Happy Fall

A few years ago director Rene Erickson did a 30 minute documentary about my musical career (such as it is). The film was entered into a few film festivals and did win first place as documentary short at the 2016 Highway 61 Film Festival. If you have not seen it please check it out with link here and let me […]

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Happy Halloween

“Afraid of the Dark”(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, bass and vocals-ReynoldKeys-Gregg InhoferDrums-Beth VarelaRecorded by Stymie Seamans This has been a favorite time of year for me since I was a kid. By the age of twelve Edgar Allan Poe was my favorite writer and Washington Irving’s “Sleepy Hollow” tale was one I knew

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Wonder Why

(Composed, arranged and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2013 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans Although I have a deep and abiding interest in Jazz and Classical music, my soul is still moved by the sweet melodic Pop music I grew up with especially that of The Beatles, Burt Bacharach, and Todd Rundgren. The marriage of melody and harmony

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St. Germain Street

(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Reynold-guitars, bass and keyboardsMichael Bissonnette- percussion and drumsRecorded by Stymie Seamans This is truly one of my favorite recordings and I send it out on a yearly basis because it is. It comes close to my “ideal vision” for the piece and that doesn’t always happen. The mood and

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Rare Track: “Bistro”

(Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2003 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars-ReynoldFlute-Al AsmusBass- Jeff EngholmRecording engineer- John Hammond This is a rare one. Even I forgot about it. It has a very “jaunty” groove. Al Asmus, Jeff Engholm, and I had a trio for about one year at the turn of the millennium. We did one album that drifted into

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Morning Star

(Composed, arranged and orchestrated by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2023 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All instruments played by Reynold exceptBass clarinet and alto flute by Allen L. AsmusRecorded by Stymie SeamansVideo production by Rene Erickson(Recorded September 20, 2023) I try to write something everyday. This practice is sort of like a meditation. This song came about very spontaneously about one year ago.

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