Album Review: Dedications by Jazz from Planet Flippo
Album: Dedications Artist: Jazz from Planet Flippo Label: Oppilf Records Website: www.flippomusic.com Bandleader and keyboardist Dave Flippo demonstrates his astuteness to apply straight-ahead jazz attributes to a diverse range of melodies from adult pop to R&B/soul and classic arias. Flippo shows that he can reimagine any type of song with jazz-infused trimmings, and he does so on his latest release Dedications . Each track is dedicated to an individual in his life. Supported by Donn De Santo on acoustic and fretless bass, Dan Hesler on saxophones and flute, Heath Chappell on drums, and Aras Biskis on percussion, Flippo personalizes each track. The recording opens with Stevie Wonder's "Too High" garnished in Flippo's twinkling keys and Hesler's flailing saxophone, producing an uplifting ambience anchored by De Santo's bopping bass and Chappell's splashing drums. His re-interpretation of Amy Winehouse's mega-hit "Rehab" gives the ...