“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 recording encapsulates a nostalgic snapshot in a way that I am quite certain I will never be able to duplicate. I grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Main Street of St. Cloud is […]
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(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1993 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All voices and instruments: Reynold(Except steel guitar by Stymie Seamans)Recording engineers:Stymie Seamans and Tom Garneau at Paisley Park StudiosRecorded November 1, 1992Mastered by Bernie Grundman In the tradition of Randy Newman and Loudon Wainwright, I tried my hand at some humor in a song. In the past, people seemed
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“20th Century Good-bye” (Composed, arranged, and orchestrated by Reynold D. Philipsek, copyright 1997 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Piano, vocals-reynoldCello parts-Dianne TremaineFlute-Kristi KuhnsClarinet-Kevin StuevensPercussion-Gomez de RiquetViolin parts-Carolyn BoulayOboe-Merilee KlempTrombone,cornet and euphonium parts-Zane SchaeferHarp-Sunita StaneslowRecorded by Brandon LenzMastered by John Hammond This remains the most wholly thought-out and thoroughly composed piece I have ever done or am likely to ever do. The entire track
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“July”(Written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 1998 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars, bass, vocal-ReynoldViolins- David Haugen, Karen DahlPercussion-J.R. HammondRecorded by J.R. Hammond I have recorded six versions of this song and recently shared a small group version. But the original 1998 version is the one I have shared least. (I was going through a “Wes Montgomery” period at the time
“Amber Dawn”(Composed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars and bass-ReynoldDrums-J. R. HammondRecording engineer: Stymie Seamans The thing that always appealed to me about the records The Beatles made was how the music conveyed joy (“Penny Lane” is a prime example). Conveying “joy” is a very hard thing to do, but I have often tried, and this song
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“July”(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2000 and 2022 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitar and vocal-reynoldAcoustic Bass-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 record. This is one I nearly forgot about, but might now be my favorite.