1. David Smith, Pianist
New York, New York
DavidSmith208@Gmail.com
(347) 684-6872
YouTube: Twav1d
Education:
Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Bachelor of Music, Music Theory
Juilliard School of Music
Advanced Piano Study, Evening School
Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute
Harpsichord, Recorder
Experience:
Piano Music for Dinner Parties:
Meadow Ridge, Redding CT
Northway, Petit Trianon Deux, White House, 406 North Street, Greenwich CT
Tannenbaum House, 4 Old Round Hill Lane, Greenwich CT
Connecticut Recorder Society
Westport Community Band, Percussion and Trumpet
Chamber Music Society of America
Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute
On Youtube: @Twav1d
On SoundCloud: @Twav1d
GigMasters.com David Smith
2. New additions to playlist or repertoire 2016:
Horace Silver, Jazz Piano
John Coltrane for Piano
Diana Krall, Live in Paris
Carol King Tapestry
Johann Nepomuk Hummel Sonatas and Piano Pieces
Couperin Harpsichord pieces
More Ludovico Einaudi
3. More Astor Piazzolla
Repertoire Prior to 2016:
French Tango
Argentine Tango ( Astor Piazzolla)
Spanish Tango
Spanish Classical
Ragtime (Scott Joplin, Chas Hunter, Women Composers of Ragtime)
Boogie Boogie
New Age (Ludivico Einaudi)
Bossa Nova (Jobim)
Jazz
New Orleans Jazz Piano
Jazz Christmas
Classical (Chopin)
Harpsichord
Vocal Music and Broadway
Pop and Piano Bar
Italian Café and Opera
Blues
4. Movie Songs
French Songs
Scottish and Irish & Folk
French Tango:
Aie Aie Tango by C. Savage & Pia del Moro
El Choclo ( The Corn Cob) by Angel G Villoldo, Argentine Tango, Tango Criollo para piano,
1903 Original words about corn cob is food, A flat, slow tango
Insaisissable by H. Ithier
Joue Contre Joue by Jacques Plante, 1946 Yuette Giraud singer,
La Madone D’Amour, Vintage Tango, by Jacques Cahan, Theo Lecompte
La Paloma ( The Dove), by Sabastian Iradier (Yradier), 1863, written in Cuba?, also as No
More by Elvis Presley, Doves seen flying from Persian ship by Greeks (carries love note upon
death), Spanish Tango
Ma Rosa D’ Alsace by R. Trabucco & M. Denoux, Fast and slow
Pour Sur by Emile Prud’Homme, slow
Sacre Tango by Rene Denoncin, singer Lucienne Delyle, brightly
Simple Tango by A. Verchuren & T. Murena
Si Tu Reviens, 1935, by Tiarko Richepin, see singer Reda Caire and Rina Ketty
Tango Fleur Bleue by Armandino & Llanos Malendo
Tango Gitano by Fernand Bonifay
Tango Maison by Andre Verchuren & Georges Ghesten
Tango Musette by Jo Moutet & Andre Verchuren
Tango De Souvenir by Rene Denoncin, moderato
5. Tango Pour Madame by T. Murena & A. Verchuren, slow
Telephonez Moi Cherie by J. Ledru & R. Denoncin
Un Tango D’Autrefois by Jo Privat & R. Duchesne
Une Simple Carte Postale by R. Denoncin
Argentine Tango: Astor Piazzolla:
Black Book:
Puck Arrabal ( A Midsummer Night’s Dream) fast
El Viaje, slow
History of the Tango
Café Bordel 1900, fast
Café 1930
Red Book
Vuelvo Al Sur
Street Tango, fast
Sheet Music
La Muerte del Angel, fast and slow
Invierno Porteno, sheet music
Milonga del Angel B minor, slow
Verano Porteno B minor
Otono Porteno, slow
Por Una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel
Yellow Book:
Adios Nonino by Yves Paul Martial Puech and Astor Piazzolla
Decarismo by Astor Piazzolla, fast
Calambre by Astor Piazzolla
Dernier Lamento by Roger Auguste, Charles Desbois, Albert Abraham, Ben Soussan and Astor
Piazzolla
Gulinay by Astor Piazzolla
6. El Mundo De Los Dos by Albino Alberto Gomez and Astor Piazzolla
Greenwich by Albert Abraham, Ben Soussan, Andre Psieto and Astor Piazzolla
Nuevo Mundo by Astor Piazzolla
Presentania by Robert Auguste Engel and Astor Piazzolla
Quand Tu Liras Ces Mots (Rosa Rio) by Juan Carlos La Madrid and Astor Piazzolla
Recuerdo New York by Astor Piazzolla
Revirado by Astor Piazzolla, rubato, slow
Romantico Idilio (Sans ta presence) by Guy Favreau, Albert Abraham, Ben Soussan and Astor
Piazzolla
Tangouisimo by Astor Piazzolla
Te Quiero Tango by Astor Piazzolla
Spanish Tango:
Dengozo by Ernesto Nazareth
Dream Tango (Tango Du Reve) by E.V. Malderen
Ama Pola (Pretty Little Poppy) by Joseph M. Lacal
Adios Muchachus (Farewell Boys) by Sanders (Spanish)
A Media Luz by Emilio Donato, flowing
El Choclo (Another version) by A.G. Villoldo
Irressitible by Luiz Logatti
The Moon was Yellow (And the Night was Yound) by Fred E. Allert
La Comparsita by G.H. Matus Rodriquez ( Not liked by Piazzolla)
Spanish Classical
Tango in D Major, Op. 165 #2 from Six Album Leaves, Albeniz, 1890
Granada (Serenata), Suite Espagnole, Albeniz
Zambra, Extraite de Douze Pieces Caracteristiques, Albeniz
Cantos de Espana, Prelude g minor Op. 232 Asturias (Leyenda) Albeniz
Mallorca Op 202 Albeniz F# minor
Triana, Albeniz
7. Melancolica, Danze Espagnole #12, E. Granados
Spanish Dance, No. 2 c minor E. Granados
Playera ( Spanish Dance) Op 5 no 5 E Granados
Malaquena Spanish Suite Andalucia, Ernesto Lecuona
A.D Murillo, No 6 “Jota” Granados D Major
Ragtime:
Scott Joplin: Not Fast: Swipesy, Peacherine Rag, The Easy Winners, 2 step, slow, Elite Syn-
copations, Maple Leaf Rag, Wall Street Rag, Mexican Serenade (is a tango)
Chas Hunter: Tickled to Death, Possum & Taters A Ragtime Feast, Cum Bac
Casa Loma Stomp by E. Eugene Gifford
Women Composers of Ragtime:
Pickles and Peppers (1906) by Adaline Sheperd (1883-1950)
Wireless Rag (1909) by Adaline Sheperd (1883 – 1950)
Hoosier Rag (1907) by Julia Lee Niebergall (1886-1968)
Sleepy Lou (1906) by Irene M. Giblin (1888-1974)
Richmond Rag (1909) by May Frances Aufderheide (1888-1972)
A Totally Different Rag (1910) by May Frances Aufderheide (18882-1972)
Boogie Woogie
Woodchopper’s Ball by Woody Herman, Joe Bishop
Boogie Woogie’s Cocktail by Ken Kersey
The Fives by George W. Thomas & Hersal Thomas
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Don Raye & Hughie Prince
Cow-Cow Boogie by Don Raye, Gene DePaul and Benny Carter
8. New Age:
Divenire by Ludivico Einaudi
Primavera by Ludivico Einaudi
Oltremare by Ludivico Einaudi
Second Nature by Joel Forrester
Bossa Nova ( Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Girl from Ipanema
How Insensitive
Meditation
Quiet Night & Quiet Star
Wave
Jazz:
Don’t Get Around Much Any More by Bob Russell & Duke Ellington, moderato
Early Autumn by Ralph Burns & Woody Herman, slowly
Fly me to the Moon, Bart Howard, 1954, identified with Frank Sinatra
I’m Beginning to see the Light, Don Georges, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, Harry James,
1944 played slow by Ellington, faster by Ella Fitzgerald
Satin Doll by Duke Ellington
Undecided by Charles Shavers, moderato, lively
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Beautiful Love, (Crimes & Misdemeanors Woody Allen) , slow
I’m Making Believe, 1944 Film, Sweet & Lowdown, Lynn Bari
9. I Love the Way You’re Breaking My Heart, 2006 Film Bernard & Doris
One Day you Look Around, Louis Califano, slow
Whisper Not, slow
Broadway by Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae & Henri Woode, Moderato, lively
Billy Boy by Red Garland
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Anything Goes by Cole Porter, brightly
Embraceable You by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin, moderately slow
Falling in Love with Love by Richard Rodgers, relaxed jazz waltz
I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
In the Still of the Night by Cole Porter
My Funny Valentine by Richard Rodgers
So In Love by Cole Porter
Someone to Watch over me by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
When I fall in Love by Victor Young
With a Song in my heart by Richard Rodgers
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got that Swing) from Sphisticated Ladies by Duke Ellington &
Irving Mills, lively
Autumn Leaves by Joseph Kosna, French and English lyrics, slow, sheet music
Passing Through Erroll Garner, played fast by Erroll Garner
My Foolish Heart, 1949 Victor Young, see Bill Evans Youtube and Jazz Transcript
Somewhere over the Rainbow
So What by Miles Davis
Skating in Central Park by John Lewis
A Ballad by Gerry Mulligan
Nearness to You, Society style
Prelude by Gershwin
10. Sunny by Bobby Hebb
1940s:
At Last (1942) by Harry Warren
Come Rain or Come Shine (1946) by Harold Arlen
How About You (1941) by Burton Lane
How High the Moon (1940) by Morgan Lewis
Laura (1945) by David Raksin
You Make Me Feel So Young (1946) by Josef Myrow
Moonlight in Vermont (1944) by Karl Suessdorf
My Foolish Heart (1949) by Victor Young
You’ll Never Know (1943) by Harry Warren
1950s
A Day in the Life of a Fool (Manha De Carnaval) (1959) by Luiz Bonfa (Bossa Nova)
Come Fly with Me (1958) by James Van Heusen
Cry Me a River (1953) by Arthur Hamilton
I Could Have Dance All Night (1956) by Frederick Loewe
I Love Paris (1953) by Cole Porter
The Man That Got Away (1954) by Harold Arlen
Misty (1954) by Erroll Garner
Satin Doll (1953) by Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Teach Me Tonight (1953) by Sammy Cahn and Gene DePaul
When I Fall in Love (1952) by Victor Young
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1952) by Harry Noble
Tony Bennett American Songbook:
Anything Goes by Cole Porter
The Very Thought of You by Ray Noble
The Way You Look Tonight by Jerome Kern
11. That Old Black Magic by Harold Arlen
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye by Cole Porter
A Foggy Day by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
I’ll Be Seeing You by Sammy Fain
Ain’t MisBehavin by Thomas “Fats” Waller and Harry Brooks
It Had To Be You by Isham Jones
Moonglow by Will Hudson, Eddie Delange and Irving Mills
She’s Funny That Way by Neil Moret and Richard Whiting
You’ll Never Get Away From Me by Jule Styne
You Go to My Head by J. Fred Coots
They Can’t Take That Away From Me by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Taking A Chance On Love by Vernon Duke
New Orleans Jazz Piano
Jazz Christmas: Jingled Bells, What Child is This?, Oh Tannenbaum, A Fat Man on the Roof,
Away in the Manager, O Come Ye in Five, Gloria in Blue, Some Very Merry Gentlemen, The
Good King, Hark, the Silent Partridge Swings, O Tannenbaum, Vince Guaraldi
Classical:
Beethoven: Pastoral Sonata, 1st movement, Moonlight Sonata
Chopin:
Nocturne in C minor ( The Pianist)
Nocturne #1 Op 9, #1 in D flat
Nocturne #2 op 9 no 2 in E flat
Waltz Op.69 no 1, in A Flat, p 55
Waltz Op 69 No. 2 b minor
Waltz Brillante Op 34 No 2 , p. 21 A minor Lento
Waltz Op 64 No. 2 C# minor p 44
Waltz D flat Op 64 #1 (minute waltz)
Waltz Op. 70 #2 p 66
12. Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 #4 Largo
Mazurka Op 17 #4 Lento
Romanze –Concerto Op. 11 in E
Larghetto, slow movement to Concerto in f minor
Prelude in D Flat Major (Raindrop) Op. 28 #15
Debussey: First Arabesque in E, Reverie,
Grieg: Lyrical Pieces, Klokkeklang – Glockengelaute- Bells-Ringing p.85
Haydn: Hungarian (Gypsy) Rondo Finale: Piano Trio in G Major
Mozart: Concerto in A, K.488, 1st movement, Concerto in D minor K. 466, 2nd movement,
Ravel, Bolero
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in C Sharp Minor Op. 3 #2 (from Fantasy Pieces, 1893)
Saint-Saens: The Swan, The Carnival of Animals, 1896
Satie, 1st Gnossienne
Schubert: Serenade Op. 90 # 11 in d minor, Moments Musical c sharp minor
Harpsichord: ( An Electric Piano can switch to Harpsichord)
La Favorite (Chaconne), Grave, by Francois Couperin
Gigue La Milordine, by Francois Couperin
Chaconne ( ZT 680) Henry Purcell
Les Barricades Mysterieuses, Francois Couperin
A New Ground ( Z. T 682) Henry Purcell
Vocal Music (with Singer) and Broadway
Schubert: Wintereisse
Sunrise Sunset, Fiddler on the Roof
All I Ask of You, The Phantom of the Opera, by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Can’t take my eyes off of you by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio, Jersey Boys, Frankie Valli
December 1963 ( Oh What a Night) by Robert Gaudio & Judy Parker, Frankie Valli, Jersey Boys
Love for Sale by Cole Porter
13. Let’s Do It by Cole Porter
Pop and Piano Bar
Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
This Guy’s in Love with You Bacharach
Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head, Bacharach
You’ve Got a Friend, Carol King
Piano Man, Billy Joel
Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel
My Life by Billy Joel
New York State of Mind, Billy Joel
Ring of Fire by Merle Kilgore and June Carter
Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond
The Way You Look Tonight by Jerome Kern
Let It Be, Beatles
Ob-La-Di by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Lady Madonna, Beatles
New York, New York by John Kander
My Way, by Claude Francois & Jacques Revaux
Night & Day by Cole Porter
House of the Rising Sun by Alan Price
Guantana Mera by Jose Fernandez Diaz
Italian Café and Opera
Funiculi Funicula by Luigi Denza
Que Sera Sera
Puccini
Thais Massenet
Blues:
14. Dust My Blues
Call It Stormy Monday by Aaron T-Bond Walker
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) by Duke Ellington & Paul Francis Webber
I’m a King Bee by James Moore ( Slim Harpo)
I Got My Mojo working
I’m a fool to want you
Night Train
Teacher’s Blues
Black Coffee by Paul Francis Webster & Sunny Burke
French Songs: (32)
Beyond the Sea (La Mer) by Charles Trenet, Albert Lasry and Jack Lawrence
Ca, C’est L’Amour by Cole Porter
Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach
Dans Ton Coeur (Heart and All) by V.O. Ursmar
Comme Moi by Marguerite Monnot
En Ecoutant Mon Coeur Chanter (All of a Sudden My Heart Sings) by Laurent Herpin
Et Maintenant (What Now, My Love) by Gilbert Becaud
I Love Paris from Can Can & High Society by Cole Porter
I will wait for you from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel LeGrand
If you go away by Jacques Brel
Il Fait Bon T’Aimer by Norbert Glanzberg
If We Only Have Love (Quand on n’a que l’amour) from Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Liv-
ing in Paris by Jacques Brel
It Must Be Him (Seul sur son etoile) by Gilbert Becaud and Maurice Vidalin
Je Ne Sais Pas (To You, My Love) by Louis Gaste
L’Accordeoniste by Michel Emer
L’ame des Poetes (Poet’s Dream) by Charles Trenet
La Petit Valse (The Petite Waltz) by Joe Heyne
15. Le Gamin De Paris by Mick Micheyl
Le Vieux Piano (The Old Piano) by Claude Leveille
Les Amants de Paris by Leo Ferre, use reverb, Fender, strings, bass & melody
Les Mots D’Amour by Charles Dumont
Let It Be Me (Je t’appartiens) by Gilbert Becaud
Michelle by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Mon Dieu! By Charles Dumont
N’Oublie Jamais (I can’t Forget) by Louis Ferrari
Padam Padam by Norbert Glanzberg , E Piano, variation red, split
Pigalle by Georges Ulmer and Guy Luypaerts
Paris Canaille by Leo Ferre
Passe Ton Chemin ( Back Track!) by Gilbert Becaud
Sous Le Ciel De Paris (Under Paris Skies) by Hubert Giraud, split, fender, strings, trill all
Toujours Aimer by Charles Dumont, try with accordion
Tout En Sifflotant (On the Avenue) by Fred Freed
Movie Songs:
Baby Elephant Walk, Paramount Picture: Hatar Music by Henry Mancini
A Man and A Women (Un Homme Et Une Femme) from A Man and a Woman music by Francis
Lai
Mission Impossible Theme by Lalo Schifrin
Moon River, Paramount Picture: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Music by Henry Mancini
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from Titanic) Music by James Horner
Somewhere, My Love (Lara’s Theme from Doctor Zhivago) Music by Maurice Jarre
Scottish & Irish & Folk & Early music
Scarborough Fair/ canticle, Arrangement & Counter Melody by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
Wild Mountain Thyme, Traditional Scottish Folksong
Unpublished Cole Porter songs:
The Tale of the Oyster
16. Why Don’t We try staying home
I Know I’s not meant for you
References:
Terry Minervini
minervinit@gmail.com
Suzi Spisak
suzi@greenwicheventplanning.com
(203) 556-2159
Lauren Rachelson
(203) 544-7777
lrachelson@meadowridge.com