Novelty Masterpieces Of The Gershwin Era

This original collection of Piano tunes from the 1920s and '30s features pieces by three of the era's most popular Piano roll and novelty song artists: Zez Confrey, Pauline Alpert and Rube Bloom. Pianists and music enthusiastsof all ages will rejoice in these charming melodies, selected by Peter Mintun, who provides an informative introduction.

Contents include: Pauline Alpert's Dream of a Doll, March of the Blues, Night of Romance, IvoryTips, Piano Poker, The Merry Minnow, Perils of Pauline and Mindin' the Baby; Rube Bloom's Spring Fever, A Stately Mansion, That Futuristic Rag, Sapphire, Savage in My Soul, Silhouette andSoliloquy;and Zez Confrey's Kitten on the Keys, Dizzy Fingers, My Pet, You Tell 'Em, Ivories, Greenwich Witch, Poor Buttermilk, Stumbling and Coaxing the Piano.