Live Dance Music Improvisations from My Casio DG-100 Keyboard from the year 2016

by Charles Joseph Smith

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1.	"Ay, Revengo A Maria" (Ay, I Come Again To Maria)--Original Flamenco 02:58	info	buy track
2.	"Blue Mambo in C Minor With Added Wah-Wah 04:07	info	buy track
3.	"Blue Mambo in C Minor" 04:07	info	buy track
4.	Cha-Cha in G Minor 05:00	info	buy track
5.	"Crazy Blue Mambo" 02:21	info	buy track
6.	"Cumbia in C minor" 02:21	info	buy track
7.	"Flamenco" 04:46	info	buy track
8.	"Jump Blues" 03:21	info	buy track
9.	"Merengue in F Minor" 03:31	info	buy track
10.	"Original Ballet Music in C Major" 04:31	info	buy track
11.	"Paso Doble With Altered Graphic EQ" 02:17	info	buy track
12.	"Cha-Cha Followed By The Samba" 04:12	info	buy track
13.	"Rumba in F Minor" 02:46	info	buy track
14.	"Samba Only" 02:31	info	buy track
15.	"Tango in C Minor" 02:33	info	buy track

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The Casio DG-100 (DG means "Digital Grand (Piano)") was my go-to digital keyboard to create my own improvisations. That is until I was able to get a brand-new grand piano for myself.

The DG-100 was my way of creating improvisations when I did not have time to do so with my other past go-to keyboard--the Kurzweil PC-88, which they do not make anymore, making this keyboard practically extinct.

But here it is---15 tracks of "music improvisation excitement," focusing mainly on my love of dance music--ranging from jazz to Latin dance and even tango. I hope you enjoy my musical talents on that Casio keyboard while it lasts--through this album! And I hope all of you dance to some of my tracks!!

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released March 12, 2024

The album cover was an excerpt messed-up MIDI realization of "Rebecca Lee", a high-energy jazz piece by me. I used a reverse color scheme to create the black background with white notes and white staves--so a sort of "film noir" feel here.

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Charles Joseph Smith Chicago, Illinois

Charles Joseph Smith is a pianist, composer, arranger, writer, and dancer based in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Smith has been a staple personality in the Chicago arts community for years. He published an autobiography titled "The 88 Keys That Opened Doors," a book which details his experience in the arts as a person living with autism. He was also a recipient of 2 honorarium grants from Elastic Arts. ... more

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