(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) One day in late March of 2020 I wrote this song quite spontaneously. That does not happen often. I then recorded it on my iPhone in the backroom of our house. I hardly expected the recording to be anything but a demo. An in-the-moment “phone” recording rarely comes […]
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“Sans Souci”(Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2000 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitar-ReynoldFlute-Al AsmusBass-Jeff EngholmEngineer-John Hammond As we start to feel Spring here is a little music. This is one of the tunes I always play live and the summer schedule is now posted here at reynold.com under the Shows tab. Like many of my more “durable” tunes, there are
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek’s 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Guitars, vocal- Reynold Harmonica-Clint Hoover Bass- Jeff Brueske Percussion-Michael Bissonnette Recorded by Stymie Seamans There are several recorded versions of this song. The other versions are instrumental only. It was at the suggestion of a radio promoter that I added a lyric and vocal. The lyric is a
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2022 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer: Stymie Seamans(Recorded April 20, 2022) May 16, 2022 will be the 69th anniversary of gypsy guitar great Django Reinhardt’s departure from this quaint old vale of tears. The town of Samois-sur-Seine, France (near Fontainebleau) is where he made his home toward the end of his rather short
(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2008 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitar-ReynoldBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteRecording engineer: Stymie Seamans I have made very few recordings with the typically “dark” sound of an archtop electric jazz guitar. That was the typical sound of most jazz guitar records in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Though guitarists like Jim Hall and even Pat Martino to some extent played
“Imagine That”*(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 1998 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer:Stymie Seamans The music I am posting here is a bit different than my usual fare. More than 20 years ago I endeavored to do a completely A Capella (all vocal) album. This can be tedious work as the songs have to accommodate that approach and then