Photo: Unnamed photographer for Bain News Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Pianists · 1895–1971

Zez Confrey

American composer and pianist (1895–1971)

Born: 3 April 1895
Peru
Died: 22 November 1971
Lakewood
Country: United States
Record labels: Victor Talking Machine Company
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Zez Confrey was a jazz musician who played piano. Zez Confrey was born on 3 April 1895 in Peru and died on 22 November 1971 in Lakewood. The music is usually filed under ragtime. Record labels: Victor Talking Machine Company.

Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey (3 April 1895 – 22 November 1971) was an American composer and performer of novelty piano and jazz music. His most noted works were "Kitten on the Keys" and "Dizzy Fingers." Studying at the Chicago Musical College and becoming enthralled by French impressionists played a critical role in how he composed and performed music.

Read the full article on Wikipedia ↗ · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Discography

Studio and live albums

Piano Music 1999

Historic 78 rpm records

piano rhythms Carles · Razaf · Layton · Parish · Kahn · Lawrence · Wallace · Bowman archive.org ↗
Frank Froeba Layton · Williams · Jones · Carle · Wagner · Wallace · Weeks · Parish archive.org ↗
Stumbling Frank Froeba · Zez Confrey archive.org ↗
KITTEN ON THE KEYS H. PERRELLA & R. TURNER · ZEZ CONFREY · 1926 archive.org ↗
Kitten on the Keys Raffael Mendez, his Trumpet and His All-Star Jazz Orchestra · D… · 1945 archive.org ↗
KITTEN ON THE KEYS VINCENT LOPEZ and his Orchestra · Zez Confrey · 1946 archive.org ↗
Kitten On The Keys The Stan Freeman Trio · Stan · Zez Confrey · 1947 archive.org ↗