School of Syncopation - Jazz, Stride, Novelties & the Like

[liveforpiano]

Dear Frank,
Thank you for your personal notes on Zez Confrey. I only know a few of his compositions but those few have been with me for many years.
Thank you also for the pieces you have given to us as well. I have not looked at them yet, just downloaded them, but I am sure I shall get a lot of pleasure from playing them.
Peter (liveforpiano)

[fhimpsl]

Dear Peter,

You are most welcome!! The more of this music we save the better, and I think PianoPhilia is just the place for it. I wish you much happy playing!

Frank

[JeffL]

A question about the Ronnie Schiff album [ Of which I secured a copy a while ago at a cost i dont want to remember. ..]
it has been out of print" forever" and used copies sell for real fortune on ebay.
ANy chance a reprint could exist someday ?
I wrote to the editor a few years ago about that[chapell if I rememebr it well] but never received an answer...

jf

[fhimpsl]

Hi Jeff,

In reference to the Ronnie Schiff Zez Confrey collected works album, sad to say I doubt whether this book will be re-published. It was originally put out by Belwyn-Mills, and did not sell well at all (regardless of the wonderful content). Belwyn-Mills was acquired by another publisher a few years after the book came out (Warner Bros. possibly). I believe Chappell was the UK agent for the publication, although I've never seen a Chappell edition of the book. I've seen this happen over and again with many ragtime, jazz, and classical folios as well. The rule of thumb is to grab them while the grabbing is good, because sadly many of these efforts end up having limited circulation. I am glad you were able to obtain the book by Ebay at least, even if the cost was high...you have the music.

All best,
Frank

[JeffL]

Franck,
thanks for the reply ,
YOu were right I wrote to Belwinn Mills I checked on my copy I was mentionning Chapell in previous post " out of [ bad] memory but I had doubt, even while I was typing.
This book is amazing tough...even if I play little stride/Novelties it is always close to the piano for some "play through" to light up a mood after a long day
jf
I will print the stuff you are puting here too but I really hate stride because I cannot reach 10'th...and despise to be reminded of that fact almost every bars..

[thalbergmad]

I will print the stuff you are puting here too but I really hate stride because I cannot reach 10'th...and despise to be reminded of that fact almost every bars..

I remember a documentary on the TV years ago about Fats Waller, where some old stride player claimed some players actually cut the webbing between their fingers to help reach a 10th and some had a small little finger extension. Don't know if this is true or whether it would even work, but i don't think I will experiment although I wish my 10ths were a little easier.

Fats himself had no problem in this department.

Thal

[fhimpsl]

Here is the most beautiful "London Suite" composed by Thomas "Fats" Waller. It was composed by Waller during one of his extremely successful visits to the UK during the late 1930s, but not published until after his death. It contains some ravishingly beautiful melodies and deserves a place on every stride pianist's bookshelf.


Frank

Waller - London Suite.pdf

[alpha]

Thank you for this- I've been seeking this score for about 10 years.

[thalbergmad]

A couple of years ago, I spent hours making pdf's from the images posted on the Cy Walter site.

Never bothered posting them here as there was not much interest in that sort of thing then, but it appears there is now so here they are.

Thal

Cy Walter - Green - I'm Yours.pdf

Cy Walter - Green - Body & Soul.pdf

Cy Walter - Gershwin - Liza.pdf

Cy Walter - Gershwin - Embraceable You.pdf

Cy Walter - Gershwin - Clap Yo' Hands.pdf

Cy Walter - Gershwin - Bidin' My Time.pdf

Cy Walter - Carmichael - Heart & Soul.pdf

Cy Walter - Begin the Beguine.pdf

Cy Walter - Arlen - That Old Black Magic.pdf

Cy Walter - Arlen - Blues in the Night.pdf

[thalbergmad]

On a totally unrelated matter, I can confirm through personal experience that pouring olive oil into your ears does not actually assist in removing wax.

Hoping this is of assistance.

Thal

Cy Walter - Rodgers - Lover.pdf

Cy Walter - Rodgers - Blue Room.pdf

Cy Walter - Penthouse Serenade.pdf

Cy Walter - Music For Twilight.pdf

Cy Walter - Mrs Malaprop.pdf

Cy Walter - Meyer - Kahn - Crazy Rhythm.pdf

Cy Walter - Mancini - Moon River.pdf

Cy Walter - It could happen to you.pdf

Cy Walter - Isn't it Romantic.pdf

Cy Walter - Henderson - The Birth of the Blues.pdf