"R E C E N T    F L I P P O "   
- COMPOSITIONS WRITTEN FROM 2012 TO THE PRESENT
(except the newest pieces)
     ( these are all instrumentals  - newer compositions will be added soon
(Click the title to go to the sheet music)
 SWING TUNES: 
FREEWHEELIN' ~PLAY ~ Very syncopated tune with a fun dotted quarter rhythmic cycle at the end. (wow! that DOES sound like fun!) 
THIRD EYE OPEN  ~PLAY ~ Intense tune based on a three chord progression with a "sickly" development section in the middle that grows to fulfillment.
FOURTHISHNESS ~ PLAY~ A three-voice jazz fugue, baby.  (demo)
COOL FRONT ~PLAY~moody, crawling bossa nova tune. (demo) 
LITTLE SPROUT ~ a swing-ballad whose melody - surprisingly - grows upward
CAVORTING ~PLAY~  Playful three-voice jazz fugue  (demo)
7 / 8 TUNES: 
FINCH HOUSE ~PLAY~ Bird-like melody dedicated to House Finches everywhere.
SYTROTIC ~PLAY~ for Aras Biskis - Since the 7/8 pattern "reflects" it's really a 14/8 piece: 1-2-1-2-1-2-3 / 1-2-3-1-2-1-2- It blends Greek rhythm/scales with an Irish jig. 
11 / 8 TUNES: 
ELEVENATION ~ Call and response spinning lines. 
BLUELEVEN ~ 12- bar blues in 11 / 8.

LATIN GROOVES: 
SPRING JOY ~PLAY~ Upbeat samba. This is NOT "Joy Spring" backwards. 
SAMBA IN THE SKY ~ A samba with three-voice counterpoint.
FREE/MIXED TIME and METER: 
METAMORPHOSIS ~PLAY~ for Heath Chappell - drummer journeys in and out of tempos and grooves against ensemble, which moves from a weaving of contrapuntal to frenetic improvisation and back again. 

   "T A O   T U N E S"   
 18 Vocal Settings of chapters of the Tao Te Ching
in a wide variety of styles and grooves 
COLLECTIONS: (Designed for small jazz ensembles.)
TAO TUNES COMPLETE - 18 Concert Charts, with some Rhythm Charts
TAO TUNES DELUXE - 18 Charts in C, Bb and Eb with some rhythm/full scores.

SINGLE PIECES:
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MEDIUM SWING: 
STOP! ~PLAY~ Hip groove warning about bad choices  (vocals by Donn De Santo)
PARADOX ~PLAY~ Upbeat, angular all dominant tune 
WATER ~PLAY~ Mellow, flowing swing tune
TROUBLE ~PLAY~ Cool story about including "trouble" in one's plans 
VIRTUE ~PLAY~ Climbing sequences move from the individual to the cosmos. 
JAZZ WALTZ: 
DISTRACTIONS ~ Lesson on staying centered ~PLAY~
LATIN STYLES:
USEFUL ~PLAY~ Insights into the forms of usefulness 
FEELING ~PLAY~ Upbeat samba about the human senses 
QUESTIONS ~PLAY~ Questions to ponder in life. 
FEARLESS ~PLAY~ A story of one who lives without fear 
FUNK:
WITHIN ~PLAY~ Story of a wise man with mysterious insights 
INDO-JAZZ:
SICK ~PLAY~ Suggestions on cleansing one's sickness 
ROCK:
HOPELESS ~PLAY~ Story of the consequences of causing misery and despair 
BALLADS:
WORTHY ~PLAY~ Ruminations on what is precious 
RETURNING ~PLAY~ A journey back to the original state. 
TRUTH ~PLAY~ Thoughts on real truthfulness 
TAO ~PLAY~ An attempt to describe the Tao 
SPIRIT ~ A description of the effects of the Spirit ~PLAY 

   "G L O B A L J A Z Z"   
- EARLY ETHNIC-JAZZ FUSION COMPOSITIONS
As recorded on Tendrils of Light and Ganesh     ( * these tunes have lyrics )
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MIDDLE EASTERN-JAZZ
CAMEL TROT ~ Countrapuntal layers of Middle Eastern flavored melodies. ~PLAY 
ARABOPOC ~ Upbeat Latin groove with lots of syncopation.  ~PLAY 
COOL ALI ~ Driving swing tune inspired by Kuali music.  ~PLAY 

AFRO-CUBAN - JAZZ
ANTELOPIN ~  6/8 antelope canter groove...'till they take off!... ~PLAY 
TWISTED BEAUTY ~ An expansive samba groove piece with many sections.

INDO-JAZZ:
GANESH~ Elephantine swing tune in Malconce raag. ~PLAY 
BATTLE OF SHIVA AND GANESH - Latinesque groove in Gujri Todi raag. ~PLAY 
TENDRILS OF LIGHT ~ Indo-flavored lines over a moving drone. ~PLAY 

INDONESIAN - JAZZ:
SHADOW DANCES ~ Going for the gamelan texture and grooves. ~PLAY 

AFRICAN - JAZZ:
ZIMBABALUPI ~A dancing melody in an African "two-drop" groove. ~PLAY 
GIRAFFE TREK -  for Dan Hesler - 6/8 piece that both trots and gallops. ~PLAY 

ROMANIAN - JAZZ:
GYROMANIATIONS~ Upbeat 7/8 tune with spinning Baltic-scale melodies. ~PLAY 

ASIAN - JAZZ
BUDDHA'S SIESTA ~A blend of Asian-inspired melodies and a Latin samba. ~PLAY  

CELTIC- JAZZ
THE JIGS UP ~ for my son, Gabriel Flippo ~ An original Irish jig is repeated in both swing and Latin groove ~PLAY 

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