or she saw fit. However, the most sophisticated reproducing rolls captured not only the notes but the pedaling, rubato, and dynamics used by the pianist, often with uncanny accuracy. All paper rolls allowed the pianist the option of post-production editing, e.g., removing wrong notes, and in popular music such as this, adding dazzling "third hand" counterpoint effects that made the end result unplayable by a human pianist. Confrey was one the best at this, and he uses this technique liberally throughout the rolls on this disc. (For those of you familiar with Confrey's "Kitten on the Keys" or "Dizzy Fingers" in their standard published versions, you're in for a treat once you hear Confrey's souped up three-handed versions presented here.) Still, even the best of these paper rolls played back on the best reproducing pianos could never be mistaken by an astute listener for a human being (two-handed or otherwise). There was always a discernible gap between playing produced in the human realm and that of the mechanical realm, that is until relatively recently. The explosion of digital technology has allowed such things as computerized reproducing pianos like the Yamaha Disklavier to become a readily available reality. Recordings made and played back on such pianos are virtually indistinguishable from live human performances. It wasn't long before people like Artis Wodehouse starting exploring ways to apply this technology to the old paper rolls, finally enabling listeners to experience what it might have been like to hear pianists like Gershwin, Morton, and Confrey recorded in the flesh, and in modern sound. By taking the information encoded on these old paper rolls and feeding it into a Yamaha Disklavier system, she has been able narrow the gap between human playing and mechanical playing to the point of near nonexistence. Through careful study of Confrey's actual playing from acoustic recordings, Wodehouse has softened the mechanical edges, painstakingly adding those qualities that distinguished Confrey's playing in the flesh, effectively making each roll indistinguishable from an actual human performance.

On the first Gershwin disc from 1993, several of the rolls she chose had been previously recorded in their original paper roll form. Having heard these original paper roll recordings, listening to Artis Wodehouse's humanized versions of these same rolls was like seeing an old film before and then after restoration. In short, it was a revelation.

This new Zez Confrey disc easily lives up to these high standards Wodehouse set for herself, indeed this disc may even set the bar higher. This time around, not only is Wodehouse working from two different types of paper rolls, she is actually playing some of the pieces herself, works that Confrey did not record, but that deserve a place on any disc of Confrey's music. The joyful bounce and rhythmic snap of her playing so perfectly matches Confrey's own playing that it becomes impossible to tell which tracks are hers and which are Confrey's. The result is an amazingly seamless and unified blend of musicianship, scholarship, technological know-how, with an astute understanding of the individual elements that made Confrey's playing unique. Whether as pianist or digital editor, with this CD, Wodehouse has done more for Confrey's music than has anyone before her. The results are well worth hearing.

Average customer rating: Get this CD! what does that mean fluff? OK, we're hooked....give us more

Three Moods of the Noisettes Noisettes Manufacturer: Fontana Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Garage Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: What's the Time Mr. Wolf? Don't Give Up Sister Rosetta (Capture the Spirit), Pt. 1 Scratch Your Name The Good, the Bad & the Queen ASIN: B000AA4H9A Release Date: 2005-08-30

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1. Don't Give Up
2. Monte Christo
3. Signs
4. Burn
5. Don't Give Up [CD-ROM Track]

Customer Reviews:

Get this CD!.......2006-10-19

You will not reget it. I love this cd! The drummer, Jamie, is absolutely marvelous. The way this power trio blend their ideas so beautifully while rocking you like no other is amazing. Check this out.

what does that mean fluff?.......2005-12-03

If you could put the white stripes and edie brickell and the new bohemians in a jar and shake it up, then poor it out onto a cd, this is damn close to what it would sound like.

OK, we're hooked....give us more.......2005-11-16

I know, it's only a four song ep.
I know, lots of bands have four good songs.
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This band is special. Really special. Forget the attempts to describe them by comparing them to other bands (Billie Holliday on PCP? Grace Jones? yeah yeah yeahs?), this band is the real deal and sound like no one else. A perfect blend of punk, soul, and blues,this is great music. More songs please. Please?

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Moods The Three Sounds Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Blue Note 1600 Presents Bottoms Up! Good Deal Complete Blue Hour Sessions Ballad Essentials ASIN: B00074C66A Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. Love for Sale
2. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
3. On Green Dolphin Street
4. Loose Walk
5. Li'l Darlin'
6. I'm Beginning to See the Light
7. Tammy's Breeze
8. Sandu - Gene Harris, The Three Sounds

Album Description

Remastered limited edition CD. Blue Note. 2005.

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Igor Stravinsky: Composer & Performer, Vol. 3 Manufacturer: Andante ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Octets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Septets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Clarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music New York Philharmonic Orchestra | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Igor Stravinsky: Composer & Performer, Volume II ASIN: B00019EYNY Release Date: 2004-04-20

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Moods The Three Sounds Manufacturer: Toshiba ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000074GD Release Date: 2000-10-25

Tracks:

1. Love for Sale
2. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
3. On Green Dolphin Street
4. Loose Walk
5. Li'l Darlin'
6. I'm Beginning to See the Light
7. Tammy's Breeze
8. Sandu - Gene Harris, The Three Sounds

Album Details

20 bit digitally remastered.

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