Blue Indian is a rhythmic, character-driven piece by Louis Gamble that uses modal inflections and crisp articulations. It is musically distinctive for its fusion of Western piano technique with non-diatonic scale patterns.
Developing the agility required for the rapid, repeating motif is the primary technical objective.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Blue Indian is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Blue Indian lasts about 3 minutes.
Blue Indian is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Alla Marcia, Canzonetta und Scherzo for Piano by Adolf Jensen, Basquaise de 'Le capitaine Fracasse' by Henry Ketten, 'A retirata d''a fanteria by Salvatore Gambardella — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.