“Sweet On You” Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2013 copyright Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) I have written two songs for my wife thus far. The first is an instrumental simply called “Mary.” The second song is with vocal and is highlighted here. Since the vast majority of my recordings have been instrumental and featuring guitar, there are a lot […]
“20th Century Good-bye” written and orchestrated by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1997 Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) In 1997 I prepared for the end of the century with what, for me, was an ambitious project. I wanted to create an “orchestral” album and this was the title track. The album did receive some nice reviews at the time but maybe was a
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“Hong Kong Harry” Written by Reynold Philipsek 1994 copyright Zino-Rephi Music Guitars, voice, bass. Keys-Reynold Trombone, trumpet-Zane Schaefer Trumpet-Lowell Larson Drums-Steve Read Smith In 1994, my wife and I made a two month around the world trip, which included Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, France, Holland, and England. I then wrote and recorded the
I will soon record a piece I worked on during my two month stay in Naples. It is called Persnickety. I proceeded from the title which means: “Placing emphasis on minor details, fussy. Requiring a particularly precise or careful approach.” This meant writing somewhat detailed music that also makes a lot of use of space as well as intricate patterns.
Happy Holidays! As the year winds down, I am busy booking 2018 dates that will commence in March. I will be trying to compose some new material for next year. As usual I will be playing in two trios. East Side with Matt Senjem and Michael Bissonnette, and Sidewalk Cafe with Gary Schulte and Jeff Brueske. There will also be
After a year where we finished production on and promotion of the documentary film “A Life Well Played,” as well as releasing a new album, “Picture This,” and playing about 100 gigs during 2017 it is time to sit back and figure out what is next. My first inclination is to prepare a solo acoustic guitar set to be done