Author name: Reynold

July

(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2000 and 2022 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitar and vocal-reynoldBass-Matt SenjemFlutes-Al AsmusRecorded by Stymie Seamans July may be my favorite month of the year (October is a close second). There are six very different versions of this tune on the record. This is one I nearly forgot about but might be my favorite. Matt […]

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New Song: It Never Ends

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2022 copyright Zino-Reohi Music BMI)(Recording engineer and high vocal harmony by Stymie Seamans) I have said before that the earliest exposure to recorded music I had was in my preschool years when I would play my mother’s records on our little Zenith Record player. I played records by Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Johnny

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Etude in E Major

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright Zino-Rephi Music)’Recording engineer-Stymie Seamans I was listening to some Debussy one day and a certain melodic shape or fragment stuck with me and this piece resulted. An “etude” is a composition built on a technical motive but played for its artistic values. I also gravitate toward a “continuity of line” concept

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Up Town’s 6th Anniversary

(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2016 copyright Zino-Rephi Music)Guitars-ReynoldPiano-Gregg InhoferBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteTracking engineer-Stymie SeamansMix engineer-Adam TuckerMasterering-Greg ReiersonProducer-Rene Erickson We’re coming up on the sixth anniversary of the studio recording of this song, which was used as the main theme for the documentary “A Life Well Played.” Take care. Stay safe.Link below:   https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DFOg7L0IOJ8

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Sunday

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2022 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans This small piece is intended to bring a little “sun, warmth, and light” into these somewhat dark times. The song more or less came to me spontaneously on Sunday afternoon May 1, 2022. I jotted it down and later demoed it on the morning of

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Last Summer

(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2012 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) Guitar-ReynoldSax parts- Doug HainingBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteRecording engineer: Stymie Seamans It’s hard to believe this recording is now ten years old. Incidentally, I have quite a few gigs booked with Matt and Michael this summer and you can find them at reynold.com under the Shows tab. I arranged the

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