Author name: Reynold

Goatee and Shades

Composed by Reynold D. PhilipsekCopyright Zino-Rephi Music BMIAll Rights ReservedGuitars by ReynoldAcoustic bass by Matt Senjem The title is taken from the typical beatnik or bebop musician look. The music is essentially a minor blues but the changes go through some channels that are a bit more out of the typical pattern. The whole point of the piece is to […]

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Picure This Review

This should appear in the LA Jazz Scene online publication, but it won’t be until December. When that happens I’ll post a link to the review. Until then, I wanted to share. Reynold D. PhilipsekPicture This Reynold D. Philipsek has always loved overdubbing his guitars to create warm and varied musical landscapes. He began on the guitar when he was

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Afraid of the Dark

Halloween has always been a special time for me. In October of the year I turned 12 years old, I was so under the influence of Edgar Allan Poe that I took to going down into the basement each night to write some pretty bad Gothic poetry by candlelight with a homemade quill. My mother was amused by this phase

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Turning Point

I’m at an interesting point in my musical life. A turning point. I’m trying to figure out exactly what my musical personality is. Some might say this is a mighty late stage to be figuring that out but it is what it is. I do think I have made my very best records in the past ten years. The best moments

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Sweet On You

Sweet On You

“Sweet On You” (Revised Single 2019 version)All vocals and instruments by Reynold except drums by Beth VarelaAudio produced by Reynold and Stymie SeamansVideo produced by Rene Erickson2013 and 2019 copyright (composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek) Zino-Rephi Music BMIAll Rights Reserved This song was originally released on the “Simplicity” album in 2013. I always felt that the one lacking

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Stevie Wonder

Seems like I’m circling around my origins as a musician, which is my singer-songwriter phase. It’s been so long since I have done that sort of thing that many people familiar with my recent music and recordings aren’t even aware that I sing. As I head back to this part of my musical identity I am revisiting the music of

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