Here is a sneak preview of an interview and podcast I did with Phil Nusbaum that will air on KBEM in early October. Essentially, I speak about my new, upcoming EP I have done that will be out in October and how I have spent my time during the pandemic. Have a listen and let me know what you think. […]
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D Philipsek 2015 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars-ReynoldRecording engineer-Stymie Seamans This is an odd little piece. They say Prokofiev kept a notebook with “tidbits” of ideas and when he began to compose a piece (like the Third Piano Concerto) he would consult this notebook when he got stuck. He then would find a “tidbit” that would
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2010 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer-Stymie Seamans My childhood television memory of “beatniks” comes from the Sid Caesar show. Sid played a beatnik/bebop musician that is being interviewed by Carl Reiner. Reiner asks Sid, “how many guys in your band?” Sid answers, “we have four cats in the combo. One on piano, one
(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2010 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans I have never played this song in a live performance. Not because I don’t like it but just because that is the way it goes with some tunes. I do have a certain affection for this quirky little jaunt. I remember that the improv solo
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D.Philipsek 2000 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) There are several versions of this song which is (by far) my most popular. This is a solo version. There are about four recorded group versions. “Butterfly” is basically a “musette” waltz with an occasional bar of 2/4 added in the main theme. It was inspired by the circuitous
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1988 Zino-Rephi Music BMI all rights reserved)Recording engineer: Stymie Seamans/video by Airburst Entertainment/Rene Erickson After not listening to this recording for over 30 years, a friend of mine steered my attention back to it. Hearing it again made me realize that, although the music is quite different than what I have been doing
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