Victor matrix BVE-26259. Kitten on the keys / Zez Confrey Orchestra

TitleSource
Kitten on the keys (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Zez Confrey (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Zez Confrey Orchestra (Musical group)
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)
Zez Confrey (leader)
Milton Rettenberg (instrumentalist : piano)Takes 13-16.
Jack Shilkret (instrumentalist : piano)Takes 13-16.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: Takes 11 and 12: Violin, 3 saxophones, 2 cornets, trombone, 2 pianos, tuba, banjo, and traps
    Takes 13-16: 3 violins, cello, flute, 3 saxophones, 2 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, 2 pianos, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
For takes 1-10, see B-26259.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/3/1927 New York, New York 11 Destroy
6/3/1927 New York, New York 12 Hold
6/16/1927 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 13 Hold
6/16/1927 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 14 Master Gramophone B-5354 10-in.
6/16/1927 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 14 Master Victor 20777 10-in.
6/16/1927 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 15 Destroy
6/16/1927 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 16 Destroy

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-26259. Kitten on the keys / Zez Confrey Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800000155/BVE-26259-Kitten_on_the_keys.

Victor matrix BVE-26259. Kitten on the keys / Zez Confrey Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800000155/BVE-26259-Kitten_on_the_keys.

"Victor matrix BVE-26259. Kitten on the keys / Zez Confrey Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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